Zipped details

Gianfranco Ferrè 2004

Zipped jacket

YSL zipper clutch

Kate Cusack zipped jewelry


large cape made of zippers



Zippers used as necklaces

Zipped shirt crafted by Brassy Apple


From jewelry to clothing and accessories as you can see zippers can be very versitile.
Here's for you some other pics for inspiration.
First we have a Couture example,the jacket from Gianfranco Ferrè: there zippers are fully functional and change the appearance of the jacket once closed,an example of fine art and creativity.
Then a jacket with soft ruffles emphasized by zippers. I love the look on the back, there's a "fake" cleavage on the back and 2 zippers on shoulders.
The clutch you see is from YSL,here zippers make ruffles,this is one project that can be done at home!
Have you seen the zipped collar?Fun and easy to replicate!

13 ways to recycle zippers and make amazing jewelry

Zippers are such a good DIY inspiration,they are easy to handle and when you put more together the wow effect is assured.
I want to share with you some jewelry made with zippers.You can either diy them or buy them clicking on the image.

Bang bang...my bag shot me down

James Piatt Persuader bag

doudoupop coin purse

Carolien Vlieger

Women's fashion is becoming more and more aggressive.We wear studs,leather we became like the metalheads we have been said not to talk to in high school.
Then we've loved the knuckle rings too so now it's time to wear weapons.It's not a celebration of violence i think more a tribute to spy stories,we all under the spell of James Bond and other similar films.
This way a gun becomes a cult item by which designers can have fun creating bags and other objects.When they are taken out of their context the result is really funny like these handpainted porcelain guns between the teacups!


La moda femminile diventa ogni giorno più aggressiva.Indossiamo borchie e pelle come i metallari che ci avevano consigliato di evitare al liceo.
Poi abbiamo cominciato a indossare i knuckle rings,ora è tempo di indossare accessori che ricordano le armi.Aspettate,non è un tributo alla violenza,è più una citazione delle storie di spie da James Bond in poi che hanno creato il fascino della pistola al cinema.
Così l'arma diventa un oggetto culto che i creativi possono utilizzare per creare accessori e altri oggetti.Quando poi sono estrapolate dal loro contesto il risultato è alquanto divertente come queste pistole di porcellana dipinta a mano che fanno capolino nel servizio da tè!

Neon

This year we've seen neon coloured hair.If you're not so brave to dye your hair you can anyway color up your style with a neon colored dress or accessory. These energetic colors will improve our mood.We'll be like a splash of color onto a grey background (it's still winter by the way).

Quest'anno abbiamo visto per strada,nei fashion lookbooks capelli tinti di colori neon.Ma se non siamo così coraggiose da tingerci i capelli possiamo sempre sottolineare il nostro stile con un vestito o un accessorio neon.Anche se il tempo è ancora uggioso un look colorato ci tirerà su il morale e ci metterà in evidenza.Saremo come macchie di colore in una città ancora grigia.

Paper jewelry

Littlefly  jewelry

In these days we carry books in our usb drivers but the designer of Littlefly thought they could be carried in rings too,not for reading them though. Her jewelry is made by making holes into books and then laminating the pages and finishing all in high gloss. The piece of jewelry is then placed back into the book. I don't know if this is a tribute to literature or a subliminal suggestion to do something with books different from reading them :P
In any case her jewelry is interesting!In the end her rings don't even look like made of paper but look like natural stones!

Givenchy Couture

No runway for Givenchy Haute Couture collection. Ten dresses have been shown to the buyers and press in three rooms of a beautiful hotel.
Only asian models for the collection signed by Riccardo Tisci inspired by the japanese dancer Kazuo Ohno. It's a japan between past and present with the help of Philip Treacy who again designed the robots hats.
These dresses maintain a strong influence from the past collection (fall 2010).
Heavyy embroidered birds and wings chase each other over the mesh dress leaving visible parts of the body.White is interrupted by splash of bright colours on the back.
If you see the details the complexity of the embroidery is unbealivable.Tisci says it took 4000 hours to finish one dress.
We can do nothing but appreciate these work of art that are going to cost $100 000 each.
This take us to the point:who is going to wear these dresses? They look like daring bridal dresses,we'll see if someone like Daphne Guinness (who else?) will be spotted in one of these.


Niente show per Givenchy,i vestiti sono stati mostrati ai compratori e alla stampa in tre stanze di un bellissimo albergo. Solo modelle asiatiche per interpretare la nuova collezione di Riccardo Tisci inspirata al giappone e al danzatore Kazuo Ohno. E' un giappone tra passato e presente grazie a Philip Treacy che ancora una volta disegna i cappelli futuristici,da robot.
I vestiti seguono la linea stilistica della precedente collezione (fall 2010).
Questa volta niente scheletri ma uccelli e ali riccamente ricamati che si rincorrono sui vestiti trasparenti che lasciano intravedere parti del corpo. Il bianco è interrotto solo da macchie di colore sgargiante sulla schiena.
Se guardate i dettagli la complessità del ricamo è incredibile. Riccardo Tisci spiega che sono state necessarie 4000 ore per terminare un vestito che costerà al pubblico 100 000 dollari.
Chi indosserà mai questi vestiti?Staremo a vedere se qualcuno come Daphne Guinness o altre eccentriche ereditiere sceglieranno le opere di Tisci per qualche occasione speciale.