Monthly Archives: February 2011 - Page 4

The Calling Card

In starting the official marketing of this blog, I wanted to design myself a captivating calling card introducing the site to those who show an interest in the works they see at soirées or events, and through it may not be the greatest artwork on its own, I like this simple mockup for the distinctly recognisable impression it brings.

Opus Relinque Business Card

Received Wigs

As elaborate outfits tend to take a timely dress, wigs are a tremendous asset, for having each day’s intricate hairdo pre-styled and ready salvages a lot of the oh-so-precious on-the-spot time, while the great range of available variant shades can elevate the single outfit into a composition of color-play throughout the Treffen.

2011's Wigs

Friday’s Primary Outfit

Friday's Primary Outfit

Friday’s Primary outfit features an ankle-length red-lined black velvet frock coat, topped with a fierce highwayman’s collar and standing cuffs, all trimmed with black lace and silver buttons. Flowing through the gaps are renmants of the crimson silk shirt worn underneath; its lushious ruffles and it’s galant jabot with pointed bow tie.
The outfit is further accesorized with mid calf leather boots and  devilish horns emerging from a mixed-reds curly updo. Finishing this classical ensemble is a beautiful set of organic looking silver rings worn over black satin gloves.

Buying Trimming

Finding them might take a while, but once you know the little places, visiting them in regular occurrences may provide you a multitude of originalities that are still unavailable for purchase through the net.

Bargaining on Buttons

Primary Vs Secondary

Influenced by the bands playing, events taking place and parts of Leipzig I wish to visit, I associate each day at the Wave Gotik Treffen with a certain mood, theme or style. For each of these notions I work out two concepts. I call these the primary and secondary outfits.

The primary outfits are all about exploring new materials and construction boundaries. They feature mostly ornate and experimental pieces, sometimes leaving wearability a bit behind. As construction can be a bit unpredictable, making them adhere to a certain level of quality can be time and resource consuming, yet, the result is often worth the strain.
The secondary outfits are in no way inferior. Using the methods I applied before, knowing they work, I try to create strong, sleek items that adhere to a more simplistic and perfected design. They generally portray a shorter fashion, focusing on the waist instead of the chest and shoulders like the primary outfits do.
 
Because of this clear distinction, one could perceive the two concept types as ‘fashion lines’. For this reason I categorize blogposts by using tags saying primary or secondary, as well as tags stating the day the pieces will be worn on. Clicking the terms in the Tag cloud (found in the sidebar) bundles the posts in a more organised way, making my endeavor a little more comprehensible.

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