Hey PPRs! Happy Saturday! I hope
everyone is having a wonderful weekend, enjoying all the Olympic action and I
must say a HUGE congrats to Team GB! I’m so proud to be British right now,
every athlete is so humble and gracious and all provide excellent role models
for our country. No wonder we are called Great Britain!
Today I’m going to be talking about my
favourite designer of the moment, I have too many to count, but for this post I
will be focusing on Joseph Altuzarra. The AW12 collection absolutely leapt out
at me as soon as I saw it and the entirety has been permanently engrained in my
brain since so I have to share with you my wonderful PPRs!
Joseph Altuzarra
Born and raised in Paris, the first
18 years of his life were spent living with his Chinese-American mother and
French father. Aged only 24, Altuzarra started his own fashion line of the same
name in New York in 2008. Before this Altuzarra has an enviable CV, working for
some of the most well respected fashion houses in the world. Upon graduating
from Swarthmore College with a BA in Art and Art History graduate, Altuzarra moved
to New York where he started an internship at Marc Jacobs.
For his next challenge, Altuzarra moved to
Proenza Schouler as a freelance designer then onto learn the technicalities of
fashion design apprenticing under Nicholas Caito (former head of Rochas
Atelier).
Altuzarra spent two years in New York
learning his trade before returning to complete his knowledge acquisition in
Paris under the tuition of Riccardo Tisci (now creative director at Givenchy)
working as his first assistant.
It was here that Altuzarra perfected
his skills and gained the confidence to open his own line which I am overjoyed
to announce produces a gorgeously feminine, beautifully flattering and
effortlessly chic womenswear collection. Seen here modelling one of his own
snakeskin dresses for W magazine, it’s nice to see that he has a playful side
too…something that makes me love him and his work even more. Plus the fact the
he is a dog person, sharing his home with his boyfriend and his Schnauzer Bean!
The brand is going from strength to
strength, with Altuzarra winning the much coveted Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund this
year on top of the $300,000 he won last year which he used to move to larger
offices and hire a production manager in order to grow his already accomplished
brand. If you haven’t seen his collections yet then definitely go and check
them out! His distinctive style is a mixture of Parisian chic and New York cool
and is beautifully sculptured to provide a modern yet elegant wardrobe for the discerning
woman. Altuzarra is super hard-working, with a true and deep love for fashion,
what he says about his work: “The design process for me involves pushing ideas
through to their ultimate conclusion. Pushing the fashion hard, you know? I guess,
though, ultimately I always start with the idea of desirability. The idea of ‘If
I were a woman what would I want to wear right now?’” Love, love, love this mantra...
His top five looks from the AW12
collection:
1. The Pea Coat, fully buttoned.
2. Cargo trousers tucked into those
oh-so gorgeous over the knee boots.
3. The white sweater with fringing.
4. The Indian tiered dress.
5. The Cheongsam inspired dress with the
white cravat and split to the thigh.
My personal favourites from the AW12
collection:
I love the mixture of power-woman, neo-goth and embellishment that work perfectly together. Altuzarra just gets it right where many would go way OTT.
That’s all for today PPRs! I hope you’ve
enjoyed today’s post as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it! And I hope you love
Altuzarra as much as I do!
Tonight I’m going for drinks and then
to the cinema so I’m off to get ready! Not sure on the outfit choice yet!
Have a pleasant evening everyone!
Love, love
x RT @ PP x
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