article for Laura on dance and fashion

Laura -- the attached may be useful for yr research project
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/arts/dance/05danc.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

http://www.essortment.com/family/dancecostumefa_sayw.htm

You might also get Angela McRobbie's book/s which look at this in contemporary youth culture. Also National Gallery of Australia (1998) From Russia with Love. Costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909 - 1933.

Jenni

FYI a review of AFW in The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25433893-5010800,00.html

A little addition to our world tour!

http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n3/htdocs/global-trend-milan-barcelona-721.php

WEEK 8 BLOG

Do a SWOT analysis of your own personal design practice based on based on the Vaughn and Schmit Design and Fashion in the Australian TCF industries report presented by Jenni today. Jenni's powerpoint is in the S+C 5 folder on the R drive.

CONTEMPORARY DESIGNERS: 10 minute presentations

Consider the following contexts: inspiration, influences, influence on other designers, affiliations with design schools, affiliations with other designers, industry/ manufacture base, market, creative process, basis of design practice, etc
Week 10 April 30
PARIS Dejana
LONDON Anna
MILAN Jeni
MOSCOW Emma
CHINA Rosie
AFRICA Penina
INDIA Rachel
NEW ZEALAND Zoe
SINGAPORE Kelly
Week 11 May 7
NEW YORK Laura
JAPAN Charlotte
BELGIUM Danni
BERLIN Elissa
HELSINKI Geoff
HOLLAND Jodie

Usefull website on fair trade

ethical concerns of globalization
http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/labour-rights/resources/

interesting article on hussein chalayan --

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25236963-5010800,00.html

TOPICS TIMETABLE UP DATE

Week 7 : New fashion centres: China, Belgium, Amsterdam, Spain, America, Italy, NZ, Japan.
Individual help to design research proposals

Week 8: TFC futures for the Australian fashion industry.
Research proposals due

Week 9 : Individual feedback on research proposals.

Break

Week 10: Innovation : designers from China, Belgium, Amsterdam, Spain, NZ, Japan.

Week11 : The role of the designer: Designing design.

Week 12 Branding: New consumerism fashion retail design.

new fashion catalogue FYI

http://www.bergpublishers.com/Portals/0/Fashion%20Catalogue_UK%20and%20RoW.pdf

This is Berg's new fashion catalogue -- check out teh cover -- it's my new book!

Sub cultures

Today's lesson on subcultures verified that fact that in today's society subcultures are more widely accepted and not so taboo. As with the past decades where each subculture was more prominant in a particular decade, today subcultures are integrated into everyday society with many subcultures present at once.

Relating to the Sexpistols for example I think the reason they made such a huge impact of society of the time was the fact that the politcal stance of the country was in disrepute. Therefore the youth of the time weren't of huge importance politically and we're able to speak out and make a stand.

Subcultures today seem more subtle and not so prominant, this being that the world has come to accept differnce.