CLAUDIO CINA

CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE - LIFE AFTER GALLIANO

Fashion Illustration by Claudio Cina; Christian Dior Fall Couture 2011

Christian Dior Couture Fall 2011; photos courtesy Elle.com

Katy Perry at the VMA's in Dior Couture looking fab in this outfit!

For his first couture collection after the release of John Galliano from Christian Dior,  Bill Gaytten, who worked for Galliano for decades, took the reigns at Dior..... if only for a moment.  As fate would have it, his first outing proved to be a moment captured beautifully in pictures.  With all the best tools at his fingertips, Stephen Jones with his headpieces, Jeremy Healy on beats, Michael Howells with his set design, Pat McGrath on makeup, Orlando Pita on hair, the collection packed a lot of punch.

My illusrtation today has been inspired by the models that "gave good face" at the show.   Hats off to amazing chemistry of Orlando Pita, Pat McGrath, and Stephen Jones who brought Mr. Gaytten's vision to life beautifully.

 

Free As My Hair...

Or shall I say, chic as my hair!  So inspirtational and fresh are the hairstyles that Julien d'ys did for the Comme Des Garcons Show in 1995.  And of course, all the top girls in them...Linda, Kate.....Christina.   I was relooking at the show today and was itching to capture the texture and color in an illustration .  Each time I look at this show, I am amazed by how the clothes and the hair look perfect.....together.  Genius on every level!

Illustration Claudio Cina; Commes Des Garcons Show 1995; all the amazing hairstyles by Julien d'ys

Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and Christina Kruse at a Commes Des Garcons Show, 1995

For Fall 2011 Nicholas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga has brought color blocking to another level in the below two looks.  Commes Des Garcons as always clearly ahead of their time.

above two photos courtesy Vogue.com; Balenciaga Fall 2011

Hats Off to Julien d'ys

Hi!  It's Fashion's Night Out 2011 today.

I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I promise that things have been very busy and it is all to bring you more amazing and inspired work!  

I was out at dinner with a good friend of mine who I went to school with at Parsons School of Design in NYC.  He lives in Paris and is visiting NY and I haven't seen him in a really long time.   We got all caught up and it was a very inspiring night.  Another thing that made it very special is that I spotted Julien d'ys, the master Hair Stlylist at dinner. He is to Hairstyling what Comme Des Garcons and Alaia are to Fashion.  I respect him not only for his talent, but for his culture, his passion and humility in what he does.

I am so inspired by his work and have featured him before on my blog that I decided to dedicate the art work that I drew and am posting today to him and all those that wake up in the moring with the love for what they do!

Naomi Campbell, backstage at the Galliano Show 1994, Hair Styling Julien d'ys; Illustration by Claudio Cina