2008 Woodie Awards
Channel famous fashion mavens to complete your look
Issue date: 10/9/08
For Christopher Kane it was Planet of the Apes and other primal and prehistoric throwbacks. For Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons it was the color black. For Alexander McQueen it was Charles Darwin and man's affect on surrounding nature. For Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton it was a Parisian-African mix. Inspiration is key in fashion. Inspiration leads to innovation.
What happens between Christopher Kane watching Planet of the Apes and then putting together beautiful and fun geometric dresses in organza and leather is the creativity of a designer, the unknown spark that sends miles of moveable art trotting down each season's runway.
There is a point where inspiration can become imitation, and that is a huge faux pas for fashion designers, and also an unfortunate wardrobe circumstance for the average dresser, but inspiration is important in the fashion world and in an individual's personal style.
With this in mind, I set out to discover who inspires the style of Hopkins students. Who a girl wants to dress like can unlock her wardrobe, providing a look through her eyes as she shops or sorts through her closet every morning.
The most popular names were Agyness Deyn (take note: Kate Moss was not mentioned once), Mary-Kate Olsen, Edie Sedgwick, Coco Chanel and both the Hepburns. And these names definitely exemplify a broad look at Hopkins style.
There is a strong base of clean and sophisticated dressing at Hopkins, a large chunk of which goes into a preppy look.
But there is also a (smaller, but noticeable) funkier thread of dressing here on Homewood, heavy with vintage clothing and Bohemian vibes. The two, of course, can live together in the same girl's wardrobe.
These are just general trends; Fashion gets interesting when focusing on one individual. Junior Suzanne Gold, for instance, cited both Agyness Deyn and Audrey Hepburn, but also said she loves the idea of dressing like old men, "for tweeds and vests and caplets and hats and pipes and pocket watches," and R2D2, whom she felt is a touching off point for the very popular American Apparel metallic get-ups.
What happens between Christopher Kane watching Planet of the Apes and then putting together beautiful and fun geometric dresses in organza and leather is the creativity of a designer, the unknown spark that sends miles of moveable art trotting down each season's runway.
There is a point where inspiration can become imitation, and that is a huge faux pas for fashion designers, and also an unfortunate wardrobe circumstance for the average dresser, but inspiration is important in the fashion world and in an individual's personal style.
With this in mind, I set out to discover who inspires the style of Hopkins students. Who a girl wants to dress like can unlock her wardrobe, providing a look through her eyes as she shops or sorts through her closet every morning.
The most popular names were Agyness Deyn (take note: Kate Moss was not mentioned once), Mary-Kate Olsen, Edie Sedgwick, Coco Chanel and both the Hepburns. And these names definitely exemplify a broad look at Hopkins style.
There is a strong base of clean and sophisticated dressing at Hopkins, a large chunk of which goes into a preppy look.
But there is also a (smaller, but noticeable) funkier thread of dressing here on Homewood, heavy with vintage clothing and Bohemian vibes. The two, of course, can live together in the same girl's wardrobe.
These are just general trends; Fashion gets interesting when focusing on one individual. Junior Suzanne Gold, for instance, cited both Agyness Deyn and Audrey Hepburn, but also said she loves the idea of dressing like old men, "for tweeds and vests and caplets and hats and pipes and pocket watches," and R2D2, whom she felt is a touching off point for the very popular American Apparel metallic get-ups.
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