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The Archives
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06.01.09Origami in New York City – Part 1It's been a little over a month since my move from San Francisco to New York and over the next couple of weeks and months to come, I'll be creating posts of and about origami I discover in this bustling city I now call home. I live near 5th Avenue and one fashion trend that reappears in each and every store are folded and sculptural dresses, skirts and tops. My small Asian eyes bulge when I first discover these beautiful pieces of clothing, because my mind is screaming, I WANT NOW!!!!!!! But upon closer inspection, my mind quickly adopts this new ...
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09.02.08Style ExercisesRaymond Queneau was a French poet and novelist who told the same story 99 different ways and Exercices de Style is a lab that makes a bold attempt to apply the same idea, but in fashion design. A recent project called Walking City was a study on modular structures of a garment and seeks out how fashion arts and technology are to be intertwined.
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08.06.08Jum Nakao at São Paulo Fashion WeekIf Brazilian Japanese designer Jum Nakao can create such stunning pieces out of paper, I wonder what would be produced if he was given more?! Educated at the CIT (Coordination Industrial Textiles), his collection features suspenseful and fairytale-like themes that will just knock your socks off! With the aid of some technology and his crafty hands, these dresses strutted down the catwalk at the 2004 São Paulo Fashion Week. Continue Reading...
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09.17.07Liang for GeometricsGeometry can be too square for some minds, but Jeremy Liang - fashion designer from Toronto embraces this intimidating genre of math. He uses geometry as one of his approach in pattern making and development. This approach results in beautiful origami inspired fashion.
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08.23.07More Origami-Inspired FashionInstyle has a section on fall's origami-inspired fashion. I love the Christian Dior one most. Here are some of my favorites from the magazine: above: Christian Dior and Y & Kei above: Giambattista Valli and Marc Jacobs
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08.17.07Sexy Strapless Origami DressSoft Italian silk cocktail style origami dress designed by Donna Karan. The sharp and crisp lines accentuate the strength of a strong woman behind the dress. available here at Saks Fifth Avenue.
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08.15.07Origami CoutureA great review at Time about the Christian Dior Haute Couture fall 2007 show in Paris designed by John Galliano - a line inspired by Madame Butterfly. Exquisite dresses that seamlessly blends classic origami folds in this beautiful collection.
