The Maharaja

The Maharaja at the V&A museum. I went here for inspiration for my final major. I was inspired by this particular shirt. The proportion of the suit itself with the tassels that wrap around the upper chest area, reminded me of ribs. I compared this idea to Katie Eary's S/S 09 collection with the rib and flesh prints, fitted with armored rib cages.

Katie Eary Spring Summer 09. Flesh print, short sleeve top

Here is a top for Eary s/s 09 collection, delivered back from a photo shoot.

Black eyed peas for Katie Eary

I was asked by Katie, to imbed a 100% black wool jacket in swarovski crystals (hotfix).

This was styled by the stylist herself for the Black eyed peas, for their on coming concert.

Lady GaGa in Katie Eary

“a stunning red blazer with metal chains detail on the shoulder pads” and wanted to know“who designed this piece of art”.

The red coat is from Katie Eary Fall 2009 collection

Actually this is Katie’s favourite look: “My favorite look from the last collection was the red felt coat with gold epualettes, a pair of gaffa tape red union jack trousers, bloodied shirt, and an avant garde style bearskin (not actual bearskin) hat… I felt it was a really strong outfit to show off all potential- tailored cut, a couture approach with shoulder detailing, a strong/brave use of colour not to mention the trousers, showing off the warped designer in me”.

Katie Eary for Lady GaGa

I made copper metal gloves for Lady GaGa, The Monster tour February 09.

Each chain was individually connected one by one with hoops that linked one another. To form the basic shape of the glove, I was guided with a pattern block.

Katie Eary Spring Summer 09. Rib cage

At the Eary studio trying on the S/S 09 Rib cage

Placement with Katie Eary.

After long gone research for my final major collection, I decided to follow up on a reserched contacted that I found of designer Katie Eary.

In the email I was just stating questions about the S/S Collection at the MAN show at London fashion week back in September 09, on what inspired Eary's menswear outfits in more depth. I wanted to understand the designer' s thoughts and feelings about there inspiration from them selfs, as this is important coming from them as they know there collections inside out. At the same time telling Eary how much I appricate her style of work.

Katie Eary got back to soon as possible leaving a message on what I was not exspecting to hear from her, asking me in person to do a placement with her working in her flat studio on her A/W Collection. Just could not believe it!

A week later I meet Katie Eary in person for an interview. She loved my ideas gathered for my final major collection as well as my menswear fronts for indego-Paris.

Soon after the short interview I stared working with her on that day making speacial garments for her clients like Lagy GAGA and the Black eyed peas. The rest of her A/W -10 collection that I started working on the weeks is a secret? untill her collection is released on February at the MAN show, London fashion week.

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