I can’t believe I only just stumbled upon this on DigitalDazed (written by Susie Bubble).

I think that’s a rather square Anna Wintour sitting in the audience. Can’t tell if it’s Hilary Alexander or Anna actually.

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Lego for a sponsor - genius!  The Lego fashion presentation and sunnies are sponsorship reciprocity at its best. P.S: the video is old, but the sunnies have just been launched.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac - totally forgot about him. His madcapped designs were lauded in the late ’70s and ’80s. Back in fashion school, I remember flipping very quickly past his runway pictures in Leng Peng distributed  fashion magazines like Gap Press, never giving much thought to his shows as they were simply too much (then). Mind, this was a time when fashion was on the wane from 80’s excess to 90’s austere minimalism, and everything non-utilitarian/minimalistic, or non-deconstructed was considered in bad taste and passe. We were on the rush to herald in the Millennium and Y2K, and thought the future was going to be as Surface and Wallpaper* magazine suggested. Sort of like a rehash of 60’s futuristic fashion movement without the plastic and white PVC. Ridiculous to think about it now. Can’t believe I almost missed JC/DC again.

Here’s a designer whose career has spanned four decades, He has designed for Farah Fawcett in Charlie’s Angels, made “tribute” dresses to Mickey Mouse/Pokemon, gave a coat of teddy bears to Madonna to wear, AND counts the late John Pope II as a client! Amazing. A quick reminder’s search turned up an old article from IQONS on JC/DC that makes for a fascinating read:

The most amazing adventure of JC/DC’s life so far was when he was asked to dress 5,000 priests, 500 bishops and the Pope for their visit in Paris. The theme of the collection was the rainbow based on the story of Noah and the arc. God spoke to Noah and told him that “if you see the rainbow in the sky there will be peace between me and the human race”. The idea went over well but JC/DC thought it best to inform the Bishop that the rainbow was also the symbol of the gay community. The Bishop’s reaction was not one of shock rather he said that nobody owned the copyright on the rainbow and that was that. Once the work was completed the Pope spoke to JC/DC: “Young man, you have used colour as a cement of faith.” That was an epiphany for JC/DC:

“As I stood on the side of the celebration on the 24th of August l997, I suddenly understood the capacity of my work. I think to do a Pop Pope has changed my life because it made me realise the potential of my conceptual vision. To this day I find it more challenging to design a t-shirt than a spectacular bride dress. Most of my evening dresses are designed like t-shirts, when I do my Jackie Kennedy dress or my Marilyn Monroe…”

He’s apparently friends with Cassette Playa. Of Course!

His website is just as illustrious and mad. (It’s overwrought with muppets - his A/W09 theme.)

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