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MODALISBOA LISBON FASHION WEEK ‘Curiouser and curiouser!’ – cried Alice, from Alice in Wonderland, and all of us, fashion lovers, models, designers, editors, photographers, bloggers, were filled with curiosity. Not only did we have this air of excitement for the theme of ModaLisboa | Lisbon Fashion Week, but the atmosphere also had an intriguing ambience for the glamorous Portuguese Fall/Winter 15/16 collections that challenged time and space much like in the magical world of Alice.
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Even before Fashion Week, there was time for discussions about fashion that went far behind the topics of seasonal trends, colors or patterns, but more over an initiative called “fast talks” of ModaLisboa. It was the magic wand for the following days of curiouser embellished by L’Oréal Professionnel & Sephora, the fairies of hair and make-up on backstage shows, helping the models shine on passerelle. On the stage everyone was curiously looking for the Fall/ Winter 15/16 trends, but on streets the curiouser had other means. Actually, there were some extravagant mixtures of trends into a single look, but there were also very well orchestrated sober looks with big, eyecatching accessories. The street style was the hit of this season trends, where yellow, pink, black, nude & expressive looks marked these three days.
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In the case of Luís Carvalho, his “Dry” collection for Fall/Winter 15/16 collided in a simple way with thin & fluid structures, where the mustard colors make us think about the fabulous Dior dress that Nicole Kidman worn at the Oscars red carpet in 1997. The sexy dress lines enhance the curiouser for the legs like Angeline Jolie’s Versace dress at the Oscars in 2012. Furthermore, the nude, black & green chic of a ‘dry winter’ in clean styles amused us on the stage by showing a whole new Portuguese Man that was allowed to try some color and women confident about their bodies. ModaLisboa | Lisbon Fashion Week closed the marathon of Fashion Weeks, but left us with a sense of curiouser not just for the unexplored world in fashion that was slightly opened during these days, but also for a wonderland full of magical options where the right outfit is just behind the backstage.
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Organized by the British Council and British Fashion Council, the International Fashion Showcase (IFS), reasserted London’s position as a truly international fashion city that supports diverse fashion cultures. Launched in 2012, the IFS is renowned for promoting the work of emerging young designers from all over the world on a large scale. For the unique project, each participating country was asked to present a selection of emerging designers whom they feel most represents the future of fashion in their region. This season, for the Nigerian section, Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) teamed with the Nigerian Export Promotions Council, to present five designers: Grey, I Am Isigo, Kenneth Ize, Orange Culture & T.I Nathan under the intriguing title “5 Metamorphosis”.
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According to the LFDW statement, “5 Metamorphosis” is to be considered as an experiment in time that admires both the naturally – subtle and wildly – obvious progressions in the trajectory of a designer’s fashion artistry. The Nigerian section ended up being awarded, Best Curator by the British Fashion Council. The curator for “5 Metamorphosis” was YEGWA UKPO who ingeniously used the Nigerian Ebola epidemic as the foundation and backdrop for the Nigerian concept space. The design was executed by Whitespace, a Lagos-based event agency. BIKI JOHN selected two of the chosen Nigerian designers from the IFS 2015 exhibition - KENNETH IZE & GREY - for SUPERIOR MAGAZINE, to learn more about the journey of both their founders and their labels thus far.
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GREY # What is your name and role in GREY? My name is Rukky Ladoja and I’m the Creative Director of GREY. # What year was GREY launched? It was formally launched in 2010. # Lagos has fast become the fashion capital of Nigeria, consequently in the last few years, launching a fashion label has become more of a ‘trend’. Despite this, what was the incentive for you to start GREY? It is true that the industry has grown tremendously and I’m proud to be part of that growth, but one of the areas that still needs a major boost is high value Ready-to-Wear. When I say value, I don’t mean price, I mean value regarding your everyday wardrobe; clothes designed and produced locally that you can wear continuously without them falling apart or you feeling overdressed. -66-
GREY was created out of this need for timeless designs that tell beautiful stories but are still primarily wearable, affordable and functional. I wanted to make sure a Nigerian woman didn’t have to pay too much, or travel too far to have access to designs that made her feel included in any dialogue about contemporary fashion and its changing culture. This direction has meant that any GREY ambassador will always feel modern and confident in our clothes, regardless of changing seasons, trends or occasion. # Every emerging designer in a large city faces specific challenges, for e.g. in London, it’s expensive rental spaces. What obstacles have you faced with running your business in Lagos? In Nigeria, as any entrepreneur will tell you, challenges range from infrastructural problems to lack of adequate government support or a reliable team to work with. For me in Lagos, it’s always this challenge
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with fabric. There are limitations on importing fabric and the local quality often creates a gap between creative direction and final results. # How would you say you have overcome these challenges? One of the questions I have to constantly ask myself is how to elevate an otherwise ordinary fabric to make it unique. Every designer in Nigeria has this same fabric challenge so I have to think further and manipulate to pull something new out. This has often had amazing results that has become synonymous with the brand over the years.
# Tell us about your S/S 15 collection and its inspiration. This collection was one of my more personal ones. My partners and I have been working on GREY for the last five years and I took everything we’ve learned and poured it into this collection, to tell a story of a woman who wears her identity on her exaggerated sleeves; a woman who has had several transitions, some highlights and fragile moments. Once again, I elevated block silk chiffons and satin with laser cut passage way signs, wove our own unique jacquard print with symbols of strength and finished with high metallic gloss.
# Despite these obstacles, what gives you that motivation to carry on with the brand based in Lagos? I’m adding value. This is always my motivation. There are women who can afford to travel out of Nigeria to buy their clothes but they chose Grey because the value our clothes provide for their style demands, is comparable and often higher than many an international brand. Similarly, there are Nigerian-based women who thought achieving individuality had a six week waiting time and a high bill. Now, these women have GREY. I’ve learned how to provide pieces on a Ready-to-Wear rack in stores across Nigeria, so women can shop whenever they want. This value motivates me financially and still provides the necessary ego boost every creative requires.
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# A lot of your pieces feature handmade African craftsmanship and collaborations with Nigerian artists like Karo Akpokiere. As a brand, how do you strike the balance of merging both a cultural and Western aesthetic?
# Despite difficult circumstances, Lagos continues to be one of the ‘Go To’ cities in Africa; if I had to spend just one day, what would you suggest I do for the morning, afternoon and evening?
GREY’s primary goal is to merge design with functionality. This means I will always explore artisans and collaborate with artists to tell beautiful stories of a groaning cosmopolitan society. To make the pieces wearable, I take fragments of traditional hand woven fabric, mix it with some high quality linen or viscose and create the best of both worlds. So, whether you’re the woman who wants to understand the relevance of the weave or the woman who simply needs a beautiful well-made dress, we have you covered.
In the morning, have a leisurely coffee at ART CAFÉ in Victoria island, then walk down the road to the newly opened retail concept store, ALARA LAGOS. Spend the afternoon touring the numerous gallery spaces around Lagos. Start at the NIKE ART GALLERY along the Lekki Expressway, the RED DOOR GALLERY and ART TWENTY-ONE in Victoria Island, OMENKA GALLERY in Ikoyi and finish off with a late lunch at the BOGOBIRI HOUSE. End the day at FREEDOM PARK: a must if you’re in for the weekend. There are frequent live band music performances and local palm wine at the ready if you’re lucky!
# You were one of the Nigerian designers chosen to feature at the IFS 2015. Can you briefly describe that collection and what inspired it?
# Currently, where can your pieces be bought?
The theme chosen for the Nigerian designers for IFS 2015 by Style House Files and Lagos Fashion and Design Week was “Metamorphosis”. This was perfect for GREY as we had just created a collection called Identity that showed the sort of brand we had grown to be. I took the opportunity to create five unique pieces in shades of blue that outlined the growth of the brand from its inception to the present date. Each piece was made with a different type of fabric that defined each year of our existence. These fabrics ranged from the traditional woven cotton thread locally called, “aso-oke” to an African décor inspired print we designed in collaboration with illustrator, Karo Akpokerie.
# What are your future goals for the brand?
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KENNETH IZE # Kenneth, what is your hometown? I'm from Benin, Nigeria. # Could you tell us briefly about your childhood and what led you to become a fashion designer? I was born in Lagos, Nigeria and grew up in Linz, Austria. In 2010 I moved to Vienna to study Fashion and Design at the University of Applied Art (Vienna) under Bernhard Willhelm. Currently, I’m rounding up my Masters in Design under Hussein Chalayan. I decided to go into fashion and design because I wanted to use my work as a medium to reflect existing cultures, and I’d like my collections to also inspire future cultures. # When did you launch your eponymous label? I launched my label one year ago, in Lagos. -70-
# As a whole in Nigeria, commendable steps are being taken to ensure the industry is viewed more seriously as both a creative and business commodity, however in my opinion, there is still a long way to go. What challenges have you faced entering the market? The inconsistent electricity supply is one of the biggest challenges businesses face in Nigeria. And in my line of work, we rely heavily on technical machines that work effectively. So from my personal experience, trying to overcome this obstacle takes a lot of what we call, ‘The Lagos Hussle!’. I also think that creativity is a skill that isn’t nurtured or strengthened enough in the Nigerian education system. I believe if this area was tackled in schools, Nigeria could and would produce even more talented creatives, which would include designers.
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# Despite these challenges, your brand has made significant forays in the Nigerian retail market. What do you think is the secret behind your success thus far? I believe what has helped is the strong belief and commitment I have towards my work. # Congratulations on being selected as one of the Nigerian designers for the IFS 2015. What pieces did you present and why? I chose a few pieces from my S/S 14 and S/S 15 collections because the garments were very much reflective of the Nigeria culture: the civilization and post-colonialism era specifically. I chose those pieces because in this moment in time, I am using my work to apply myself as a Nigerian first and foremost and to better understand my culture and heritage.
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# What was the experience like being involved with that initiative? It was a truly memorable one: the London College of Fashion (LCF) organized a network of LCF affiliated academics and researchers for the Designer Support Program, who gave various seminars on business development during the IFS. I really enjoyed the mentoring opportunities that arose from that and learning more about the business side of fashion. # Currently, where can your pieces be sold? Kenneth Ize is stocked at the Lagosbased retail concept store, Stranger.
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DUVE BERLIN In this city praised for its bountiful galleries of contemporary art, the DUVE Berlin gallery is located like a hidden gem nestled in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. But although for visitors who haven’t been in the gallery before the space is not easy to find, international art lovers and collectors have DUVE Berlin in mind.
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Grégoire acknowledges his influence of Indian sculptor, Anish Kapoor, and the current American artists divulging in experimental work but firmly believes in creating these entities as an extension of his personal beliefs and encounters. He states, “This is so personal to me. I don’t really create art, I create a piece of me. That’s what art is, pieces of people. Since I haven’t had a proper training, I just do it for myself.” He conceived his own original technique of creating final pieces solely from the destruction of materials involving an intricate and quite messy process but with a mesmerizing end result of profound depth through texture and color. Following the organic sequence, they also bear a prominent theme of protection against harm, a monumental preservation of life. The Bodybags gun-metal, metallic sheen aid as barriers against external conflict. Grégoire applies this vivid energy to the black color, a significant neutrality that he explains as, “When people die, it’s dark and before you are born, it’s dark. It’s not a negative or a positive. What I would do is carve holes into the sculptures and let light in. I view my work with positivity”. Jean-Sébastien Grégoire doesn’t plan on switching from black anytime soon. With this neutral color, the viewer can focus more on the interpretation of the object without any further distraction. With sculptures radiating strength, Bodybags is an homage to Grégoire’s close friends who persevere daily with cancer and AIDS.
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Lucas Jardin Opting to study in Belgium’s capital of Brussels, Lucas Jardin studied at La Cambre ENSAV with a concentration of painting. His unorthodox work is a complete erasure of advertising images, renewing it into a new abstract statement on the influence of media on society. Originating the idea from previously drawing on newspaper with markers, Jardin thought to paint inside the image. The idea of the image maturing and becoming more organic grew until eventually the technique of adding solvent to reveal the chemical composition of the printed ink was formed. “The images in the streets are advertising. I wanted to work on the advertisements clichés to start to not only erase its own clichés, but mines along with it with my own test of color and form a new composition,” states Jardin. The end result is a reaction to release yourself and form new domain from the image. Jardin’s handprints are small personalizations often found in his paintings as he repetitively spreads the solvent to a desired effect that portrays the images’ attitude along with his intended reaction. “I want to keep some part of the image, transform it, and then disfigure it”. Paint is never added as a medium and the fascinating concept of a symbiotic relationship between creation and destruction is seen. Influenced heavily by American abstract expressionism, including Robert Rauschenberg, alongside French impressionism, the soft hues present a classical tribute, a nod to France, with the surreal abstraction of press made for society by domineering industries.
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The advertising images used are often from other countries as Jardin travels a lot for his exhibitions. New York City remains to be his personal favorite due to the massive amounts of art galleries and museums and the city’s endless energy but an interesting aspect of his work is the unintended realization of an individual’s personal identity. Language and culture come into play adding definition to Jardin’s work. Advertisements speak volumes about each country’s identity through the usage of color and often script. Jardin doesn’t seem to plan on evolving his technique but is strongly committed to the continuation of using images. He cannot allow himself to create a painting based solely on its decorative value but insists that it must harbor a meaning. Lucas Jardin’s paintings are ultimately a reflection of ourselves. Both artists, Jean-Sébastien Grégoire and Lucas Jardin, draw inspirations from daily life in Berlin and admire the city’s genuine creativity. “The bags are so heavy and I call them Bodybags which is a title that is really not me. It’s been heavy [living here], but at the same time I’ve had so much fun. I’m just really happy with the outcome,” Grégoire mentions. Jardin, on the other hand, hopefully plans on using advertisements from Berlin for future work and commends the city for its graffiti. The “Larsen+” exhibition is on display at the DUVE BERLIN Gallery until April 11th.
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AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP TO PARIS text MELISSA SCHULZ | photos PRP KRONBERG
After the successful premiere of the UNITED DIVERSITY COLLECTION on the Frankfurt STYLE AWARD Catwalk at ApparelSourcing Paris, the OUTSTANDING TALENT 2014, MELISSA SCHULZ, went on an exclusive tour to the Paris fashion world. Together with DOMINQUE DEROCHE, the former right-hand of Yves Saint Laurent and the present representative of the FONDATION PIERRE BERGÉ YVES SAINT LAURENT, she received a first-hand glimpse into the holy temples of the French Haute Couture fashion houses. From DIOR to JEAN PAUL GAULTIER and GIVENCHY to the FONDATION PIERRE BERGE YVES SAINT LAURENT: Melissa Schulz told us all about her personal goose bump moments.
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”The day started at the DIOR Haute Couture House on Avenue Montainge. Monsieur Bernhard Danillon, Press speaker of DIOR, led us through the historical building. We went through historically kept rooms to the showrooms of the current couture collections and into the DIOR store. I still get goose bumps when I think the perfect master plan of the store. For example, the design of the historical flooring can be found in the designs of the present collections. In the beaming sunlight of the afternoon the trip continued to the studio of JEAN PAUL GAULTIER. Concentrated tailors worked on custom-fit pieces for customers of the last collection and we were able to get a close-up view of the quality craftsmanship. On the first floor, we were viewed the Showrooms in which the couture shows are held. There, I was given some time to look around and ask questions about the exhibited outfits. The next morning, the PR Agent from GIVENCHY Haute Couture came with her hands full of bags - books about GIVENCHY and make-up as gifts. Shortly thereafter, we went to the newly opened flagship store. With its unique concept, the shop on Avenue Montaigne is the new symbol of GIVENCHY
and over 370qm spread over two stories large. The PR-Agent brought reoccurring details to my attention, such as the Shark’s teeth or a cross on various shoes and purses as well as the scent in the air specially created for each new collection. After a short dash across the Avenue des Champs Elysees, we met with Madame Dominque Deroche in the FONDATION PIERRE BERGÉ YVES SAINT LAURENT. We were taken to Yves Saint Laurent’s office, where everything is still in its original state. In the archives of the Foundation, we had the pleasure of viewing over 5,000 originally kept outfits protected in archive’s strongboxes. My time in Paris went by as if in a dream and I am more than grateful to the Frankfurt STYLE AWARD and Madame Dominque Deroche for this unforgettable trip. My participation in the Frankfurt STYLE AWARD 2014 opened many new doors and opportunities. This year, I will definitely step up to the challenge and fight for a spot in Top60 at the Finale once again. Being able to come together with other young fashion designers from all over the world is inspiring and a truly unique experience.”
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