INTO THE FASHION
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![INSPIRATION Helmut Lang 1989… Reinaldo Lourenço SS||2012
Reinaldo Lourenço is a Brazilian designer who has shown during São Paolo fashion week for SS||2012 a collection called ‘Diamonds and Dogs” as a tribute to Elisabeth Taylor [right] with evening gowns that seemed to be more a tribute to a work by Helmut Lang [left] and this cute cat bustier bodysuit, photographed by William Claxton for Vogue Paris in 1989.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/a480fa4150fdfe215963e4ce80e782f8/tumblr_ml5tj8NfOC1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Helmut Lang 1989… Reinaldo Lourenço SS||2012
Reinaldo Lourenço is a Brazilian designer who has shown during São Paolo fashion week for SS||2012 a collection called ‘Diamonds and Dogs” as a tribute to Elisabeth Taylor [right] with evening gowns that seemed to be more a tribute to a work by Helmut Lang [left] and this cute cat bustier bodysuit, photographed by William Claxton for Vogue Paris in 1989. -
![INSPIRATION Versace FW 1987||88… Lanvin SS||2013
The eighties one-shoulder evening gowns, strongly recalling the looks of Joan Collins as fabulous drama queen Alexis Colby in ‘Dynasty”, thanks to Alber Elbaz for Lanvin are back as a trend for SS||2013 [right]. In this picture by Hans Feurer for the Vogue UK September issue of 1987 [left] we see beautiful Yasmin Le Bon, wife of Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon, wearing a Gianni Versace creation.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/a92cfae5f6b91e4366006b5adaf4aed1/tumblr_mksbf9vQEA1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Versace FW 1987||88… Lanvin SS||2013
The eighties one-shoulder evening gowns, strongly recalling the looks of Joan Collins as fabulous drama queen Alexis Colby in ‘Dynasty”, thanks to Alber Elbaz for Lanvin are back as a trend for SS||2013 [right]. In this picture by Hans Feurer for the Vogue UK September issue of 1987 [left] we see beautiful Yasmin Le Bon, wife of Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon, wearing a Gianni Versace creation. -
![INSPIRATION Issey Miyake FW 1983||84… David Koma FW 2013||14
Although David Koma’s reference for his FW 2013||14 collection were old vinyl records [right], there might have been also this picture on the season’s mood board pannel: model Larissa wearing an Issey Miyake outfit from his FW 1983||84 ‘Bodyworks’ collection, photographed by Marcus Leatherdale [left].](http://24.media.tumblr.com/93c868a6f83a55c146322437865d8ab7/tumblr_mkoi0rHIba1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Issey Miyake FW 1983||84… David Koma FW 2013||14
Although David Koma’s reference for his FW 2013||14 collection were old vinyl records [right], there might have been also this picture on the season’s mood board pannel: model Larissa wearing an Issey Miyake outfit from his FW 1983||84 ‘Bodyworks’ collection, photographed by Marcus Leatherdale [left]. -
![INSPIRATION Balenciaga FW 2012||13… Ground Zero FW 2013||14
One of last winter season’s biggest street trend was this one item: the FW 2012||13 Balenciaga galaxy neoprene sweater [left], which has been spotted on kind of every IT girl during the fashion weeks. That might have been a good reason for Ground Zero not to copy it just yet for FW 2013||14 in their space cadets collection [right].](http://25.media.tumblr.com/178db1fd39159cb6ea1555a0f9368f22/tumblr_mkl6nk0ytS1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Balenciaga FW 2012||13… Ground Zero FW 2013||14
One of last winter season’s biggest street trend was this one item: the FW 2012||13 Balenciaga galaxy neoprene sweater [left], which has been spotted on kind of every IT girl during the fashion weeks. That might have been a good reason for Ground Zero not to copy it just yet for FW 2013||14 in their space cadets collection [right].
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![INSPIRATION Grace Kelly 1957… Christian Dior SS||2013
This wonderful picture of Grace Kelly [left] might have been on Raf Simons’ inspiration board for his first Christian Dior SS||2013 ready to wear collection [right].](http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4076a46bb8a873c53dc543014b1405c/tumblr_mkdwcbPBKM1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Grace Kelly 1957… Christian Dior SS||2013
This wonderful picture of Grace Kelly [left] might have been on Raf Simons’ inspiration board for his first Christian Dior SS||2013 ready to wear collection [right].
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![INSPIRATION Raf Simons for Jil Sander FW 2012||13… Raf Simons for Christian Dior HC FW 2012||13
Two wonderful dressed designed by Raf Simons experimenting pattern making techniques on the bustier: one created for his last collection as creative director for Jil Sander’s FW 2012|| collection [left] and the other for his Christian Dior Haute Couture FW 2012||13 debut collection [right].](http://25.media.tumblr.com/813b4ddaf4e539a56e1f4be7411aee08/tumblr_mkacncdJAx1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Raf Simons for Jil Sander FW 2012||13… Raf Simons for Christian Dior HC FW 2012||13
Two wonderful dressed designed by Raf Simons experimenting pattern making techniques on the bustier: one created for his last collection as creative director for Jil Sander’s FW 2012|| collection [left] and the other for his Christian Dior Haute Couture FW 2012||13 debut collection [right].
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![INSPIRATION Louise Dahl Wolfe 1959… Jil Sander FW 2012||13
While observing the work of Raf Simons for Christian Dior evolving through the seasons, with its inspirational research mostly within the fifties [the decade while Monsieur Christian Dior himself was designing for the maison- more precisely between 1946 and 1957], let’s do not forget that Raf started his fifties aesthetics research much earlier. All three last collections while being the creative director for Jil Sander have some kind of inspiration belonging to the fifties, and there was a rumor at that time that Raf Simons’ final three collections were a sort of portfolio to apply for the job at Dior. In any case Raf Simons’ ultimate collection for Jil Sander FW 2012||13 [right] appears to me as an hommage to the work of amazing fashion photographer Louise Dahl Wolfe and more precisely to this wonderful picture from 1959 [left] with its pink flower-fashion arrangement.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/4fe308a7794ab16e7bb9088762c7c00d/tumblr_mkacjcgiOg1rys91ao1_1280.jpg)
INSPIRATION Louise Dahl Wolfe 1959… Jil Sander FW 2012||13
While observing the work of Raf Simons for Christian Dior evolving through the seasons, with its inspirational research mostly within the fifties [the decade while Monsieur Christian Dior himself was designing for the maison- more precisely between 1946 and 1957], let’s do not forget that Raf started his fifties aesthetics research much earlier. All three last collections while being the creative director for Jil Sander have some kind of inspiration belonging to the fifties, and there was a rumor at that time that Raf Simons’ final three collections were a sort of portfolio to apply for the job at Dior. In any case Raf Simons’ ultimate collection for Jil Sander FW 2012||13 [right] appears to me as an hommage to the work of amazing fashion photographer Louise Dahl Wolfe and more precisely to this wonderful picture from 1959 [left] with its pink flower-fashion arrangement.
