Danielle Scutt
Danielle
Scutt is a British designer whose work expresses the idea of Masculine and
Femininity .She began her success by graduating from Central Saint Martin’s
University. In 2005 she revealed her sophisticated ready to wear
clothing line at London’s Fashion week. She also launched another stunning collection in spring 2008.
2008 Collection
One of my favourite pieces in her 2008 collection is the
black and white zebra printed dress with a gold belt in the centre. The shape
of the dress reminds me of a flower opening up. It’s girly, flirty! The
exposition of the shoulders and length of the garment gives it a sexy yet
sophisticated look. However the belt gives it a gladiator appearance.
Scutt is well known for her bold and ferocious design which
traps the influences from the 80’s fashion. Her 2008 collection shows a huge
link of how Danielle Scutt has taken certain aspects from the 80’s trend such
as: the belted nipped in waist, pencil skirts and Voluminous dresses and
incorporated it in her collections.
Now looking at Danielle Scutt’s 2012 collection it is a big contrast to her 2008 one. This collection seems to have a more modern aspects looking at casual wear verses smart wear.
2012 Collection
This is one of her pieces from her 2012 collection which I
found quite fascinating, the idea of making a female transform into a thug
figure like is great! She makes the women appear strong and almost like the
gangster 50 cent on the left .
Jeremy Scott
The American fashion designer Jeremy Scott was
born in 1974 Kansas City Missouri. He began to build his career by going to
Paris for a few years to establish his name then returned to the US. His
Vibrant creations are now worn by Celebrities such as: Kanye West, Lindsay
Lohan, Nicky Minaj, Christina Aguilera and even Madonna!
His first Runway was debuted in October 1997; this collection carried the influences of pop culture such as The Flintstones, Mickey the mouse and fast food icons. Scott is well known for his over the top and outrageous, comical, bold funky designs.
2011 Collection
This is an image from his 2011 Fall/Winter collection. I
find the dress on the right quirky; the fact the model is wear a garment that
resembles a coke bottle saying “enjoy God” is quite humorous and provocative:
using the body as a brand or commercial. However I feel that all the garments
have a futuristic appeal due to the way Scott designed them: the clashing
colours, and use of materials.2013 Collection
These are from Scott’s 2013 Spring/summer collection inspired were by
the Middle East; Scott titled his show at London Fashion week as “Arab Spring”.
The colour pallet for this collection is mainly gold, black and teal.
I admire this collection as Scott pushes boundaries by
creating these provoking garments. Normally in Countries like the Middle East
not a lot of skin is shown and women are covered from head to toe. But with
Scott’s collection he has taken the idea of the veil yet blowing things out of
proportion by making garments where a lot of flesh is show using see-through
materials. He adds a twist to his collection by making all the models wear snap
backs which brings in an aspect of a cool, modern hip hop culture.
I like Jeremy Scott because his work is very different
from the rest he has a very innovative way of putting things together that you wouldn’t normally
expect ,this idea of juxtaposing really works with the designs he creates. His a very unique and thinks out of the box when producing his work.
Katie Eary
Katie Eary is a 29 years old British designer who is well known
for her bold, graphical menswear designs. The designer studied at the Royal College
of Art in 2008.Her work is seen as street couture a mixture of classical
tailoring with an edgy high street twist. She had chosen to focus on menswear
to differentiate from others and to challenge her creativity.
In 2011 her talent
was spotted by the famous rapper Kanye West who immediately felt very fascinated with her
pieces and decided to contact her, ever since Katie Eary has been designing for
even more big rappers such as A$AP ,2 chains and Tinnie Tempah . 2013 Autumn /Winter Collection
These are some of her pieces for her 2013 autumn and winter collection
whish has been inspired by Vampires, life and death. When coming up with an
idea Eary looks at books and films for inspiration focusing on creating a certain
sort of character in her mind. I really
like her colour pallet for this collection a combination of royal blues, pink
fuchsia and blood red.
2014 Spring /Summer Collection
For Katie Eary’s 2014 collection she has taken her inspiration
from street wear (skaters) and Africa with the warm vibrant colours she uses in
these pieces as well as her over the top leopard prints showing some of the
models holding skate boards. I find the garment one the right with the flamingo
print quite cool and quirky.
Katie Eary is a link to my subculture as she mixes the old
with the new creating fun modern garments, this is similar to the retro trend
which can sometimes be bold and over the top .I also like the fact she plays
around and experiments by using soft colours on the menswear garment she
produces which is something that is not mostly seen.
