Finding someone to effectively collaborate with requires a
similar work flow, a process that makes sense to you both -- not to mention
having similar views on what makes a good design – otherwise there is no point
in starting. In other words, you are looking for someone who is on the same
wavelength – not an easy task. This is true for all kinds of collaborations,
not just with designers.
Manila, May 11
The conversation about stylist and designer collaborations
in fashion industry has taken on new contours recently thanks to the F*rue 2012 fashion show presented here
Friday, that was to be "the true fashion of sorrow", thus causing a
severe case of aesthetic and cultural whiplash.
The show presented the works of amateur designers heavily
depending on stylists to be at least presentable on the runway.Accessorizing as
well as finishing the clothes and fitting them to models were all part of
the stylist's job before the show.
For several years,collaborations between fashion designers
and stylists have been a norm in the
industry.Did the show push the lines between fashion designers and stylists?
Are they merely part of a designer's creative prerogative? Or are they the
product of lemming-like style-makers who feel compelled to take advantage of
others? It would be a welcome relief if
the majority of those designers who put their designs on the runway that night
took a stand and refused to let the stylists do their looks for them. What is
the point of doing a runway show if the creations unveiled weren't truly done
by them?
To be fair, a bit of headway was made into promoting and
planning the show by the designers themselves. But having lacked the knowledge
as well experience in designing and sewing, they compensated with hiring
stylists to do the job.
The fashion school that the designers came from, had the
role of giving them the proper equipment they needed in order to be ready to
face the world of fashion. What reflected of the school's reputation, that
prided itself with its star-studded alumnus was the complete opposite.
But after a volley of exhausting complaining, defending,
finger-pointing and declaring one's right to creative license, a new conundrum
has presented itself: The stylist make the clothes look good for the client
but when do the two draw the line? And when does styling become too much in a
profoundly larger than life industry?
The main responsibility of a fashion stylist is to develop
innovative and creative ideas for enhancing the appearance of a client to get a
successful photo session.They only enhance the appearance of a look made by the
designers and not finish sewing them for clients.
The only sorrow that the F*rue 2012 Fashion show had, was
featuring promising designers who didn't even knew the difference between
fashion designers and stylists.
Somewhere between designing and styling lies good fashion. And somewhere between those extremes there is also a definition of collaboration that is inclusive, sound and fair.
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