Exercise 1 - Coloring the collection by using theory

I used the deep indigo and brown as my major colors in this collection. These two colors are complementary colors (higher the chroma of blue and orange becomes deep indigo and brown) so match with each other. Except these two major colors, i also changed the chroma/ value of them to create another colors making the collection more variety..like khaki and sky blue...This is following principle of resemblance.
Orange was used in every set of garment, but in a tiny proportion only. This was what Robert said - the "second lover" of the major color. Although small areas, but sharp and contrasting, makes the whole collection interesting.

Daily life study 2

The SECRET of Lomo cameras

This is a souvenir of a lomocamera graphic design competition. Many many lomo photos were put together to become the whole picture. Each of them was capturing different things in different conditions and environment, which have varies colors. But why they are still match?! Finally I got the answer in color and fashion trend lesson. Lomo cameras can turn up the color value of target objects, become very shape and contrast. As a result, no matter how many hues are there, the whole color family will be match and moody..due to same value (high value) of them.
I think this is the secret of Lomo camera.

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Collections Analaysis - Fall 2000 RTW


Designer used a red-tone gray as the major color of this collection. Every set of garment was using different layer of light and soft chiffon to create different value of red gray (more layers --> higher "weight" of color). This is what the principle of resemblance states - same hue, just lighter or darker colors can make the family more harmonize.

Again, designer tried to add some contrast elements to make the collection not boring. This time he used a relatively "harder" knit fabric with newspaper prints, to contrast with soft chiffons. The "newspaper" seems using black and white. But if we look carefully, in fact they are deep red-gray and very light red-gray. This can maintain the harmony relationship of the whole color family.

Christian Dior background information (Part 2)

Talented designers after Christian Dior

Christian Dior influenced many famous designers. For example Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent are both his student.After Christian Dior pass away, there are several gifted designers took up the brand, such as Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan and Gianfranco Ferre. But the present chief designer John Galliano is the one who lead CD to become the Fashion world’s top focus. Every year he adds different elements into his designs and his presentations, using creative patterns with fresh combinations of colors, (like fashion shows), makes the customents/ audienace suprised with that.Yves Saint Laurent 1954

John Galliano - Dior's present Chief Designer

Christian Dior - Background information (Part 1)

Before studying in the brand, we have to know about its background information at the beginning. Espcially Christian Dior is a brand that has a hundred years history, we have to clear about the cultural changes which may influence the style of the brand.

Dior on the cover of Time magazine, 1957
© RAPHO
Archives Christian Dior

The “New look” by Mr. Christian Dior

After Second World war – voluptuous “New look” was published by Christian Dior in his 1^stlong skirts, tiny waists and beautiful fabrics... He also defined a new business model in the post-war fashion industry by establishing Dior as a global brand across a wide range of products. In 1950’s , Christian Dior was indisputably the world’s most famous fashion designer. His name was known all over the world and his label accounted for half of France’s haute couture exports. “H-line”, “A-line”, Y-line” style which was designed by him, were still affecting the trend in nowadays’ fashion industry.

Y Line dress - Autumn/ winter 1955-56
Photograph by Regina Reland
© Münchner Stadtmuseum
Archives Christian Dior

The new "H" Line - collection 1954

The Black

Before the Dior’s appearance, BLACK is always a heavy color that gave people feeling of serious, formal, boring and tradition. But Dior apply a lot of black in his natural New look designs. Through his hand, black also can represent strongness, touch, modern image of post-war women. Christian Dior changed the social culture, made BLACK became a fashionable color at that time. "Y" evening dress, fall/winter 1955–56

Exemplifying Dior's faultless minimalism of 1955, this simple black column anticipates a form of evening dress that has continued to the present.

Brand chosen - CHRISTIAN DIOR

We are quite interesting in using "DIOR" as our target in this project, so start trying to finding information about this brand.

Christian Dior have a relatively long history. The mature brand background is worth for us to study. Color changes or style changes may because of some historical factors like World war or, not so seriously, social factors like a well known singer may influence the popularity of Dior styles.

Christian Dior is the brand that gives us fresh colors each seasons.
It's always colorful, but still keep elegance and attractive. Colors combinations not so much complicated like Vivienne Westwood. Dior colors seems following some rules and orders makes first color learners easy to understand.

Daily life study 1

MTR colors...

Today Robert mentioned MTR station colors... so after lesson when i went home by MTR, i couldn't stop to think about color analysis ^_^

First thing draws my attention is the yellow handrail. The yellow is high chorma results very brightness and outstanding even through the MTR is very crowned.
The red rows of chairs go to the same case. High chorma aggressive color draws passengers' attention easily.

The main color of the MTR interior environment is blue.
the wall is very very low value and low chorma light blue;
and for the ground, they got two blues match together. Design used two close hue blue but different value to create a artistic but harmony enviroment.
It's a great contrast with the sharp yellow and red handrails and chairs due to different function of these objects.