30 Contemporary
Creative Practitioners
1.Fyodor Golan
– Fashion Designer. Spring summer collection 2013 using bright Cobalt blue and
inspiration from the east. Vast use of luxurious materials.
Bumpus, J. 2012(N.D). Show
Highlights/Day 1. London Fashion Week. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/highlights.aspx?seasonid=32&seasonday=2012-9-14&day=1
2.Maria Grachvogel – Fashion Designer. Spring summer collection 2012
includes vast use of flowing materials and pattern. Materials translucent and
sheer. A lot of use of block white, canary yellow and pastel colours. Also
monochrome dresses.
Bumpus, J. 2012(N.D). Show
Highlights/Day 1. London Fashion Week. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/highlights.aspx?seasonid=32&seasonday=2012-9-14&day=1
3.Jean-Pierre Braganza – Fashion Designer. Spring summer collection 2013
entirely consists of monochrome garment with the occasional soft pastel tone.
Alot of pieces reflecting men’s fashion with baggy shirts and tailored jackets.
Bumpus, J. 2012(N.D). Show
Highlights/Day 1. London Fashion Week. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/highlights.aspx?seasonid=32&seasonday=2012-9-14&day=1
4.Hedi Slimane
- Fashion Designer and photographer. Latest collection for Saint Laurent takes
inspiration from 1975 french vogue. Collection focuses on ‘skinny suiting’
taken from inspiration of a vogue cover with a model wearing a skinny fit tux.
Alexander, E. 6 July (2012). Slimane’s YSL Debut. Vogue
UK. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/07/06/hedi-slimane-shows-debut-yves-saint-laurent-to-buyers.
5.Vivienne
Westwood – Fashion Designer. Spring summer collection 2013. As usual
took inspiration from 18th century fashion, however this time
covered everything in jewels and big outrageous costume jewellery and used vast amount of metallic
material.
Bumpus, J. 29 September (2012). Vivienne Westwood. Vogue
UK. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2013/ready-to-wear/vivienne-westwood.
6.Eudon Choi
– Women’s Fashion Designer. Takes inspiration from menswear detailing and
techniques. His designs have a dual element of masculine and feminine. His
approach is about cut, texture and mixed fabrics, delivered with a futuristic
edge. He says ‘This is probably due to a childhood of watching Japanese animation.
No author named. (2012) The New Fab Four. Vogue UK. October 2012. Pp.166
7.Esteban Cortazar
– Fashion Designer. He grew up in Miami and ‘skin was always there’. He tries
to capture this innate sexiness in his work capture this by using skin tone
colours and cut outs revealing skin. Vast use of white in his most recent
collection is supposed to depict ‘a new beginning’ or ‘blank canvas’
No author named. (2012) The New Fab Four. Vogue UK. October 2012. Pp.166
8.Miuccua Prada-
Fashion Designer. The Autumn/Winter collection 2012 includes vast use of luxe
embroidery, sequins, colourful jacquard. It’s supposed to represent the
‘pleasure of fashion’. The joy, happiness and satisfaction it brings.
Mair, A. Margherita, M. (2012) Prada. Elle Collections. Autumn/Winter 2012, pp.100-101
9.Jonathan
Saunders- Fashion Designer. Autumn winter collection 2012 is inspired
by equestrian wear and Japanese style. Vast use of Japanese kimono style silks.
Mair, A. Margherita, M. (2012) Jonarhan Saunders. Elle Collections. Autumn/Winter 2012,
pp.128-129
10.Guillaume Henry
– Fashion Designer. Inspiration from uniforms, school wear and well dressed
Parisian ladies of a certain age.
No Names Author. (2012) Fashion’s Most Wanted. Elle. October 2012, pp. 203-205
11.Nikolai Ishchuk- Fine artist. Work vcaries
from money to relationships to formal to special explorations. Uses painting
and sculpture to grow his photography-based style.
No Author Named. (2012) Elle/Hot 50 Here Come The Girls. Elle. October 2012, pp211
12.Ulyana
Sergeenko- Fashion Designer. Inspiration from Soviet films, traditional
Russian crafts, childhood memories and folk costumes
No Author Named. (2012) Elle/Hot 50 Here Come The Girls. Elle. October 2012, pp212
13.Stella
McCartney – Fashion Designer. Auntumn winter collection 2012 is a
combination of styles. Sexy meets conservative. Tailored suits with sheer
translucent materials. Extremely british. Alot of red, white and blue.
Extremely patriotic!
Mair, A. Margherita, M. (2012) Stella McCartney. Elle Collections. Autumn/Winter 2012,
pp.118-119
14.Sarah Burton – Replacing
Alexander mcqueen, carrying on his legacy by taking inspiration from naturally
beautiful objects to create over the top outrageous garments using fur frills
and bright pinks and reds.
Mair, A. Margherita, M. (2012) Alexander McQueen. Elle Collections. Autumn/Winter 2012,
pp.116-117
15.Dianne Von Furstenberg – Fashion Designer. Spring/summer
collection 2012 uses a lot of Monochrome colours and prints.
Berlinger,M. 9 September (2012). Dianne Von Furstenberg.
Vogue UK. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2013/ready-to-wear/diane-von-furstenberg.
16.Tracey Emin- Fine Artist. Inspired by her own
life experiences, uses mixed media although I particularly like her drawings/sketches
using inks.
No author named. N.D. Tracey Emin. Tate UK. Accessed 09/10/2012.
Available from http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/tracey-emin-2590.
17.David Downtown-
Fashion Illustrator. Creates what seems to be 2-sided illustrations. One side
rough and inaccurate, the other curvaceous and beautiful.
No author named. 6 May (2010). 30 Fashion Illustrators You Can’t Miss. UK. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available
from http://fashionary.org/blog/30-fashion-illustrators-part-1/.
18.Cedric Rivrain-
Fashion Illustrator and artist. Inspired by childhood memories of shopping in
paris with his mother and watching cartoons in his childhood. Very classic
drawing style combines with touches of neon colour.
Zarrella, K. (N.D.) Cedric Rivrain’s Eyes Have It.
Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/cedric-rivrain-selected-drawings/#_.
19.Stina Persson- Fashion
Illustrator. Stina Persson has lived, studied and worked in Tokyo, New York,
Florence and Lund, Sweden, where she was born. She says her illustration style
is basically about “finding the right balance between the edgy and the elegant
the raw and the beautiful.” To achieve this, she uses ink, watercolor and
gouache, as well as Mexican cut paper (used at ceremonies and festivals).
No author named. 6 May (2010). 30 Fashion Illustrators You Can’t Miss. UK. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available
from http://fashionary.org/blog/30-fashion-illustrators-part-1/.
20.Akari Inoguchi-
Graphic designer and visual artist. Works in a diverse range of media. She
contributes illustrations to fashion magazines, television commercials, product
packages and labels, t-shirts, and textile designs.
No author named. 6 May (2010). 30 Fashion Illustrators You Can’t Miss. UK. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available
from http://fashionary.org/blog/30-fashion-illustrators-part-1/.
21.Petra Dufkova- Illustrator,
stylist and fashion designer . Petra's fashion, beauty and lifestyle
illustrations combine traditional methods, with a modern look. She gets her
inspiration from books, magazines, exhibitions and fashion shows.
No author named. (2012). Petra Dufkova. Accessed 09/10/2012.
Available from URL http://www.museandthemoon.com/pages/petra-dufkova.
22.Annie Leibovitz
- Photographer. Portrait Photography.
No author
names. (N.D) Annie Leibovitz. Vanity Fair USA. Accessed 10/0/2012.
Available from URL http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/annie-leibovitz.
23.Mario Testino
- Photographer. We see all the modern
celebrities through his camera. The covers of the most well-known magazines
feature his works. It is impossible to find the famous person who is not
presented in his portfolio.
Katarina. 9 March (2011). Top Fashion Photographers of
All Time. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from URL http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2011/03/09/top-fashion-photographers-all-times/.
24.Steven Meisel- Fashion Photographer. Front covers for vogue
italia.
Katarina. 9 March (2011). Top Fashion Photographers of
All Time. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from URL http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2011/03/09/top-fashion-photographers-all-times/.
25.Daphne Van Den
Heuvel – Fahion illustrator. She’s has establised her unique style by
mixing techniques such as painting, collages and drawing with markers.
Everything around her inspires her, from buildings to materials to nature.
No author Named. 18 June (2012). Daphne van den Heuvel, Fashion Illustrator, Amsterdam. Accessed 09/10/2012. Available from URL http://www.creative-mapping.com/magazine/daphne-van-den-heuvel-fashion-illustrator-amsterdam/#Q5.
26.Christian
Lacroix- Fashion Designer. Inspiration started as a child when he found
fashion albums of the era of Napoleon III, Visconti’s ‘The Leopard’ and bound
issues of Marie-Claire from the years 1937-1942. He combines styles from the 17th
century with contemporary fashion and unusual fabrics to create garments so
individual they couldn’t be anything other than Lacroix.
Lacroix, C. Mauries, P. Saillard, O. (2008) Christian Lacroix On Fashion. Italy:Thames
and Hudson
27.Peter Dundas-
Fashion Designer. Autumn/Winter collection 2012was inspired by the work of
Helmut Newton and the movie ‘Belle De Jour’. Newton, because his images epitomised
the masculine/feminine look and Belle De Jour brought about the proper versus
submissive look to the collection.
No Author Named (2012) The Path to Glory (VOGUE The Vogue View NEW-SEASON TRENDS FROM
THE CATWALK). Autumn/Winter 2012 pp.58
28.Michael Kors-
Fashion Designer. Auntumn/Winter collection 2012 was inspired by merging the opposite
of the American west and old Hollywood. Blanket plaids, chunky knits and
leather reflect the sensibility of the west. Satins and lace reflect the
glamour and romance of vintage Hollywood.
No Author Named (2012) The Path to Glory (VOGUE The Vogue View NEW-SEASON TRENDS FROM
THE CATWALK). Autumn/Winter 2012 pp.58
29.JW Anderson-
Fashion Designer. Autumn/Winter Collection 2012 was inspired by the idea of the
domestic housewifebut with more modern shapes and proportions to a woman.
No Author Named (2012) The Path to Glory (VOGUE The Vogue View NEW-SEASON TRENDS FROM
THE CATWALK). Autumn/Winter 2012 pp.59
30.Massimiliano
Giornetti- Fashion Designer. Aumtumn/Winter collection 2012 was
inspired by the Russia of the tsars. It became the culture built upon
excellence and craftsmanship. Inspiration was taken from things such as
military coats and traditionl Russian hats using furs and wools.
No Author Named (2012) The Path to Glory (VOGUE The Vogue View NEW-SEASON TRENDS FROM
THE CATWALK). Autumn/Winter 2012 pp.59
