Forecasting Report on 2010 Fall Winter

Marc Jacobs is a fashion designer posses the characteristics of ironic, romantic, extreme and out-going. When Jacobs applies colors, Black, Grey and White will be the domain. As I have analysed the reason behind in the previous post, it is due to the influence of Martin Margiela and Rei Kawakubo. Besides, Jacobs always play with the opposite and has all the literal references to past fashions verged on re-creation, rather than the renewal Also, Jacobs will still reference to his past collection in Perry Ellis.

In my opinion, there are some important global events which may affect the fashion trends in 2010, which are, Financial Tsunami; Global Warming; Environmental Friendly and; The new president Obama.

Moreover, after the questionaire research, I have found that people feel worried towards Financial Tsunami and the color representing is grey; they also feel anger, scared and worried towards Global Warming and the color representing is red; color representing the president, Obama is blue.

However, Jacobs is a designer always plays the opposite with others, so Jacobs will reacts as feel Happy towards Financial Tsunami and the color representing are Red, Yellow, Orange; he will also think of the old days when nature is beautiful concering with Global Warming and the color representing is White, Grey or Green, Yellow; color representing the president, Obama is blue.

And therefore, I would predict the color theme in 2010 Fall Winter as follows:


1) Funfair

In this color family, colors appears in funfair will be chose. And the theme is inspired by Financial Tsunami, as Jacobs will react as happy, and so, colors chose would be RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, BLUE and PURPLE. and of course achromatic color is a must. Moreover, Jacobs may use Achromatic Color Scheme, Triad and Monochromatic Color Scheme within this color family.

2) Nature in the past

In this color family, colors appears in nature will be chose. And the theme is inspired by Global Warming, as Jacobs will normally rethink and memorize the old days, so, colors chose would be colors of nature, which is GREEN, SKYBLUE, YELLOW and RED, and of course achromatic color. Besides, Jacobs may use Achromatic Color Scheme, Analogous Color Scheme and Monochromatic Color Scheme within this color family, which are the color schemes he likes the most.

3) Simplicity, Recycling

In this color family, colors appears in earthtone, ceramics will be chose. And the theme is inspired by Simplicity and Recycling, as Jacobs likes to use pastel color to express simple, and so, colors chose would be pastel colors to project a gentle feeling. Also, Jacobs may use Achromatic Color Scheme, Triad, Analogos Color Scheme and Monochromatic Color Scheme within this color family.

4) Trust, Power

In this color family, colors representing POWER and Trust will be chose which is BLUE. And the theme is inspired by the new president Obama. Since Obama gives us a feeling of trust, and he now is the president of USA, which control the society. Therefore, Blue is being chose. And the color scheme Jacobs will mainly use in this color family are Achromatic Color Scheme and Monochromatic Color Scheme.

This would be the end of my forecasting report on 2010 Fall Winter.

Thank you.

Reflections on this assignment

After completing the assignment, I would say I am no more a layman of fashion. At least, I play well with the color wheel, and I could quickly shout out the color scheme that you are wearing just now. Besides, I am sure that my awareness of color has increased after completing this assignment and the WGSN competition and I am addicted to photo shooting.

Before ITC 3401, the way I comment on others wearing is just a general opinions, "It's nice"; "It's disgusting". But now, I've changed, I would say "Wow, Monochromatic Color Scheme! I think she better gets a pink clutch bag to contrast the whole outfits!". Also, I don't know what to deal with Cosmopolian, VOGUE and ELLE before, but now I really look forward to read it and I find uncomfortable if I don't browse Style.com in a day.

I really hope that I could establish a good taste soon.

Timberlake, Moss, Jacobs Bring Sexy Back to Vogue

In a photo shoot for Vogue, singer Justin Timberlake, super model Kate Moss and fashion designer Marc Jacobs show why they are at the top of their games.

Jacobs on the shoot and Moss: "It could be looking at an old forties Vogue. Or it could be having just seen an art show, or it could be what Kate Moss wore last night at a fabulous party. There's been so much written about her personal style. But it isn't her personal style that interests me, it's her person; it's the life and the spirit."

Jacobs on other models: "Besides having a look or a style, these women have a lifestyle. If Naomi Campbell were very well behaved and always on time, and didn't have her little tantrums, I don't know that she'd still be around and traveling like Elizabeth Taylor with an entourage."

Jacobs' dream: "What I'd like to do is, through rose-colored glasses, to look at New York in the way I remembered it, not the way it really feels right now, because to me it's not the most happy place in the world at the moment. But I know that there's a vitality here, there's an energy, and anybody can be whatever they want to be. The idea of fearless risk-taking, creative, energetic youth and beauty is what the high times of New York are about. We have this gift in fashion -- we can kind of pretend it is that way!"

Jacobs engaged Takashi Murakami to Vuitton logos

For Spring 2003, Jacobs engaged Takashi Murakami to unleash his sweetly subversive cartoon whimsy on Vuitton logos.


Takashi Murakami



His sweetly subversive cartoon


Merged Vuitton logos.

2003 Louis Vuitton Handbags.


The collaboration resulted in one of the biggest fashion coups in memory as everyone from Madonna to Jennifer Lopez to Naomi Caompbell soon hit the paparazzi-dense streets Murakami bag in hand, garnering Vuitton momentous publictiy.

Murakami bag is widely used by celebrities.

Ashley Tinsdale.

Jessica Simpson.

Kim Kardashian.

Madonna.

Amy Winehouse, (but hers is fake.)

Floating Heels of the late 1950s

By now, we’re all familiar with the Marc Jacobs “inverted heel” pumps, right? Here’s a little visual aid:


Some have already remarked on the quasi-similarity with the work of famous shoe designer Andre Perugia, who was experimenting with heel-less shoes as early as the 1930s. Perugia is a whole fashion chapter in and by himself, and the similarity is definitely there, but we here at Shoeblog believe we’ve found an even uncannier resemblance in these vintage black pumps, ca. 1958-1960 (unlabeled, American or Italian-made):


Turns out that the desire for novelty in women’s shoes gave birth to this particular design concept, a “floating heel,” made with a cantilevered sole and elevated mid-sole cast from one piece of metal sturdy enough to support the wearer’s weight. The patent belonged to Martin Friedmann (1956). Here’s one more example:

According to Jonathan Waldorf, author of The Seductive Shoe, this was “a short-lived fad” that died ca. 1961.

Well, until Marc Jacobs brought it back in 2008, that is!

Before, I only admire Vivienne Westwood Shoes!!!

and now,,,

I love Marc Jacobs shoes either!!!!

WGSN's SNAPSHOT

oh my god....today is the last day for photo shoot, and tomorrow will be the deadline...



Anyway, this is a nice experience for me to explore Hong Kong Street Fashion!! This surely broaden my horizon!! and of course!! I really hope that I can be one of the intern during summer!!!



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so...Street Fashion Shot ends here!!

WGSN's SNAPSHOT

Again,,hang out for photo shooting...
it's quite exhausting that my legsssss nearly broken!!! HELP!!!

However, it's worth to do this!!!

DENIM

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