The words my partner and I picked from the DVD cases were;
RAW
FLASHING LIGHTS
and
WILLIAM TEMPEST.
Straight away these inspirations pointed us both towards something very stripped bare, quirky and almost uncomfortable to watch.
I starting thinking about a fashion spot I saw at the SHOWstudio exhibition by Gareth Pugh and Ruth Hogben. This is the one spot I remember of all those shown....the music was very haunting and could be heard all through the exhibition and consequently I followed it to find it was a film. I would describe this spot as raw, it is creepy and there isn't really much of a narrative but you still feel compelled to watch it to the end. Everything is very effective complimenting both the collection and representing Pugh's design style generally.
I would be so very happy if our spot provoked a reaction like this one, that feeling of discomfort and being slightly disturbed as well as being so very chic and stylish.
(I have tried to embed this video but it isn't working- sorry for the url.)
(worked out how to do it...)
The look featured at the top is from William Tempests first a/w collection (2008).
Tempests work is sculpted and structured, mostly using blocked/two colours or monochrome. His looks are glamorous and feminine without being pretty or fussy. He has taken inspiration from tudor dress, 1940's underwear and bond girls- I will go into more detail later...
The look I have focused on is not typical of Tempest and is very different from his later collections.It stood out to me straight away and has become one of my inspirations for this project as it fits with the creepy theme me and Grace seem to be running with...
Anyway..I've never written a blog before but I hope this is a satisfying summery of where we are at at the moment....
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