Jurgi Persoons

i hope he will show both men&women in paris later on (PFW)

 

Faust*,Jurgi is my hero of fashion and everyone will probably contest my love for this guy. I always thought his clothes would be fab on men and women alike and then he did that collection in the Autumn of 2002 where he had two guys modelling for him.

I hope,though,he does launch a seperate men's collection when he returns from his bankruptcy. But I would only love it if he continued in the same respect as his women's though.

 

Jurgi's high on my list too-I saw a lot of it while I was in Belgium and used some pieces in a Belgian Designer story I styled. I never hear about him anymore though...did he lose funding?

 

Yeah,apparently the luxurious use of fabric(silk of Abraham and Dormeuil wool) combined with the amount of embellishments which he is so infamous for rendered finance problems. At least that's my presumption.

I e-mailed him at the end of 2001 pretty much praising he and his work and got a reply stating that he hoped he'd get the chance to meet me one day. My ultimate dream is to style for him. He's such an irreverent guy,even amongst his compatriots.

You've been to Antwerp? I was there for three months hoping I could get something going in the way of at least some assistance work but stylists aren't so ambient in Antwerp. I'm moving there though as soon as I get all that.

 

I love Jugi, actually I didnt knwoa botu him untill I started talking to scott , even though i ahve see some of hsiw ork. He is just brilliant

 

i'm having trouble responding too...

thanks for all the info scott-I was only in antwerp once briefly to check it out.. i'm really glad i went. Antwerps great-have you thought about NY?


what did you mean by "ambient"?

 

Ditto. Too slow,its been since it went wonky over the weekend.

I read a similar quote in Young Belgian Fashion Design which he said that sometimes as a designer you don't like to think about that kind of stuff--you just want to create. And I'm sure everyone can relate to that but unfortunately sometimes it does cause problems since we live in a commerce driven world now.

I most likely will Being there was unlike anything I've experienced. It isn't a fashion city like some would expect it would be. Quite laid back and quiet. I felt good there...comfortable. A friend I met that attended the Academy,kept persuading me not to go elsewhere like London or Paris after I had realized that I could not find any work I considered. I still may have to though and then I will return.

Softgrey,I just meant that stylists aren't exactly amuck like it is in Paris or London. The only famous one is Olivier Rizzo...the rest that help the designers usually come from London and Paris. Jurgi was even working with someone from NY,funnily. So maybe to have more than one based there,might be beneficial. Not to mention,I relate to the quiet nature of the Belgians.

Are you familiar with Anna Clausen by any chance? She's got my CV and a few test shots at hand for reference. She's done some stuff for Purple mag and Very Style Guide.

 

Oh, Scott, can you post a link or photos of Jurgi's work? I really want to see his work.

 

Better yet,I'll post some looks for you

 

another....

 

love this scarf

 

this i have kept on my HD because I can never find anything from this one.

 

great Jurgi pictures scott, i wonder if you still have any from his 'girls-on-mirrors instalation from two years ago, if so please post, i was so taken by this collection

 

Absolutely

Here's one more from that "girls in the eggs" collection

 

The mirrors collection

 

Another....

 

Another....

 

thank you so much for posting those here scott*
i adore the 'mirrors' collection and the presentation was simply breathtaking (much more for the scared-to-lean-on-mirrors models)