Thursday, January 23, 2014

Purple rain, purple rain

WEEK13-DAY3
1. Soundtrack of the day

Prince - Purple rain

2. People to meet

Anni Albers was his wife and she made really beautiful textiles. You should definitely check them out. There are very easy to find online!

3. Places to go

Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

4. Question of the day


5. Inspiration

Ottoman clothing

A plate from Max Tilke’s Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colors.

A collection of people in costumes, 
illustrations of seams and garment patterns from the Oriental world.

“We cannot reconstruct unless we can compare,” - 
 Max Tilke.

“A piece of fabric can get me going,” - 
Anna Sui.

The color purple

Tyrian purple? The royal one?

Prince’s 
Purple Rain Tour” 

And let us guide you to the purple rain...

Aamu Song’s Reddress. It’s not 
purple, but it was designer for 238 people and is made out of 550 meters of fabric...

“I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.”
Vivienne Westwood!

Vivienne video

“When I costume, I am not a fashion 
designer nor a clothing manufacturer, but a builder of character, concept, and physical movement.”

The Costumer’s Manifesto: (A statement of Purpose and Ethics for Costumers).

6. Homework

Pick a piece of fabric for the project. It has to be purple.



7. Extras

Sonia Delaunay textiles

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