PROJECT RUNWAY - A NEW SEASON

Another season of Project Runway has been launched, namely season 8, which will be released tomorrow 29 July in the US.

But as usual, we have to be patient here in Denmark, as it will probably only be shown on TV3 next year.

Update! Initially you were able to follow the Series on Lifetime' website, but not anymore. Instead take a look at the three Finale-show contestants here.

LE GRAND BAL DIOR

While we were waiting at the Lounge in Montreal, I stumbled upon Les Beaux Arts Magazine. To my big surprise I found that Christian Dior (1905-57) apparently has his own museum, that I never heart of before now.

On top, it was his home when he grew up and it is situated in Granville in Normandy, France.
This year it displays a big exhibition with more than 50 ballgowns from the masters own hand, until the 26th of September.
I would really like to visit it once. You can take a look at the Museums official webpage here.

PATTERN MAKING

Since my last post, I have been busy constructing the three very different wedding-dresses on request. 

 

All three customers have had their measures taken and these measures are the basis for their very personal patterns, that these dresses are based on.

The next step is to copy them in silk-paper and make a muslin/calico. The muslin/calico is a basic model made up in a cheap cotton, that is used for the first fitting.   

After these steps, every single customer are appointed for a fitting, where the dress is adjusted. Depending on the cut and figure, more fittings can be necessary. But usually 1-2 fittings are enough.

The final design and details are decided, the fabric chosen and a deposit payed.

The last fitting for fine-tuning adjustments is agreed upon and the dress is being finished. 

 

The result is a very special One-of-a-kind dress. If the customers don´t mind, I will show the results later on.

Photos: John Frantsen

FABRIC HUNTING IN MONTREAL

Here in the middle of a Heatwave in Montreal, I finally succeeded to find some fabric for "Wedding dresses", that I hope my customers will like. I had these colors as a reference.

-And I found this lovely heavy silk/viscose on Rue Saint Hubert, where there is a big selection of fabric-stores.

-As well as this nice changing silk-taffeta for another customer.

Photos: John Frantsen

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

-Because Denmark has been able to produce international fashion designers too.

Kunstindustri Museet in  Copenhagen, is currently showing the exhibition, Walk on the wild side, with the groundbreaking fashion design of Margit Brandt from 1965-80. From the mid-60's, her design helped create the concept of Danish fashion, also on an international level.

Margit Brandt (b. 1945) is a graduate designer from Margrethe-skolen (Fashion Design School) 1961-63, where she was judged by Holger Blom.
She subsequently took a course at Tilskærerakademiet (Patternmaking School) in 1964. Then she went to Paris, where she was hired as a House model at Balmain, for a later apprenticeship. She has among other things, also worked for Louis Feraud.

Margit Brandt is married to Erik Brandt, who is also her partner professionally.

After a several year long  period of other tasks, including abroad, the Brand was successfully re-launched in 2005, now with her daughter Julie Brandt Dam as designer.

You can read more about Margit Brandt on the brand-owners officiele website here, as well as on the website of Aok´s here. The Exhibition can be seen until the 19th September 2010.