Showing posts with label Vincent Quevedo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vincent Quevedo. Show all posts

Sisley Spring/Summer 2011

Gate 27
Travel, as an out-of-the-ordinary experience, leads us to choose clothes with multipurpose shapes, materials and colors. Everything we consider”classic” acquires an exceptional value, i.e. capable of hiding both technical and practical qualities. An excellent compromise to pack in a bag.

Rock’n Rolla Road

Rock caused a music revolution that also shook up the Fifties’ lifestyle and, consequently, fashion. This atmosphere permeates a collection which brings together a number of key elements in dusty colors, especially the red jacket that is a clear tribute to the James Dean of Rebel Without a Cause. T-shirts with a photo of this Hollywood legend further characterize the mood.

Re-act, Re-generate, Re-educate

An essential concept in this story is a form of modern nomadism with respect for nature and an awareness of the value of things. Colors head in several chromatic directions, with green creating a link between safari jackets, Bermuda shorts and T-shirts.

Space Oddity
David Bowie, the Thin White Duke, undoubtedly inspired this theme, which is almost a quick guide for the third millennium dandy. Hints of color, like fuchsia and pale blue, accompany white and dusty blues. Formalwear is ready to cross new style horizons, finally entering a new dimension.

Habana Blues
Indigo evokes the color of the deep sea, introducing a summer mood in which worn jeans and brightly-printed shirts are the key articles. Linen and cotton are the essential fabrics for a story encompassing enormous contrasts. Just like Cuba.
See the collection here.

Photos & text Copyright Sisley.

No Mistake on the Lake at Cleveland Fashion Week

Six years ago, Donald Shingler made “no mistake on the lake” when he founded Cleveland Fashion Week, which reportedly ranks as the 3rd largest fashion week in the US, next to New York and Los Angeles!

Cleveland, Ohio—home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—was a major American manufacturing center until the 1960’s when the city slowly began to transform into an intellectual center for medical, fuel cell, and bio-technical research.

In step with the trends of this “new American city,” Cleveland Fashion Week reflects all the essence of Cleveland’s transformation, having gained the reputation as the "educational fashion week." The 10-day fashion fest recently featured 3 runway events: Unclothed, Celebrity Style Cleveland, and the Cleveland Fashion Show.

I would like to showcase three of the menswear designers that presented their collections: Nathanael Porembka, student at University of Cincinnati; Paul Sadler; and Vincent Quevedo, desiger and professor at Kent State University.



Photo top right Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Burtcbl Copyleft at Wikipedia.
Slide show 2009 a/w collections Copyright Cheri Homaee.