Pallet for Home

Camille Cortet's transformation line is wicked cool  http://camillecortet.com/
See for yourself

This part of the project is about transformations that lead to the creation of adornments.
By observing animals’ transformations we understand animals’ behaviours that we can connect with and that we would like to have from them. These animal’s behaviours are inspirations for our own transformations. 
Thus, we start a process of transformation. 
My process to create these animal inspired behaviours is led by 3 stages : copying - merging - and translating. The translation  stage, is about adapting this behaviours to our culture. It is a way to create new gestures and new body languages within clothing and ornaments.
We can resume this process as designing by connecting with the animal.  We translate the animal’s beauty and finally merge with its behaviour,  almost to the point of embodying it.
 This part is divided in 3 topics: the bird and seduction - the fish and shielding - the snake and molting.

❙ Slow-Water ❙

 Water flows, escapes, leaks and disappears.We use water everyday, the amount of used water varies with the use and the awareness of each user. Slow water is an exploration into the experience of water use in daily life. 
The sink is made out of concrete. The surface is nearly flat and waxed, the water flows down in the tiny hole in the center.
With a slow flow the water falls down quietly. Drops appear on the waxed surface, they fall slowly and disappear. If the flow is too intense, water overflows and is absorbed by the concrete on the sides. The tracks of water are appearing and marking the sink. Slow water tends to change the user habits by showing the beauty of water drops and slowness.

dutch design team studio roosegaarde recently teamed up with fashion designers maartje dijkstra and
anouk wipprecht to create the variable transparency intimacy dresses. these two dresses are made from
white and black e-foil, reacting to the presence of people by becoming transparent. the white intimacy
dress was made with dijkstra, while the black version was a collaboration with wipprecht. the dresses
are both made from a single flat sheet of material, cut into a pattern and fastened to give it volume.
the dresses intend to allow the wearer’s social interactions to determine the level of transparency.
the designers are also working on a bag to go with the dress and a pavilion.

http://www.studioroosegaarde.net

Ok so I am kind of obsessed with lady gaga right now.  I saw her on David Lachapelle's website and the shoot he did of her for Rolling Stone and noticed but she really peaked my interest when I saw the full explicit version of the video she did with Beyonce called telephone (not video phone which I don't like all that much) but telephone rocks, she sings better than Madonna ever did and pulls so many cultural references from Mathew Barney to Barbie and Ms Piggy (see kermit the frog dress).  She is smart and articulate and awesome and I love her costumes so here are some of my favorite.

 

Director Jonas Akerlund shot the Telephone video with Lady Gaga and Beyonce starring in it. The two pop divas looked sexy and fierce creating a fabulous team. But the most exciting part of the video is the fashion, styled by Nicola Formichetti with custom made outfits by Jean Charles de Castebaljac, Victor & Rolf, and Thierry Mugler. There are studs, crazy hats and animal prints galore, a feast for the eyes, in what looks like a very fun and stylish video.

Custom made outfit by Jean Charles de Castebaljac, Sunglasses by Mercura

Custom made crime scene tape by Brian Lichtenberg

Custom made chain and jumpsuit by Victor & Rolf; Cigarette sunglasses and shoes by Haus of Gaga

Studded jacket by Search and Destroy; Vintage sunglasses by Chanel

Lady Gaga and dancers: studded outfits by Haus of Gaga

Vintage hat and outfit by Thierry Mugler

Vintage hat and outfit by Thierry Mugler

Yellow hat and dress by Atsulo Kudo; Sunglasses by Jeremy Scott

Telephone hat by Fred Butler; dress by Rachel Barrett
Dancers: outfits by Jenny Araskog

Hat and dress by Rachel Barrett; Telephone hair piece by Danilo

Lady Gaga: outfit by Haus of Gaga, boots by Christian Louboutin
Beyonce: outfit by Oscar Olima
Dancers: custom made denim outfits by Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima, leather outfits by Noki, Bess and Haus of Gaga

Jacket and shoes by Jean Charles de Castebaljac, denim shorts by Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima

Leopard outfit by Haus of Gaga

Lady Gaga and Beyonce: Cowboy hat outfit by Emilie Pirlot

Director Jonas Akerlund shot the Telephone video with Lady Gaga and Beyonce starring in it. The two pop divas looked sexy and fierce creating a fabulous team. But the most exciting part of the video is the fashion, styled by Nicola Formichetti with custom made outfits by Jean Charles de Castebaljac, Victor & Rolf, and Thierry Mugler. There are studs, crazy hats and animal prints galore, a feast for the eyes, in what looks like a very fun and stylish video.

Custom made outfit by Jean Charles de Castebaljac, Sunglasses by Mercura

Custom made crime scene tape by Brian Lichtenberg

Custom made chain and jumpsuit by Victor & Rolf; Cigarette sunglasses and shoes by Haus of Gaga

Studded jacket by Search and Destroy; Vintage sunglasses by Chanel

Lady Gaga and dancers: studded outfits by Haus of Gaga

Vintage hat and outfit by Thierry Mugler

Vintage hat and outfit by Thierry Mugler

Yellow hat and dress by Atsulo Kudo; Sunglasses by Jeremy Scott

Telephone hat by Fred Butler; dress by Rachel Barrett
Dancers: outfits by Jenny Araskog

Hat and dress by Rachel Barrett; Telephone hair piece by Danilo

Lady Gaga: outfit by Haus of Gaga, boots by Christian Louboutin
Beyonce: outfit by Oscar Olima
Dancers: custom made denim outfits by Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima, leather outfits by Noki, Bess and Haus of Gaga

Jacket and shoes by Jean Charles de Castebaljac, denim shorts by Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima

Leopard outfit by Haus of Gaga

Lady Gaga and Beyonce: Cowboy hat outfit by Emilie Pirlot

 Lady Gaga is Bad Romance

now I'm likin' Alexander McQueen

how did they make those eyes so big??

another it's-wearable-so-it's-an-outfit outfit

lucky you polar bear to be worn by the Goddess of Pop

another killer Alexander McQueen!

Forget Best New Artist or Album of the Year, what we were most looking forward to at this year’s Grammy Awards was Lady Gaga‘s fashion ensembles and costume changes.

The moment the fashionista made her grand entrance on the red carpet, a frantic scurry ensued to find out who dressed the star. E! Red Carpet Correspondent Giuliana Rancichappen to be speaking with someone from theHouse of Gaga as the Lady arrived and looked stunned as the designer was finally revealed:Giorgio Armani Haute Couture. In fact, Giuliana asked twice just to be certain she heard correctly.

Lady Gaga, who was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards, was dressed exclusively in Giorgio Armani Privé for music’s big night.

Armani Prive, Spring 2010

Inspired by the 2010 collection?

Giorgio Armani said of the collaboration, “We hear Lady Gaga’s music everywhere we go. It is like a soundtrack of our times. In addition to her formidable songwriting skills, she is a modern fashion phenomenon. I am delighted to be creating these outfits on such an important night for her, the Grammys, and I wish her the best of luck.”

Her Gaga-ness didn’t disappoint fans, and curious onlookers, with several outfit changes throughout the night, all custom made by the Italian fashion designer.

As she hit the red carpet, Lady Gaga (real name: Stefani Germonatta) glided across the red carpet in a lilac iridescent Armani Privé confection, accessorized with jewel encrusted heel-less platform shoes. The celestial gown, which appears to be a version of a gown seen last week during Couture Fashion Week, was worn over a crystal-encrusted sheer bodysuit and paired with a silver metal spiky star sculpture.

“I am honored to be wearing Armani this evening,” Lady Gaga said in a statement. “The series of pieces Mr. Armani created for me are truly iconic; they represent not only beautiful fashion, but my spirit and essence as an artist. Mr. Armani is a fashion legend, and tonight would not have been the same without his touch, and his wonderful team.”

Out of this world!

The singer kicked off the night with her army of dancers in a theatrical version of “Poker Face” before welcoming Sir Elton John to the stage for a piano duet.

Wearing a sequined, bold shouldered green leotard by Armani Prive, the elaborate show included pyrotechnics and dramatic choreography.

“Take my picture, Hollywood. I want to be a star,” she bellowed, before pounding out the opening notes to her ballad “Speechless,” which she blended with John’s classic “Your Song.”  Elton customized his lyrics during their remix of ‘Your Song‘: “How wonderful life is with Gaga in the world!”

Keeping with the rather flamboyant nature of both artists, show producers made sure their conjoined piano was topped with severed mannequin arms and clawed hands. The dynamic duo had matching sunglasses covered in glitzy jewels and was smudged with grease.

As the night drew to a close, Gaga took home 2 awards:Best Electronic / Dance Album forThe Fame and Best Dance Recording for “Poker Face”. “We won two grammy’s already little monsters + I dedicate them to u!”Gaga tweetedearlier in the evening. “I ruined my makeup crying! Look for little monster suprise [sic] on the piano.”

Taking her seat in the audience, the singer wore a silver crystal-encrusted sheer bodysuit paired with a huge silver spiky headpiece and matching fitted blazer.

At the end of the evening, Gaga hit the press room in her spiky headdress and crystal-encrusted sheer bodysuit, but changed into a matching shimmering strapless minidress. From the front, Gaga glowed like a disco-ball in a simple strapless design that was covered in silver crystals. When she revealed the back, my jaw dropped.

The hem of the dress slowly ruffled into a structured cascade, revealing her jeweled panties from behind. Also, we finally got to see the back of her sheer bodysuit, which appeared to have embellishments in the shape of her space. Business in the front and a party in the back. What a grand exit!

Once inside, Gaga more or less swept the awards, picking up 8 Moonmen (out of 13 total nominations). She changed outfits between awards, of course.

Her outfit of the night? Quite possibly, the one made of meat.