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I am a fan of the fetish style. And when the erotic design meets quality, my stylish and provocative fantasies are finally fulfilled.

An example of excellent craftsmanship and creative taste is the brand Atsuko Kudo, which designs and manufactures a full range of ladies wear, exclusively in latex rubber.

Bras, corsets, dresses, hats and even stockings and shoes…the selection is very wide. The result is a seductive collection of garments that give an extreme feminine shape. Some pieces have a strong retro flavor, others seem stolen from the wardrobe of a super woman of the comics. The strength of these proposals is their versatility. A black shiny pencil skirt can give an unexpected flavour to an evening outfit, a body cage can awaken the couple’s routine in a boring winter and a latex hat could make us stand out in an elegant cocktail without necessarily seem a mistress in her day off.

Atsuko Kudo is now a well-known brand, published in prestigious magazines and worn by many celebrities. It is not accessible to all as quite expensive, but it remains a ‘good source of inspiration for those who want to dare with style.

http://www.atsukokudo.com/

I am definetely a hat lover, long time fascinated by the millinery art. I personally own a small hats collection, but far away from the astonishing creations I am about to describe.
Today I want to introduce you to Moody & Farrell, a creative duo composed by solo hat maker Eloise Moody and her spiritual partner, deceased grandfather Michael John Farrell.
Eloise Moody has the rare quality to realize hats that carry the elegance and the grace of the tradition with an extraordinary creative twist, futuristic, sometimes.
Exploring her collection, is like travelling in a undefined century, where nature, irony and a powdery nobility smoothly and magically melt.
The Spring Summer ’14 collection is really outstanding, with its sophisticated entanglement of different inspirations. Other reviews describe it as an Elizabethan and Baroque blend, but I also see a Spanish/South American influence (traditional and religious).
What matters is that I love very much Eloise’s work and I hope to have chance to show some of her creations in my styling work one day.

http://moodyandfarrell.co.uk/

I have been always fascinated by the veil used in the Muslim culture, as I consider it an expression of femininity and elegance.
Despite the negative attributes that reference an archaic and oppressive society, I like to grasp more poetic aspects, related to the mystery and a to refined image of the woman.

The Jakarta Fashion Week (the largest fashion event in the Southeast Asia region) this year has featured 240 Indonesian designers/labels including those specializing in Moslem wear.
So I would like to bring under your attention the work of Dian Pelangi and Nur Zahra.

Dian Pelangi’s collection is a gorgeous explosion of colours and layering, that seems to me a fanciful desert explorer. Nur Zahra outfits look more traditional, bringing us back to the rural origins of the dress through a sweet and bucolic figure. Both the brands remind me the work of the Italian designer Antonio Marras, master in bringing into fashion the deep roots of his homeland, through meticulous research and high artistic expression.

Dian Pelangi http://dianpelangi.com/

Nur Zahra http://www.nurzahra.com

Ying Gao is a Chinese fashion designer who creates outstanding pieces combining urban design, architecture and multimedia. She takes inspiration from the transformations of social and urban environment. For Ying, garments are fragile protective space  between body and external interferences. To express the mutations of the body and the world, she often uses sensory technologies that allow garments to become more impactive and interactive.

For example she designed an interactive dress made with super organza and electronic devices. That dress moves like a jellyfish in the water.

The dress you see in the picture above is her last “creature”: an interactive dress made with super organza, photoluminescent thread, PVDF and electronic devices, activated by spectator’s gaze.

http://yinggao.ca/