Photoshoot Day Two - Products, products, products and more..

Day two of shooting and our team was to meet at 0830 hours (yes military operation talk) for a quick meeting with the gang to briefly discuss and plan our day.

After stocking up on coca cola and coffee we jumped into a taxi and headed to pick up our trusty photographer on the way to Ap Lei Chau.

We started with our concept shots for our Heart Earrings and coming up with cool inventive ideas for placement and banner shots for our new online shopping website. We then moved on to shoot concept shoots of our vibrant new scarves.
We all came up with some great ideas which led us to folding and rolling our scarves for ages!

I remember Kanch saying “its 5 now guys, let’s move on to the next concept” I was like, “FIVE?!!” Time had gone by so quickly and we only had till 6:30pm so we moved on to the next shot which Shivani had to watch origami tutorials for!

So after 6 coffees and 5 Colas between the three of us, the day was over. We packed all products and equipment into our 6 of our XL recyclable bags and headed home- I mean back to the office.

We got back to the office exhausted. We unloaded and ironed a couple of outfits ready for tomorrows model concept shots, and despite having to wake up even earlier tomorrow we went to H&M to check out the bikinis, girls huh?

With love,
Petra

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Red Dress Rescues

And they say fashion does not have a heart…well this year as the world get more conscientious so does fashion.

MasterCard Worldwide today announced its support of the Go Red For Women campaign by bringing it to Hong Kong in conjunction with MasterCard Luxury Week Hong Kong 2009. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke – the No.1 killer of women worldwide.

In support of the Hong Kong Heart Foundation, MasterCard will auction four red dresses specially designed by internationally-renowned Hong Kong designers.

The exclusive red dresses by Shanghai Tang, Dorian Ho, Vivienne Tam, and Ports 1961 will be shown at the closing show—The Red Dress Collection presented by MasterCard—on 29 August. The closing show will also showcase red dresses from a number of MasterCard Luxury Week Hong Kong participating brands, and include a limited-edition piece by Tommy Hilfiger.

Bidding will be open to MasterCard cardholders from 24 August, coinciding with the start of MasterCard Luxury Week Hong Kong. The dresses will be on display at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong for the duration of the event. Bidding will close at 12.00am on 30 August and the MasterCard Luxury Week Hong Kong website will be regularly updated during the course of the week to indicate the highest bid received for each dress.

Dorian Ho
Riding on the theme of Dorian Ho’s FW 09 Collection ‘Diva’, this timeless garnet tulle netting gown was inspired by Dorian’s muse, Audrey Hepburn. Yards and yards of netting were needed to create this ballerina like dress. It’s voluminous, yet delicate. It’s simple yet elegant. The neckline-décolleté bateau is delicately encrusted with Crystallized Swarovski crystals, creating a faux necklace effect.



Ports 1961
This Red Dress creation is inspired by the traditional aesthetics of India’s Mugal Dynasty. The Henna gown takes on a modern sensuality in handcrafted Parisienne panne silk velvet. The cloth is transformed through several artisanal processes: woven on a jacquard loom, then a burned out print technique creates dimension and fluidity to the rose pattern. A final hand painted touch using copper pigments on each individual flower adds luster to this couture fabric. The simple asymmetric hem gown is then infused with a final hand embroidery technique of additional layers of flower appliqué for a luxurious 3D effect.


Vivienne Tam
Vivienne Tam has found inspiration for her Fall 2009 collection in the concept of “nothingness”. Starting with the Asian philosophy of creating an empty space that gives way to something new and unexpected, Tam explores concept, design and form, to present an intuitive and unique collection.



So come on support and place your bid today - http://www.mastercardluxuryweek.com.hk/

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And Inspiration struck…

In the last few weeks it feels more than ever before life has inundated me with a rush of new people, lots of fun events and creativity creativity creativity…. With Hong Kong Art fair passing us by it got me thinking about What “art” is? and what it really means to be an “artist”?

As Andy Warhol said - "An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he or she – for some reason – thinks it would be a good idea to give them."

A few weeks ago some friends of mine who own and run an art gallery (www.ufoartgallery.com) on Graham street were having the vernissage of a new exhibition and had brought the artist down from Germany. I was lucky enough to cross paths with him a few times while he was in Hong Kong. Being the curious cat that I am, wasting no time I launched into asking his opinion on art, fashion, music the likes.

The artist

Hendoc, born as Hendrik Docken in West-Berlin, moved to the forests near Frankfurt in 1968. He works with wood from trees that have been cut down or that have fallen due to the old age. Hendoc believes that each bark of a tree holds up to 300 years of history that’s why they are so special. Another of his favorite mediums is gold leaf, every year he travels over to Alaska to a gold mine where he washes up this precious metal that is used in his works.

Eager to know his view on artists and designers, I asked him what he thought of Andy Warhol’s work, Damien Hirst’s work and my personal superstar Karl Lagerfeld’s work. He had great respect for Warhol and his background, seemed blurry on Hirst’s work but thought Lagerfeld was a genius.

…Business Art

….Art Business

…Fashion Art

…Fashion Business

"Business Art is a step that comes after art" , we got talking about how business and art work together. There always seems to be a clash in the industry between the creative side and the business mind. To a certain degree it is true that the artist always wants to create without any restrictions. But then again business in itself is an art?

It seems to me that as artists / designers mature they first find themselves in their art, creating a style and learning what works for them. Once this process is on its way they then organically find a way to turn it into a game, which not only brings them joy in creating, but also a decent income. Everybody needs to make an income to live but I find that most artists’ motivation is to create for the sake of creativity….

It is always a pleasure meeting inspirational minds, their love for life shows in their eyes and runs through their veins. The energy they give out makes you want to create create create….

Toward the end of our conversation we contemplated the art of life itself….which too has been carefully scripted and planned before we experience it. Nothing ends up in one’s life unless it perfectly supports us in having the experience we want to have. Nothing is ever random or accidental either….isnt it beautiful to know that each of our paintings are beautifully composed

Long Live Art!

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