Rio Fashion Week 2009
Rio Fashion Week 2009
As we were suiting up like skiers here in NYC, our globe-trotting lensman friend Pete Miszuk was heading south to Fashion Rio where he was once again happy to document his escapades (and a much-MUCH sunnier clime) just for us.
An email from him midweek told of being carted out to the jungle to watch a fashion show under a rainforest canopy with butterflies fluttering everywhere (unreal! And to think we just have Exit Art!). We’re just thankful we can live vicariously through him. Check out more of Pete’s adventures in paradise, from the runways to the streets.
Above, from left: “The quintessential Brazilian fashion week style shot.” “Rio is truly a city contrasts. You have the beauty of the beach and behind that you have the favellas, but no matter what you always have the most breathtaking views. Here’s a shot of sunset with Christo in the background.”
Above: “The Redley show took place in the middle of the jungle on a mountaintop about an hour outside of the city. During the show there were huge butterflies floating everywhere in the air. It was completely surreal.”
“Fashion Rio really is one of the best fashion weeks you can experience with all your senses.”
source : www.refinery29.com
China Fashion Week 2009
China Fashion Week
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — China Fashion Week kicked off in Beijing on Tuesday and the stage was given to young designers from across the nation and the world.
Young designers from 18 countries and regions showed their creative ideas as they competed for the 17th International Young Fashion Designer Contest – the “Hempel Award”, according to Wednesday’s China Daily.
Most dresses flapping down the runway were one-piece concoctions, featuring straight cuts, cold and simple colors.
White, black, dark-blue and brown were the only colors used to express the spirit of the show: “simple is best”.
“Simplicity is always in vogue, but this year it attracts more attention because of economics,” said Shi Zhiqiang, Time Out Beijing fashion editor.
“China’s fashion circle is not as influenced by the recession as those in the foreign countries, but we too won’t see fancy garments with much embellishment in this year’s fashion week,” Shi said.
source : news.xinhuanet.com
Jogja Fashion Week
Jogja Fashion Week
Bertempat di Pagelaran Kraton Yogyakarta, Selasa (4/8) malam, kegiatan Jogja Fashion Week tahun 2009 secara resmi dibuka Gubernur DIY Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X dengan memencet tombol yang segera disambut dengan pemunculan logo Jogja Fashion berupa gunungan wayang dengan tulisan “Jogja Fashion Week 2009, Boedaja In Motion” ditengah gunungan wayang tersebut.
Sebelumnya, peresmian Jogja Fashion Week diawali dengan tarian Asmaradhana yang menggambarkan para gadis yang sedang bersolek. Setelah itu, ketua umum Jogja Fashion Week Gusti Pembayun melaporkan kegiatan Jogja Fashion Week yang akan digelar 4-9 Agustus 2009.
Gusti Pembayun dalam laporannya mengatakan Jogja Fashion Week akan diikuti lebih dari 60 peserta dari seluruh wilayah DIY serta 50 designer fashion yang ada di tanah air seperti dari Pekalongan, Klaten, Solo,Yogyakarta, Riau, dll.
“Kegiatan lain yang akan ditampilkan selama Jogja Fashion Week 2009 antara lain pameran kerajinan, lomba desain fashion, lomba blogger foto, lomba rias wajah serta carnaval mobil Jip serta sepeda antik,” ujar Pembayun.
Pembukaan Jogja Fashion Week 2009 ini juga diisi deklarasi “100% aku cinta produk Indonesia” yang dilakukan oleh puluhan komunitas lintas ilmu dan pekerjaan yang ada di Yogyakarta dan dipimpin Kepala Bank Indonesia Cabang Yogyakarta Cahyo Utomo. Dalam deklarasinya, mereka bertekad untuk mempromosikan produk-produk dalam negeri pada setiap kesempatan yang ada. Selain itu mereka akan berusaha mendorong kemajuan produ-produk Indonesia sehingga bisa bersaing dengan produk dari luar negeri. Deklarator juga berjanji mengimplementasikan produk-produk dalam negeri dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Puluhan komunitas di DIY yang mengikuti deklarasi 100 % cinta produk Indonesia diikuti antara lain IDI, PHRI, Asita, asosiasi notaris, Kadin, persatuan masyarakat Tionghoa, dewan kebudayaan, BEM UGM dan OSIS SMA Stella Deuce dan masih banyak komunitas lain.
Dalam sambutannya, Gubernur DIY, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X mengatakan karya kreatif pengrajin perlu dipromosikan lebih gencar ke luar negeri yang telah menjadi tujuan ekspor garmen dari Yogyakarta sehingga juga bisa mengangkat dinamika kebudayaan yang ada. Setiap ragam tenun mengandung akulturasi budaya yang memiliki nilai-nilai adi luhung yang pantas menjadi cermin hidup di masa kini. Sultan mempercayai produk-produk yang bisa diterima pasar global adalah produk lokal dengan sentuhan global.
”Kreasi generasi pendahulu sangat dipengaruhi budaya luar seperti China, Eropa, Arab, dll. Maka designer muda saat ini harus mampu mengangkat cita rasa masa lalu yang dipadu-padankan dengan tren global saat ini,” kata Sultan.
Acara pembukaan Jogja Fashion Week juga berisi peragaan busana bathik oleh 10 publik figure yang berasal dari beberapa walikota, kerabat kraton, istri tokoh masyarakat, istri seniman ternama serta pemimpin bank.
source : jogjanews.com
Australian Fashion Weeks
Australian Fashion Week is a twice yearly fashion industry event showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian and Asia Pacific Designers. The Spring-Summer season collections take place at the International Passenger Terminal Sydney’s Circular Quay in April or May of each year, while the Trans-Seasonal collections are shown in September. As of 2007 the Trans-Seasonal Collection are held in Sydney, having formerly been held at Melbourne’s St Kilda pier.
With a growing profile on the international fashion week circuit AFW has helped bring high acclaim to a number of Australian designers such as Alex Perry, Zimmermann, Toni Maticevski, Collette Dinnigan, Leona Edmiston, Ericaamerica, Easton Pearson and Gwendolyne.
Started in 1995 by CEO and Founder Simon Lock the event now known as Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (formerly Mercedes Australian Fashion Week)[1] has become a high profile media moment on the fashion calendar, helping to ensure Asia Pacific designers a place on store shelves the world over. The event is also important in showcasing the talent of young up-and-coming Australian designers and their labels. One such designer is Mick Ferraro, creator of the ‘Deuce’ label. The week has also spawned valuable spin off events such as Mercedes Start Up and a number of high profile charity fund raisers.
In 2005 Simon Lock sold Mercedes Australian Fashion Week and its parent company Australian Fashion Innovators to the New York-based International Management Group[2]. Lock declined to reveal the size of the deal, which industry sources estimated could have been worth “several million dollars”, or to reveal whether he has an equity stake in IMG FASHION Asia Pacific.
In 2007 many major Australian fashion designers, who had previously shown at Australian Fashion Week, were not included in the schedule. These included the likes of Zimmerman, Sass & Bide, Wayne Cooper, Morrissey, Leona Edmiston, Akia and Toni Matecevski. Most would return in 2008, however, with IMG providing much more comprehensive schedule as a part of their rebuilding of the event.
In 2008, Australian Fashion Week was hosted by Rosemount, displaying big names such as Alex Perry, Akira and the return of Sass & Bide launching their new label Sass & Bide Vie
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Fashion_Week
Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo
Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo (JFW),
Development of JFW in Tokyo
The 1st JFW in TOKYO took place from the end of October to the beginning of November, 2005. The 1st JFW held in Tokyo from late October to early November 2005.
It was organized by the Japanese government and the private sector to achieve the following three Goals. He was held by the Japanese government and the private sector to achieve the following three goals. Firstly, the JFW in TOKYO fundamentally strengthens the Tokyo Collection to increase Tokyo’s Reputation to the world, creates many substantial business opportu-nities, and creates a gateway into the world’s fashion industry for up-and-coming Designers. First, JFW in Tokyo fundamentally strengthen the Tokyo Collection for Tokyo to improve the reputation of the world, creating many business opportunities and create a large gate to the world in the fashion industry for up-and-coming designers. Secondly, the JFW in TOKYO develops closer cooperative where the story among “Designers” (Creativity), “Manufacturers” (Craftsmanship) and “Apparel and retail industry” (Trading). Second, JFW in Tokyo to develop close cooperative relationship between the “Designer” (Creativity), “Producers” (expertise) and “Clothing and retail industry” (Trading). Thirdly, the JFW in Tokyo TOKYO boosts’s attractiveness by focusing on the “town” and collaborating with the local community. Third, encourage the JFW in Tokyo Tokyo, with a focus on the “city” and work with local communities. Read more
