Kathleen Burbridge wearing Jayne Pierson A/W 2010
Image: Donald Christie
These are the beautiful boots from last season’s S/S 2010 collection, Paladin. These were designed and made with footwear designer, Amber Stephen.
Well, this season’s inspiration has been pretty varied.
I re-read ‘Lolita’ by Vladimir Knabakov which led me down a few different routes. I have every David Lynch movie ever made but I kept wanting to watch the futuristic, Dune. Being placed firmly in the future but using significant period elements appeals to me every season, where past and present double back on itself like a labyrinth. This led me to Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ and all it’s surreal references.
The darkness of nature. The bleakness of beauty.
Alienating effects of new technologies were Marx’s concept of commodity fetishism, where human feelings are displaced onto objects and people live out their relations via the commodity form rather than directly, continues to fascinate me. Displacement and abandonment.
I have found a great location for my shoot in Belgravia, London
This was my lookbook and inspiration for the collection. Hans Bellmer, the German artist and sculptor, was a huge influence along with Arabic cultures and nomadic hill tribes, time travel, origami and David Bowie…..an eclectic mix but favourites for sure.
Helena Bonham-Carter remains an inspiration as was Amelie Hagart and Beaudelaire.
Anyway, see for yourselves….
This was completely unexpected but I’m so happy to be going. I have no idea what it will be like but obviously Paris is high-end couture and demi-couture so the shows will be extremely fabulous and hugely inspirational. I will not be missing Gaultier and Galliano….
Here are some more pics from the last time I was in Paris with Vivienne Westwood…
Aww!
It’s Anna Piaggi! She is amazing!
I’m in my second season at London Fashion Week with the help of my fantastic sponsors, On|Off.
19-22 February: Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1.
I have also been selected to show at Paris Fashion Week by the head buyer from Liberty’s.
4-10 March: 76 Rue Quincampoix, 75003 Paris, France
This is truly exciting as the last time I was in Paris was to assist Vivienne Westwood on the ‘Do it yourself’ S/S 2009 Collection. It was an amazing show and we all had a great time but we also worked extremely hard too!!
Hi Everyone,
This is my brand new blog, it’s taken me a while but here it is. From now on I will be writing, or rather trying to write, informative and insightful blogs on how a designer builds and develops a high-end, luxury women’s wear label.
Thanks everyone
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