Transformation

Jana Byrne - 'Separables' - A graduate collection of modular shoes with leather tops that press stud on and off the base to create a myriad of shoe creations. They can be mixed and matched to create different shoes with one base. Clever.

 

 

 

 

'The Wizard of Jeanz' collection by Hiroaki Ohya, 1999

The Wizard of Jeanz collection was inspired by the book, The Wizard of Oz. Each one of the 21 book series acts as a chapter in an adapted tale of The Wizard of Oz. Ohya chose denim because everybody wears jeans and the clothes themselves are everyday garments. The first book folds out to be a dress, the second book a tank top, the third a pair of jeans, the fourth a skirt, the fifth a top, the sixth a blouse, the seventh a printed denim jacket...the seventeenth a red neckpiece in sail cloth. The final twenty first volume folds out to be a shift dress in printed cotton.

Read more: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=350418#ixzz1wUTVRrWW

 

 

 

Rad Hourani Spring 2010

"Rad Hourani reinvents fashion by transcending its conventions, creating a unisex luxury that is changing women’s and men’s wardrobes since he launched his namesake label in 2007 in Paris. Like all truly great visionnaires, Hourani not only depicts fashion, he defines it, and gives it cultural resonance. Gender-agnosticism is the driving conceptual direction in Rad Hourani's work, and growing up and living in such different parts of the world has certainly contributed to Hourani’s rather holistic design approach: self-tought and driven by a passion for modernity, Hourani creates a luxurious yet affordable lifestyle that has rid itself of any conventional restrictions : no gender, no season, no rules, epitomising the values of freedom and unisex elegance."
I love the seamless transformational aspect of Rad Hourani, his jackets are breath taking and incredible inspiring. I feel I could make use of this transformational aspect and bring in the idea of reveal and conceal.