Liz Hurley Safety Pin Dress
This dress made Liz Hurley a household name on the red carpet when photographed at film premiere 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' in 1994, photographed with Hugh Grant the Black Versace is still iconic to this day. The dress worn by Miss Hurley was a clever move by Versace as the garment was such a hit, it not only publicised her as a Model and Actress to the public, but also promoted the Versace label very nicely. Choosing Liz Hurley or any celebrity to endorse your product must be picked carefully, as it could go two ways, so choosing the right person is vital.
Alexander McQueen- Somerset House Exhibition
The Bridegroom Stripped Bare
Last year i visited Somerset House in London and the exhibition called Fashion Revolution, which was amazing, it showed how fashion has revolutionised itself, and changed so much from just being a flat 2d image on a piece of paper to moving fashion films and the world of digital fashion. This part of the exhibition showing Alexander McQueen at work, which is very rare to have footage of was my favourite, the fashion film exhibited McQueen at what he does best cutting and draping onto the mannequin, in this case the Model. This fashion film shows Alexander McQueen, at his best making us appreciate his work for many years to come as he is such an iconic figure in fashion.
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Fashion156 Gareth Pugh & Nick Knight
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When I visited the Fashion Revolution Exhibition at Somerset House, there was also a range of Fashion Films, created by designers which had collaborated with Nick Knight. I saw this one made by Nick Knight and Gareth Pugh which is also featured on their website Fashion156, but i absolutely loved this fashion film, it was one of my favourite the music along with the models poses works so well, some of the music is used from the film Psycho, the model has great presence in this fashion film and the music with it has you in a trance, whilst making the garments looking wonderful! Some of the poses could work for our photo shoot, there so simple but made to look so effective.
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Christian Dior New Look 1947
The New Look which revolutionised fashion in 1947 created by Christian Dior, was a 'New Look' for women who were usually used to the same monotonous, clothing worn day in day out. Dior was very clever, he used fabric from the war to create this new 'trend' as money was not around, Dior didn't just create new clothing he created a whole new silhouette for women, he made them look sexy, giving women a waistline and fitted clothing he revolutionised the way designers made their clothes from then on. The New Look came at just at the right time for women when they had been through all that brutality and hardship this was a new lease of life for women to feel good.
Icons in Art
The Scream painting Edvard Munch 1893
This painting is most famous by Edvard Munch, the painting was inspired by Munch when the sky turned lots of different colours one day, when he was with friends, the painting is also inspired by himself in the painting there is someone leaning on a fence screaming, when he saw the multicoloured sky, he lent on a fence and said he felt extremely tired as if that nature had made him feel this way.
L.S Lowry
L.S Lowry is iconically known for his minimalistic paintings with never any real detail on the faces or the people used. L.S Lowry is more of a landscape painter with focus on the bigger picture, i really like his paintings for the simplicity and the softness about them. Lowry's paintings are quite childlike, i really like that about them.
Icons in Music
The Beatles
The Beatles are still known and talked about to this day and probably will for generations to come, a band of the 60's many artists are inspired by them and their work.
Madonna
Just like The Beatles, Madonna is a legend not only in music though but also fashion, with many young women of the 80's wanting to look and dress like her, she created her own trend and still to this day is always out their with her outfits. Madonna through her time has always been very controversial, whether it was her music in the 80's, or her sense of style now, one thing for sure is she is always going to be talked about.
Amanda
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