Friday, September 30, 2011

Jil Sander: Thinking Positive

What a great classic look seen on the runway for Spring 2012 from the Jil Sander runway by Raf Simons during the Milan Fashion Week. A great report by Cathy Horyn from the NY Times commenting on the "modernist view."I love the word choices chosen by Cathy Horyn. She includes every since detail that I didn't even need to see photos from the runway. I imagined them in my head! Her comparison to movies and art was a great idea! Check out the original blog here!


Article:
"His aim this season was to consider a key element of Jil Sander’s minimalist fashion — the white cotton shirt — and then break away from its pure form. In a sense, he has been working up to this approach over the past few seasons, beginning with his breakout spring 2011 show based on classic haute couture shapes, yet done in neon-bright synthetics that related to street wear and comfort. Another starting point this season was how women treat themselves in a beauty salon, the positive aspect of caring for oneself in an atmosphere of other women. The third element expressed in the show was marriage — the closing long dresses in white cotton that again referred to the basic white shirt."





SILHOUETTE & DESIGN
- Lean and graceful
-Jackets
-Sleeveless tops
-Skirts
-Long dresses
-“Classic Haute couture shapes”
-Mid-heel patent-leather pumps
-Ski caps with veils
-Geometric set with bright colored pebbles


2. DETAILS
-Nipped waist
-Squared-off openings
-Mid-calf length
-Deep V-back
-Boots with lattice panels
-Buttons
-Jeweled dress clips
-Center rows of buttons
-Cotton ski caps with net veils

3. COLOR
-White
-Black
-Navy
-Light blue
-Dark green
-Rose
-Paisley print

4. FABRIC
-Cotton
-Knits

5. CREATIVE “JARGON”
-”Minimalist fashion”
-”Monaco”- (Grace Kelly)
“Modernist view”
“Classic haute couture with neon-bright synthetics”
“Strictness of the lines”


Upset you missed the show? Well watch it down below? What do you think of the collection?



"Mr. Simons said his goal was to make clothes that were not only new and different but could also be imagined in the street. He achieved that."
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3 comments:

  1. Chloë EveOctober 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    You won't miss a single things with Cathy Horyn who describes the garments with such detail! Jil Sander collection designs are very structured and classic designs with an update by using fun and bright colored prints. I love how Cathy Horyn described them as “classic haute couture with neon-bright synthetics”.

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  2. HopedieslastOctober 10, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    So many silhouettes and colors! I loved this collection and the NY Times did a great job of covering it. I liked that you added a video to this post too.

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  3. Mallory In New YorkOctober 10, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Another great article by Cathy... I actually read this when it was first published, but I didn't realize all of the descriptive language! She really makes me appreciate fashion as more than just another set of clothes. :)

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