basarajani: 2014

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Remembering The Maestro, Iwan Tirta (April 18, 1935 – July 31, 2010)

"I sound like a needle stuck in the groove of a record, but it's so important to do this. People won't realize until it's too late, when they ask, 'Oh did we have those things?' We cannot move forward without preserving our past."
- Batik designer, Iwan Tirta (April 18, 1935 – July 31, 2010)

Devoted to Javanese culture, designer Iwam Tirta helped save batik industry by adapting folk art to such high fashion.

Tirta was a critic of the recent revival of batik in the early 21st Century. He was especially critical of the embrace mass produced, printed batik over the traditional, handmade cloth, "The problem is that the establishment still doesn't know the difference between printed batik and the handmade one. It's our own mistake. They say 'creative economy', and that's a contradiction. When the word economy comes into it, you reduce everything to money. What we need now are good and knowledgeable patrons."

INTO THE REALM

Wardrobe : Rick Owens with Batik Masterpiece from Pusaka Maha Karya by Iwan Tirta

BEYOND THE SUNDIAL

Wardrobe : Trussardi 1911 with Batik Masterpiece from Pusaka Maha Karya by Iwan Tirta

AMARANTINE

Wardrobe : Alexander McQueen & Harry Darsono Couture with Batik Masterpiece from Pusaka Maha Karya by Iwan Tirta

A TIME REMEMBERED

Wardrobe : Batik Masterpiece from Pusaka Maha Karya by Iwan Tirta

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Best Fashion Film & Documentaries People Must Watch! x

1. Blow-Up ( 1966 )

A movie was inspired by the swinging London, hard working, handsome & playboy photographer, David Bailey.

2. Unzipped ( 1995 )

One of the first of its kind, this documentary tracks Isaac Mizrahi at the top of his game as he plans his autumn/winter 1994 collection. If nothing else, watch this to see how the fashion industry has changed over the last two decades.

3. Signé Chanel ( 2005 )

A magical documentary, exploring the creation of a Chanel Haute Couture collection, from the drawing board to the catwalk. Focusing on the team of white coat-wearing seamstresses who work in the rue Cambon atelier.

4. Factory Girl ( 2006 )

A biographical film based on Edie Sedgwick’s relationships with two people, Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan.

5. The Devil Wears Prada ( 2006 )

A college graduate who goes to New York City and lands a job as a co-assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor, Miranda Priestly, a role allegedly inspired by Vogue editrix Anna Wintour.

6. Lagerfeld Confidential ( 2007 )

An up-close-and-personal portrait of the fashion icon, Karl Lagrfeld.

7. Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton ( 2007 )

A documentary by Loic Prigent, the 1st person ever to be allowed to film Marc Jacobs at work as the creative director of Louis Vuitton and offers a candid view of the man at work before he left the fashion house to get focused on his own brand.

8. Annie Leibovitz : Life Through A Lens

Not strictly fashion, but as Leibovitz is the creator of some of Vogue and Vanity Fair's most memorable images, it deserves a place. Here, the photographer who is as famous as many of her sitters, looks back on her earliest memories of photography - looking out of "a ready-made picture frame, which was the car window" - to becoming one of the world's best-know names in image capturing.

9. Valentino : The Last Emperor ( 2008 )

An intimate look into one legendary. One of the best world’s designers,Valentino Garavani.

10. Picture Me ( 2009 )

A documentary about the real & inner world of modelling.

11. The September Issue ( 2009 )

The September Vogue, traditionally the biggest, most important issue of the year. This is A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.

12. Coco Before Chanel ( 2009 )

A classic film for the true life story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginning to the most fashion house in the world.

13. Bill Cunningham New York ( 2010 )

A documentary about Bill Cunningham, an 80 year old photographer. The inventor of street style photography and the original fashion blogger, who has been documenting what people are wearing for The New York Times since the 1970s.

14. Ultrasuede : In Search of Halston ( 2010 )

Filmmaker Whitney Smith conducts candid interviews Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston and many others, in search of the story behind the rise and fall of American fashion designer, Roy Halston Frowick, or Halston. A mainstay in 1970s fashion.

15. L'Amour Fou ( 2010 )

A fascinating documentary on the relationship between the genius fashion designer, Yves Saint-Laurent and his lover, Pierre Berge.

16. Diana Vreeland : The Eye Has To Travel ( 2011 )

The Eye Has to Travel showcases the life of the extraordinary woman, who through the best eras of the 20th century. From her years at Harper’s Bazaar or Vogue to reinvigorating the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.

17. Mademoiselle C ( 2013 )

The closer look of fabulous & glamorous life & work of former vogue editor & stylist, Carine Roitfeld.

18. Mademoiselle by Chanel

This stunningly animated educational short is part of “Inside Chanel,” a series of engaging and informative films on the history of the brand that seems to be targeting fans from emerging markets. The soothing voice of the narrator tells how Coco Chanel became “Mademoiselle” and explains how her various lovers and collaborators helped to inspire the brand’s iconic elements: black, tweed jackets, costume jewellery and Chanel No. 5.

19. Walking Stories ( 2013 )

A film by Luca Guadagnino for Salvatore Ferragamo.The films are set in major cities around the world: the brand’s base in Florence, Los Angeles, where it has dressed Hollywood starlets since the 1920s; and finally Shanghai, where the brand celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2008.

20. Dior Et Moi ( 2014 )

A documentary that chronicles the creation of Raf Simon's first Haute Couture collection for the House of Dior.

21. Yves Saint Laurent ( 2014 )

A biography drama film of Yves Saint Laurent. The beginning of his carrier as the successor oh Dior fashion house, how he begins a relationship that will change his life forever until he built his own empire that would be renowned for liberating women all over the world.