No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.

John Donne

Tunisian-born fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa and his dog. (Photo by Jean-François Rault/Sygma via Getty Images)

Tunisian-born fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa and his dog. (Photo by Jean-François Rault/Sygma via Getty Images)

John Donne 的詩句似乎特別適合紀念 Azzedine Alaïa,他是一位身穿黑色中山裝的反叛者,在他位於 Marais 的家中/工作室/島嶼上經營,如今他已經離開我們底3個年頭了。Azzedine Alaïa 是公認的手藝大師,就像 Cristóbal Balenciaga 一樣,他可以從頭到尾親手完成一件衣服的製作。不得不說,如今個個設計師都打着改革的旗幟試圖改變時裝界的生態,不過 Azzedine Alaïa 才是改革的先鋒,因為他從來不跟從時裝周的時間,也不打算跟隨潮流的腳步,只要自己準備好的時候才展示出全新的設計。原因很簡單,他只忠於自己、忠於美、也忠於時裝歷史。

Azzedine Alaïa 以 Madeleine Vionnet 為偶像,這位巴黎設計師被認為是時尚界偏向緊身衣的發明者,據悉 Azzedine Alaïa 一直都會對 Vionnet 和研究她的作品,他對 Vionnet 的喜愛是恰如其分的,因為兩位設計師都大膽地將面料當作第二層皮膚來美化女性的形態。誰能忘記格 Grace Jones 身著設計師的連帽手套裝的形象?通過偏斜裁剪或使用彈力面料和針織面料創造的粘性是 Alaïa 作品的一個重要方面,但這不是唯一的方面;結構是他的另一個痴迷。 Alaïa把皮革當做緞子一樣加工,將其塑造成沙漏形狀,傳達出力量、力量和性的誘惑。他並不拘泥於此,他利用胸衣和包裹,通過剪裁為西裝增添性感,並利用分層設計為服裝帶來意想不到的驚艷。剪裁得體的夾克搭配豐滿胸部的緊身衣,或在機車式內褲上穿上喱士裙,都是對既定準則的挑逗。

Azzedine Alaïa 的作品與超模們同時流行起來。這些亞馬遜女英雄似乎注定要穿上他的衣服並從中獲得靈感,她們是為一個大膽誇張和過度的時代而定制的。她們不僅能駕馭快節奏時代的曲線,而且自己也能投其所好。雖然Alaïa的身體控製造型在很大程度上定義了80年代末和90年代初的時尚,但對於這位激烈的獨立設計師來說,流行趨勢就是長棍球,他的作品總是能讓人一眼就認出是自己的作品。 Alaïa與他的現代繆斯們(有些人稱他為Papa)親密接觸,並沉浸在時尚歷史中,他的獨立造型既存在於時間中,又脫離了時間,可以說是瞬間的經典。他為後世的Helens(更不用說Helena、Stephanie和Naomi)設計的服裝,早已讓他在天才的殿堂中佔有一席之地。他不會被遺忘。

Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, February 1986

Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, February 1986

Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, June 1986

Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, June 1986

Christy Turlington 的 Alaïa 皮革設計,盡現神秘莫測的氣質。Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, June 1986

Christy Turlington 的 Alaïa 皮革設計,盡現神秘莫測的氣質。Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, June 1986

Stephanie Seymour 穿上 Alaïa 的小黑裙。Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, June 1987

Stephanie Seymour 穿上 Alaïa 的小黑裙。Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, June 1987

模特兒一身白色喱士 Azzedine Alaïa 裙子搭配緊身短褲。 Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, June 1989

模特兒一身白色喱士 Azzedine Alaïa 裙子搭配緊身短褲。 Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, June 1989

UNSPECIFIED - JUNE 1: Model Linda Spierings wearing Azzedine Alaia's double-breasted black leather coat. CREDIT MUST READ: Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images. (Photo by Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images)

UNSPECIFIED - JUNE 1: Model Linda Spierings wearing Azzedine Alaia's double-breasted black leather coat. CREDIT MUST READ: Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images. (Photo by Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images)

Vogue, June 1987 - Model Linda Evangelista, crossing a street with a dog, wearing a long gray wool flannel jacket with vertical black stripes woven in, over a short black wool skirt and top, with matching stockings and leather gloves by Azzedine Alaia. Shoes from Alaia by Diego Della Valle. Hair by Yannick d'Is, Paris. Makeup by Mary Greenwell. (Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images)

Vogue, June 1987 - Model Linda Evangelista, crossing a street with a dog, wearing a long gray wool flannel jacket with vertical black stripes woven in, over a short black wool skirt and top, with matching stockings and leather gloves by Azzedine Alaia. Shoes from Alaia by Diego Della Valle. Hair by Yannick d'Is, Paris. Makeup by Mary Greenwell. (Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Naomi Campbell arrives at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 25, 2007 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Naomi Campbell arrives at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 25, 2007 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

Venice, ITALY: Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaia (L) and British top model Naomi Campbell pose as they arrives 08 June 2007 at Chief Executive Officer of PPR Francois-Henri Pinault's private dinner at the Fondazione Cini during the 52nd annual Biennale in Venice, Italy. The French billionaire and father of Francois-Henri, Francois Pinault, well-known to the art world has beaten out 05 June, the Guggenheim Foundation in a bid to transform a disused customs building in Venice into a new museum. AFP PHOTO/SEBASTIANO CASELLATI (Photo credit should read SEBASTIANO CASELLATI/AFP via Getty Images)

Venice, ITALY: Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaia (L) and British top model Naomi Campbell pose as they arrives 08 June 2007 at Chief Executive Officer of PPR Francois-Henri Pinault's private dinner at the Fondazione Cini during the 52nd annual Biennale in Venice, Italy. The French billionaire and father of Francois-Henri, Francois Pinault, well-known to the art world has beaten out 05 June, the Guggenheim Foundation in a bid to transform a disused customs building in Venice into a new museum. AFP PHOTO/SEBASTIANO CASELLATI (Photo credit should read SEBASTIANO CASELLATI/AFP via Getty Images)

原文轉載自《VOGUE》美國版


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