Patterns

For the Continuity shrine in our upcoming exhibition, here is silk organza stitch and clamp resist dyed in black eucalyptus dye to a soft grey.  The dye is left over from the shrouds mentioned in a previous post.

The fabric is first folded multiple times, then stitched with a fine polyester sewing thread used for leather, as it is strong and resists the dye.

Sewn straight lines to pull into pleats

Stitched spirals

Exhibition preview

From upcoming Continuity Rituals exhibition, a preview of the coat dress for the second shrine, dysfunction.  More at amorphicdesigns.

 

Future Fashion Fall 2012 RTW LOOKBOOK

Here’s my top picks from fall ready to wear 2012 Fashion Week.  Took a while to get together, but the most interesting designs come from diverse sources.

The graduate runway from Central St Martins was fantastic including draped clothing from Anne Thorbjørnsen; a new twist on Poiret by Malene List Thomsen; intricate sculptured pleats mixed with textured draped fabrics from Yong Kyun Shin; clever bold graphics from Hiroko Nakajima, stunning sculptured clothing by Hellen van Ree; and innovative pieced denim coloured and metallic fabrics from Timur Kim.

Other exceptional looks came from indie labels threeASFOUR with futuristic shaped cut-outs; cute stripes and checks from Creatures of the Wind, great mixed patterns from Duro Olowu, and my favourite denim designers Marques´Almeida.

From the established designers, clever prints incorporated into the overall design by Mary Katrantzou; visionary Comme des Garçons oversized vacuum packed shapes in bold colours and patterns to match; and beautiful designs by Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto and more…

Future Fashion Fall 2012 RTW LOOKBOOK

Inspiration Storyboards

To view the inspiration storyboards for the upcoming Continuity Rituals exhibition at Format Collective, please click on the Pinterest logo.

Maurice Sendak

Very sad to hear about the passing of the great author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.  I’m not using the word ‘children’s’ because his books are as appealing to adults.  The best pop-up book ever, Mommy (or Mummy? here in Australia) with Arthur Yorinks, is inspiration for our Continuity Rituals exhibition.

Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There are three of the best books written/illustrated.  RIP Maurice Sendak.

Declaration:  Jenny Hogben (Eucalypso) is an affiliate with www.fishpond.com.au (joined so I can use their pictures on this site)

Shrouds

Making shrouds at amorphicdesigns for the upcoming Continuity Rituals exhibition.

Dyebath of River Red Gum (eucalyptus camaldulensis) leaves, with a billy tin and old copper spatula added to turn the dye black.

To Dye For

Mixed cotton and silk fabrics in the dye bath in preparation for our ‘Continuity Rituals’ exhibition.  Procion dyes, immersion method.  (see Useful Links )

Sublime Akira

Beautiful fashion and textiles from Akira Isogawa S/S 2012/13 at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia.  Photography by Eva Rinaldi.

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amorphicdesigns

My new blog amorphicdesigns is about creating a clothing label from the concept up, including the logo, design philosophy, an adopted manifesto, designing for an exhibition and more.

Eucalypso will continue as a textile blog and anything interesting in art, design, craft, food and fashion is at Eucalypso facebook.

Useful Links Page

If you are interested in creating anything textile or fashion related this blog finally has a Useful Links page of suppliers, instructions and workshops (some virtual) of all things dye, paint, print, materials and electronics related.  Favourite links are to two science/maths/technology based wearable art and fashion designers, Diana Eng and Lynne Bruning.  I’ll keep adding to this page so check back from time to time for more useful links!