Issey Miyake SS16, ‘Botanical Delights’ 패션을 예술로, 이세이 미야케

Texts and Photos by Elizabeth Livingfash & Akin Abayomi

There is always a surprise in store for the Issey Miyake collections, the genius of Yoshiyuki Miyamae the collection designer with fabric manipulation into geometric sample and cuts. This season we see what is in store in form of baked fabric in glue, yes baked.

By experimenting with ingredients, the brand created clothing with new tastes and forms. It is said that a piece of cotton can be steamed or baked and emerge in a newly fresh and delicious texture. In a very organic display of texture manipulation we observe the collection captivated the audience.

In line with last Spring-Summer 15 collection, we observed the models wear the color blocking pattern.

As always, a new technique was awaiting for us. This time, a new type of pleats with this technique, a special glue is first printed onto the fabric and then baked. The glue expands under the high temperature, molding the pleat into the fabric permanently pressing the garment and maintaining its form.

Glued + Baked= Stretch Pleats a.k.a Awesomeness. Shades of blues, green, magenta, brown, yellow, beige, gray. A rainbow of colors. In line with last Spring-Summer 15 collection, we observed the models wear the color blocking pattern.

Before the show started, the makeup team lead by Alex Box from the MAC PRO team created the look to match the collection with a splash of color on each models face. Backstage the delicate makeup application process was like playing musical chairs with the models moving from station to station at the same time the hair team was backcombing the hair for volume effect.

The base makeup got applied first with each model looking flawless then the splash of color was applied around the eye socket. This was done with a spot of wet color makeup liquefied from powdered and then blown into place and dried. A final touch was added to the color spot to give it more depth.

 

 

Contributors, Elizabeth Livingfash &  Akin Abayomi

Elizabeth Livingfash is a fashion blogger & writer and she had contributed to a Spanish magazine in the past. She works with her boyfriend photographer AkinAbayomi and they together cover world best fashion weeks and music festivals. More detail about them,www.livingfash.com,akinabayomi.com

미국 텍사스 출신의 엘리자베스 리링패쉬는 전 세계 패션위크와 뮤직 페스티벌을 직접 취재하는 패션 블로거이자 작가이다. 스페인 패션 매거진에 기고를 하였으며 현재 패션 전문 사진 작가이자 연인인 아킨 아바요미와 함께 패션에 관련된 다양한 콘텐츠를 만들고 있다. 그들의 보다 자세한 활동은www.livingfash.com,akinabayomi.com 에서 확인할 수 있다.