Christian Louboutin will celebrate his brand’s 20th anniversary next month, and for part of the celebrations he will unveil five design concepts by Parson’s grads, that will premier in Bergdorf Goodman.
The five designs – four dresses and one jacket, presented as mood boards plus illustrations and fabric concepts – were created by alumni from Parson’s New School of Design who won a competition to create pieces based on styles within the new Christian Louboutin 20th Anniversary Capsule Collection. The winners, say Louboutin, “took an element, or a unique detail [from the original] and created something completely different. The translation was not literal, that is one of the things I really liked about these designs because that is how I also approach my work.”
The winning designers were Isaias Arias, Joanna Baker, Vivian Graf and Hyeyoung Kim who all graduated in 2010 and Manuela Di Prima from 2011’s class.
Di Prima’s sketch is of a one shouldered, full skirted dress in black and gray with subtle hints of Louboutin’s lipstick red sole for highlights. Other winning alums said their inspirations came from a Vogue Mexico cover, Rome’s ancient Coliseum, and a love of knitwear.
Bergdorf Goodman will unveil the designs on January 31, when it launches the Capsule Collection. They will remain on show until February 8.
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