Story and photography by Stefhan Gordon of SHGfoto.com
The name of EMEL Fashion's collection is Urban Dryad. EMEL's designer Michelle Liu's inspiration comes from the mythical creatures -- dryads. Tree nymphs living in Urban City trying to bring eco awareness and festivity to the city. Urban Dryad is a collection rich with eco-friendly and body hugging knit fabrics. There is absolutely no reason not to strive for both: optimal aesthetics and comfort. The dresses are sophisticated in design and easy on the skin; the designs seek to captivate the crowd by partnering with the smiles of those ladies who wear them.
There are also some print fabrics with animal motif to resemble how some plants mimic animals in nature like on these two pieces (at the top of this column) worn by Kendall (on left) and Candice (on right)One can easily tell how many designs are asymmetric to an extreme, but in a natural way because a perfectly genuine human being isn't as perfect as we can see. Dresses are made with cotton based knit fabric like these two immediately below worn by Emily (on left) and Amber (on right).
Of course, what many people can see is the complicated pleating patterns of many of EMEL Fashion's designs and they were probably the most time consuming pieces.The pleating structure is both present in the nature and artificial world. These design brings substance to the person wearing them as well as a prompt and different impression upon people every time like this signature piece worn by Emily (left), and this one worn by Amanda (right)
Structural themed designs were featured as well as a part of the nature vs. wild themes Michelle has in her collection. Also mostly cotton knit as seen in these two pieces immediately below on Amanda (on left) and Ashley (on right).
Finally, the piece that probably will not be in production and is actually a custom design for a singer's album cover. This has a military and heroine feel. The semi reflective metallic knit fabric with fringe are purposely done to stand out when the person is on the stage. Accompanied with a detachable jacket as seen on Amber on the right in the image immediately below with Dina on the right..
Defined structures and frames are emphasized in EMEL Fashion's designs to represent some rigid modern elements. She feels that "sexy", "beautiful", and "hot" no longer can adequately describe the most sophisticated women today, thus Urban Dryad of EMEL demonstrates how women can look great when they feel great.
Stylish outfits. I love the white and grey attire..
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Posted by: Fashion | July 26, 2010 at 04:09 AM