As you know I attended Fide Fashion week last week and one of the highlights was the show of Chinese designer Guo Pei. It was one of the most fabulous shows I ever attended and also the longest (lasting more than an hour). As you can tell, this is no ordinary designer. Guo Pei’s designs are outrageous, glamorous and incredibly creative.
Her shows are not about wearability, but instead are a showcase of what Guo can achieve in terms of fabrications, embellishments and ideas.
As I mentioned before, I find fashion shows always full of inspiration. Even though you may not actually wear the looks as presented (certainly these would be a real challenge!) there is still plenty of inspiration to be found. Have a look for example at the glorious color combination of taupe, moss green and gold above. That could be an idea for your own outfits.
This dress and print reminded me of Dutch Delft Blue pottery. It’s interesting how beautiful it can look as a dress!
Or the delgihtful combinations of color of this dress.
And how about creating an outfit that combines grey, silver and gold?
Guo Pei even has the black and white trend covered. But with a twist of course…
Purple, green and gold, another great color combination.
Or gold and coral with lots of bling.
Don’t worry I will not ask you to ‘translate’ any of these looks, but you still have one day to translate the last runway look for our dressing challenge (we will discuss results on Friday).
Can you look at these designs and draw inspiration from them for your own outfits? Which is your favorite from the outfits above?
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I wouldn’t mind translating that delft-pottery look. Clearly would want much less drama, but the color and pattern could be really pretty. The amethyst color with the golds and greens was a nice color combination. I would love to see that particular color make it into some clothing in upcoming seasons.
But please, please, please don’t let shoes like this become a trend. Wowza. The ridiculously high heels that have been the trend recently look positively practical next to this!
Wow texture and details make this so amazing. The intricate sewing is just mind blowing.
What a talented artist. I would love to know how much such beautiful pieces cost. I love these pictures thank-you so much for sharing.
no model fall flat on her face wearing those shoes???? Amazing!
I like what you said about being creative from fashion shows. I think Fan Bing Bing had worn Guo Pei gowns to Canes Film Festival in the past a few times.
Very interesting color combo and definitely painstaking detailing and handy work.
Tim Burton and Baz Lurhmann should work with the designer for their next movie.
No, noone did but they moved at a very slow pace which is why the show took so long. It was a good thing though as each outfit was accompanied by dramatic music and it gave you enough time to take in all in. It was truly breathtaking! I agree. This would be great for a Tim Burton or Baz Lurhmann film!
Totally agree about the shoes! There were a couple of shoes where I couldn’t even figure out where their feet were!
Wow! That was spectacular! What an amazing show to attend.
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Suzanne
This is amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it. What an art. And thanks for pointing out the colour combination. As usual I completely overlook these useful things.