Images By Arzoo Shaheen
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Me Me Me...An exhibition exploring the narcissistic nature of fashion curated by Angela Loftus and showcasing a range of work influenced by lifestyle,
Featuring the work of Akmal Shaukat.
Private View on Friday 15th October from 4.30pm until 8.00pm
Exhibition runs from 18th October to 5th November 2010
Gallery open from Monday to Friday 10.30 am until 4pm
Yorkshire Craft Centre Gallery
http://www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/me-me-me-1
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Archaic Torso of Apollo Illustration By Akmal Shaukat
We cannot know his legendary head
with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso
is still suffused with brilliance from inside,
like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low,
gleams in all its power. Otherwise
the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could
a smile run through the placid hips and thighs
to that dark center where procreation flared.
Otherwise this stone would seem defaced
beneath the translucent cascade of the shoulders
and would not glisten like a wild beast's fur:
would not, from all the borders of itself,
burst like a star: for here there is no place
that does not see you. You must change your life.
with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso
is still suffused with brilliance from inside,
like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low,
gleams in all its power. Otherwise
the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could
a smile run through the placid hips and thighs
to that dark center where procreation flared.
Otherwise this stone would seem defaced
beneath the translucent cascade of the shoulders
and would not glisten like a wild beast's fur:
would not, from all the borders of itself,
burst like a star: for here there is no place
that does not see you. You must change your life.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
The Nun By Akmal Shaukat
The concept of rejection is thus applied to God as he does not seem to satisfy the Nun spiritual needs. And hence to embracing a new type of spirituality and realm.
Consumed from within and her “inner light”, representing her transformation from the physical to the spiritual plane.
Is she herself controlled into perpetuating this agenda?
Consumed from within and her “inner light”, representing her transformation from the physical to the spiritual plane.
Is she herself controlled into perpetuating this agenda?
Friday, October 1, 2010
Francesco Scognamiglio Illustration By Akmal Shaukat
Animal Print Shoes By Francesco Scognamiglio SS 2011
Electric Purple Animal Print Shoes By Francesco Scognamiglio SS 2011
Electric Purple Animal Print Shoes By Francesco Scognamiglio SS 2011
Francesco Scognamiglio S/S 2011
The Opéra in Versailles , the opulence of its architectural shapes, the volumes, friezes, stuccos.
A segment of French history is lodged inside the collection by FRANCESCO SCOGNAMIGLIO, which benefits from and inspires a new technological touch to fabrics and volumes, for this season affecting all outfits.
And so for Spring/Summer 2011 the combination of materials is accompanied by constructions, experimenting, applications and nuances.
Electric purple acts as a new and technological pivot for the “animal print” on dresses or the ultra-light trouser suits in chiffon and charmeuse .
Shirts feature architectural constructions: organza panels wrap the top, protecting it, and may be combined in same-colour black or purple micro Mini Skirts.
The Swan, in 18kt gold, becomes an armour, a fetish-muzzle to be worn over refined organza dresses.
Inlays in lace decorate white Palazzo shirts for a page-boy look, and the outfits – almost leisure time pygiamas – come in striped material and again with lace applications.
Futuristic-shaped dresses feature a slim silhouette – such as latex dresses decorated with pearls or pieces embellished with ultra-small organza, for a total feather effect on the outfit.
Details come to the fore - belts, or bag buckles – this season featuring for the first time the new logo, which is now the designer’s symbol: a sacred heart and the star as a sign of internationality.
Memories of Naples – destination and origin of the designer – bring refined and seductive shapes, toying with sensual transparencies on the chest, across the whole collection.
Dresses are wide – and again in organza – with a bell-shaped structure and crystal decorations, embellished by satin bows and multiple decorations on the neckline.
The stuccos from Versailles are again recalled in the heels, over 16 cm tall – some of which featuring opaque led-studded crystal, offering an unusual light effect on shoes. Safebox-accessories such as mini clutches in crocodile or leather bags with latex finishing complete the look.
Bianca Balti
A segment of French history is lodged inside the collection by FRANCESCO SCOGNAMIGLIO, which benefits from and inspires a new technological touch to fabrics and volumes, for this season affecting all outfits.
And so for Spring/Summer 2011 the combination of materials is accompanied by constructions, experimenting, applications and nuances.
Electric purple acts as a new and technological pivot for the “animal print” on dresses or the ultra-light trouser suits in chiffon and charmeuse .
Shirts feature architectural constructions: organza panels wrap the top, protecting it, and may be combined in same-colour black or purple micro Mini Skirts.
The Swan, in 18kt gold, becomes an armour, a fetish-muzzle to be worn over refined organza dresses.
Inlays in lace decorate white Palazzo shirts for a page-boy look, and the outfits – almost leisure time pygiamas – come in striped material and again with lace applications.
Futuristic-shaped dresses feature a slim silhouette – such as latex dresses decorated with pearls or pieces embellished with ultra-small organza, for a total feather effect on the outfit.
Details come to the fore - belts, or bag buckles – this season featuring for the first time the new logo, which is now the designer’s symbol: a sacred heart and the star as a sign of internationality.
Memories of Naples – destination and origin of the designer – bring refined and seductive shapes, toying with sensual transparencies on the chest, across the whole collection.
Dresses are wide – and again in organza – with a bell-shaped structure and crystal decorations, embellished by satin bows and multiple decorations on the neckline.
The stuccos from Versailles are again recalled in the heels, over 16 cm tall – some of which featuring opaque led-studded crystal, offering an unusual light effect on shoes. Safebox-accessories such as mini clutches in crocodile or leather bags with latex finishing complete the look.
Bianca Balti
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