peggy moffitt
who was a famous model more stylised and mary quant, but she was also a muse for her husband who was a designer in the 60s called rudi gernreich
Thursday 17 March 2011
Tuesday 8 March 2011
The house of Kenzo opened in 1970, in a gallery called Gallerie Vivienne which is in Paris.
The founder and creator is Kenzo Takada who was Japanese, although this guy retired in 1999 after a 30 yr career! ...These days Antonio Marras is in charge and is constantly developing The House Of Kenzo.
Originally having Kenzo Takada as the designer and this guy being Japanese, although ending up being Paris based, it seems to keep this Japanese essence in the clothing, the Japanese seem to be inspired by England. I feel this translates well in the clothing, i think especially in the menswear there is a strong influence in the mod subculture. They will have smart blazers, doc martins, those 60's mods hats and just a clean but rebellious appearance.
Looking at all the collections, the womenswear doesn't have as much as a strong influence as the menswear, and it looks quite different but still fits together well ,i guess it reminds me of Pete Doherty and Kate Mosses relationship. All the dresses seem to have floral prints on them which i guess could be quite mod inspired, but it feels a lot more modern and a bit more free flowing because the fabrics seem to be very light in the womenswear. It has a really bright but not blinding look.
The founder and creator is Kenzo Takada who was Japanese, although this guy retired in 1999 after a 30 yr career! ...These days Antonio Marras is in charge and is constantly developing The House Of Kenzo.
Originally having Kenzo Takada as the designer and this guy being Japanese, although ending up being Paris based, it seems to keep this Japanese essence in the clothing, the Japanese seem to be inspired by England. I feel this translates well in the clothing, i think especially in the menswear there is a strong influence in the mod subculture. They will have smart blazers, doc martins, those 60's mods hats and just a clean but rebellious appearance.
Looking at all the collections, the womenswear doesn't have as much as a strong influence as the menswear, and it looks quite different but still fits together well ,i guess it reminds me of Pete Doherty and Kate Mosses relationship. All the dresses seem to have floral prints on them which i guess could be quite mod inspired, but it feels a lot more modern and a bit more free flowing because the fabrics seem to be very light in the womenswear. It has a really bright but not blinding look.
The A/W 2010 collection- it really has a mod feel to it, smart but cool, the coat, the trousers, the hat, the boots, welcome to the modern mod...
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