Cover Image: Evening bomber jacket cut from embroidered Chinese jacket (c.1920); sequinned men’s trousers; silk organdy veil; metal twill Tabi ankle boots
So while researching about Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Fall 2014 show which I blogged about in my previous post, I came across this set of images by photographer Lorenzo Vitturi. I won’t go into the itsy bitsy details about artistic direction and conceptual stuff ’cause I want this post to be a light one.
Most importantly, looking at the MMM Artisanal Spring 2014 collection, the usage of resurrected rare objects from the past – a 1920 Bauhaus tapestry, 50s pin-up tattoo embroidery designed by Sailor Jerry, a tapestry of Paul Gauguin’s 1896 painting “La femme du roi”. – just further enhances MMM Artisnal’s take on layers and reinvention.
Suit cut from Les Violons fabric by Raoul Dufy, edited by Bianchini Ferrier; wig embroidered with found objects; silk organdy veil.
Coat cut from the tapestry D’Etoile by Jean Lurçat, edited by Corot (c.1950); silk organdy veil.
Buste Stockman blouse made from pin-up tattoo embroidery designed by Sailor Jerry (c.1950); pencil skirt made of two handpainted silk scarves once used as decor in a maison close (c.1930–40); silk organdy veil.
Sleeveless suit jacket cut from a rescue blanket; sleeves and wig embroidered from found objects; silk organdy veil.
Peacoat cut from a thick tapestry based on La Femme du Roi by Paul Gauguin (1896)
Opera coat cut from a Bauhaus tapestry produced in Dessau
Buste Stockman jacket cut from the tapestry L’Arlequin by Alain Cornic, edited by Robert Four
Draping made from two hanging textile prints of Mira Lunar, designed by Verner Panton and edited by Mira-X International (1979).
Négligée by The Soeurs Callot (c.1915–20); skirt cut from the tapestry Le Remailleur de Filet by Robert Debieve, produced by Corot (c.1950); wig embroidered with found objects; silk organdy veil.