Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is the Living Warhol of Fashion! Not to compare the two because he is a genius in his own right, but the feelings they evoke for me are similar. And to be perfectly honest I probably look more forward to his show each season that I do to any other in Paris. Yes, the wearibilty of a large part of his collections can be argued but the freedom of expression and pop references send my mind to happy places. Its a real performance and a loud forecast of whats to come in fashion. You may think that this could hardly translate into inspiration for other designers, but there are currently quite well known designers who have acquired his style and aesthetic to the “T”. Being part of Basquiat and Warhol’s circle its inevitable that he channels their vibe and makes it his own. Throughout Castelbajac’s flashback teleport to his friends The Muppets, Warhol and Basquiat for AW 09 collection he he gathers a full blast of color and just enough mockery.
One of Holland’s great cartoon’s, Gummbah has just translated into a mini knitwear collection which borrows fragment slogans from the latest book of Gummbah called “Meanwhile Between the Two Eternities of Darkness”, which was release in October of of this year. I really like these sweaters, they have a great sense of quirkiness which remind me a lot of the King of this style Castelbajac.
Jean-Charles deCastelbajac, is definitely one of the best pop culture designer – After the Obama Dress, I just find now the Rubik’s Cube handbag – A little beauty for the 80’s girl lover -‘Let’s Fly’ created their own slightly-different and a lot cheaper $18. Gotta love that.
Again its Jean Charles de Castelbajac who comes with our favorite one ! A football style dress with Obama sequence portray on the front – wore with the yes – no gloves and on the back the famous quote ” I have a dream today ” – Pretty cool way to make a political statement
Below Picture of Katie Perry rocking the Obama Dress last night at the European MTV Awards ( and Beyounce wearing Gareth Pugh )
A full 3D runway was diffused on French Channels during the Paris Fashion Week – A collaboration withJean Charles de Castelbajac and Lego, created by Agence Four H
We previously talked about Jean-Charles de Castelbajac right here. And the clothes, well, they’re finally here. As we mentioned in the previous post, Seven picked up the line for Spring 2008 and the clothes have now hit the racks. This latest collection is inspired by the Olympics. We’d love to see the clothing rack that holds Castelbajac, Jeremy Scott, C-neeon and Henrik Vibskov all at the same time.
French nobleman and fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has enjoyed international success with his creations. He uses fashion as a landscape for a perpetual art project, making commentary on society referencing pop culture. His coat of teddy bears, seen above, was once worn by Madonna.
We just spotted our friend Louis Marie Castelbajac, son of fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, heading the front of Band of Outsiders SS ‘08 line. This line focuses on authoritarian male dressing, using traditional Yankee wear with a modern and delicate spin. Scott Sternberg, the head of Band of Outsiders, is currently nominated for CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award.
