After studing in at the Antwerp Academy for few years,Tiffany moved to London to focus in menswear,first at Central Saint Martins and then at the Royal College of Arts,where she finally presented her collection at the MA   fashion show.

concept: The collection is mainly inspired by J.G. Ballard’s novel ‘Crash’.
The book explores themes such as the transformation of human
psychology by modern technology. The gruesome damage inflicted on
car-crash victims is not seen as shocking, but as the liberation of
new sexual possibilities. The book asks why we, as an enlightened
society, accept such a ‘perverse technology’ – that kills a vast
number of people yearly- as such an integral part of our culture. The
image of burning metal and flesh portrayed in the novel is both
disturbing and beautiful for me, and I want to introduce this essence
to the collection.

Fabric: I have collaborated with RCA MA textiles student
Lynn Tandler.  Fabrics are specially designed and woven for the
collection. They are woven with different metal yarn (e.g. Tin Copper,
Silver etc) with silk, cotton, and wool. Therefore, most of the
fabrics have both the shine of metal and the softness of fabric. Apart
from self-woven metal fabric, i also used variety of leathers and
jersey.

Why menswear: Somehow I like the idea that I have power over men, at least
clothing-wise. Maybe this is my complex towards the male-dominated
society.

plans for future: I am planning to read a lot and go scuba-diving in
the Mediterranean during this summer. then look for a job!

All photos. catwalking.com

I will like to invite you to the showroom of 10 A,in Italy if u are there enjoying the sun ,make some time and visit it,is a label from my friend Daria Dazzan who recently moved back home after living in London and working at  Chalayan.

10A Suspender Trousers Company
is pleased to invite you
to the presentation of the
spring summer collection 2011

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Pitti Immagine Uomo
15 -16 -17-18th June 2010 h 09.00-18.00
stand 25 at My Factory – Lyceum

www.10A.it / shop@10A.it / +39 393 9576187

hello friends
Today start the show from the Antwerp Academy,and i am really happy about it,the show always bring really funny and good memories for the ones that studied at the Academy.I didnt study fashion but 99 percent of my friends did so anyways i was always there.
Later tonigth i will post some photos from the show and backstage !
see u later

They are the hottest art collective from Argentina and their name means snobby girl in Argentinean slang. It is also the diminutive of the name “Conccetta” that means to conceive, the one who drinks in company, Not bad for a collective of one of the countries with one of the best reputations for wine and meat, no wonder why their NY exhibition was name Choricity ( city of sausages ),YUMS !!!!!

What’s your name?
Alina Perkins, Natalia Cristofano, Laura Hita, Victoria Colmegna

Where is your name coming from?
Alina : It comes from everything that compounds a conceptions and also in my country slang means “ Fancy girl with expensive and frivolous taste”
Laura : Our name comes from the depths of conception, is the name of a girl that is related to the creation and engendering. It comes from the girl power, from Italy and from Argentina.

What’s the concept behind your work?
Alina: The concept evolves the creative process, the energy of working together at the same time and also its about creating a scenario where our fantasies occur, and letting people in to be part of it or to make other things happen..
Natalia: the most important thing is the experience
Laura: the experience of creating totemic and painted worlds. Doors to new dimensions. We travel trough this worlds combining our creating energy.
Victoria: The concept behind our work has to do with the field of energy that generates around our totemic sculpture installations. We create a scene were certain things may happen.

You had an exhibition in NY last year, tell us more about it ?
Alina : The exhibition was called CHORICITY wich means Sausage land…Our country is very famous for the meat and the chorizo, that is a sausage but chorizo also means other things and shapes…A conchetina eating a chorizo is a very provocative image..
Natalia : a city of totems in the heart of Brooklyn and a special nave that landed on a silver roof top, where we celebrated a marriage with a pink sky.
Laura:Totemic buildings installed throughout the gallery built with different materials, each consisting of selected objects that we discovered during our trip to NY and some others brought from Argentina in our pockets

What’s so hot about Buenos Aires?
Alina:It´s a big mysterious city , full of contradictions and unpredictable adventures. I find hot, a walk through the park until I only see the river , the horizon and the sky .. Natalia : great parties, good vibrations
Laura : tha hottness about BA is the City, cumbia, chory, rio, summer sun and night. Victoria: Hot about Buenos aires is the Arraval, the Silver River and the Port were everyone arrived and boys danced with boys and fought for their women. Cumbia, choripan, la costanera.

Where you seek for inspiration
Alina : Inspirations is floating everywhere
Natalia: in heaven and in hell
Laura : In the skies, streets, music, animals and goddesses.
Victoria : We seek for inspiration inside our selves

You are also involve with fashion, tell us more
Alina: We make the costumes for our openings and performances, also we collaborated for some brands in Buenos Aires with designs and installations for their windows. A lot of our references come from the fashion world. On our last show called “JEWELCITY” we made a series of paintings that are a directly related to fashion… Victoria : We love models and we use them for archetypes in our painting, we also love to design our costumes for our openings or for our photo shoots, we consider costume as a fundamental part in our work – ritual.

What are your plans in the future
Alina : We want to record a single and we are looking for a manager, We have a solo show of paintings in Buenos Aires, we want to do a road trip …
Natalia : To record a cd.
Laura : We are planning a show in LA.
Victoria: Our plans in the future are to make an Art Tour in the US, and take out a single.

Which is your favorite piece of cloth
Alina : An antique long black velvet cape that allows me to get lost in the darkness.
Natalia : a dress with a galaxy picture and lots of stars
Laura : flashy flashing flying shoes.
Victoria : My favorite piece of cloth is a psychedelic hand painted silk robe that I don’t know were it is.

tell us 5 things that make u happy
Alina : romance, the sea , parties where everyone dances, animals surrounded by nature, good taste, piano playing.
Natalia : Sun, beautiful paintings, breakfast, strangers smiles, music
Laura : Colors, field , sun/rain, trees, music.
Victoria : Mountains, lions, air, freedom, happiness