The Birth Of A Great Site - Contemporary Fashion Archive, CFA

[runner]

CFA - Contemporary Fashion Archive was launched yesterday.

http://www.contemporaryfashion.net/index.p.../0/uk/home.html

The archive will feature collections and projects of various international fashion and accessory designers, whose work is characterised by an experimental and innovative approach to fashion.

there are a lot of valuable data in the archive.
check it out anyway, if you interested in designers like

A.F. Vandevorst
Alexandre Herchcovitch
Ann Demeulemeester
Bernhard Willhelm
Bruno Pieters
Dirk Schonberger
Dries van Noten
fabrics interseasonR
Frank Leder
Gaspard Yurkievich
Haider Ackermann
Haltbar Murkudis
Helmut Lang
Hussein Chalayan
Jonathan Saunders
Kostas Murkudis
Little Red Riding Hood
Maison Martin Margiela
Miki Fukai
Raf Simons
Tim Van Steenbergen
Veronique Branquinho
Wendy & Jim

 

[runner]

from S/S 1997 Raf Simons

“16,17, how to talk to your teen”

The collection was presented in a photo studio in Paris. A video showing 14 teenagers who run out of school and finally come together in an imaginary U.F.O., an environment created by themselves where they can indulge their fantasies in contrast with their daily life and earthly things such as school, parents, etc.

The showroom was decorated with three large pictures taken from the video, and with 25 seventies style plexiglas photo-cubes with photo’s of the teenagers.

The silhouette is again tight and close to the body, inspired by the Mods and the Punks in combination with schoolboys and surf boys.
The materials are classical combined with vivid colours. They look old and washed off.
Trash t-shirts with prints or pearls and shirts with a ‘Teenage Summer camp’ embroidery.
The colours: red, jeans, brown, kaki, white, grey, black

from S/S 1998 Black Palms Collection

Black Palms: featuring heavy metal-style prints, cut-off sleeves and tight tailoring, set to a soundtrack of Belgian New Beat. Fashion show at a garage in Paris.

The graphic design of the 'Black Palms' was made by Franky Claeys.

 

[clay]

Thanks Runner. I look forward to checking this site out!

 

[runner]

S/S 1992 Ann Demeulemeester

A/W 1998 A.F. Vandevorst

S/S 1996 Maison Martin Margiela

S/S 1999 Veronique Branquinho for Ruffo Research

 

[clay]

Truly a great site!!!!!!!I spent 30 minutes on it just checking out the magazine section.

 

[nqth]

Great! Thanks for posting:-)

 

[Lena]

great fashion forward site, thanks a lot runner

 

[Plumour]

wonderful site
thanks, runner!

 

[runner]

you are all very welcome.

 

[faust]

Thank you (adding to favorites).

 

[Spacemiu]

WOW thanky ou very much

lovely photos

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by faust@Jun 2nd, 2004 - 6:09 pm
adding to favorites

totally

 

[Scott]

Runner,lots of love to you for bringing this to our attention! I've been searching for archival pictures from Vandevorst's earlier collections!

Ditto on bookmarking!!

 

[Scott]

OMG!! I just discovered hordes of Inge Grognard and Ronald Stoops piccies!!!!! Love this loads

 

[rayncloudx]

i've only been browsing for a couple of minutes but i like this:

and martin margiela's exhibition pic.. too big to put up.

 

[runner]

my pleasure Scott

 

[TheSoCalledPrep]

Originally posted by rayncloudx@Jun 2nd, 2004 - 9:20 pm
i've only been browsing for a couple of minutes but i like this:

and martin margiela's exhibition pic.. too big to put up.

That's a great pic! B)

Thanks for the site!