Guo Pei/HOWL Collective/Rizzoli Books
My favorite Chinese couture designer, Guo Pei, is once again making my imagination run wild with her latest designs and photo collaboration in the new book, Guo Pei: Couture Beyond. Regularly lumped in with fashion luminaries like Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei has spent the last 20 years as the designer of choice for Chinese dignitaries and all manner of worldwide celebrities.
Featuring photography by HOWL Collective, the photos take Pei’s already skillful mashups of avant garde fashion and traditional Chinese design, and kicks it all up a notch. The book takes Pei’s designs way beyond anything I could have imagined.
“The first major book on China’s leading couture visionary reveals the intricate craftsmanship and imperial glamour that has fashion publications worldwide declaring Guo Pei’s creations ‘the Empire’s new clothes.’” HOWL Collective
You can buy the book Guo Pei: Couture Beyond on Amazon, and you can check out HOWL Collective on their website.
All images property of Guo Pei/HOWL Collective/Rizzoli Books.
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September 21, 2018 at 7:14 am
As strong and striking as the more traditional and classic elements are in these designs, I’m struck by an otherworldly, sci fi feel to them too.
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September 21, 2018 at 3:49 pm
I thought the same. It occurred to me they wouldn’t be out of place on Padmé Amidala
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September 21, 2018 at 5:03 pm
You’re so right!
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September 21, 2018 at 8:08 am
Me too Laura. Are they real or designed in a program of some sort.
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September 21, 2018 at 3:49 pm
They’re real. Can you imagine being at that runway show?
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September 21, 2018 at 8:57 am
Guo Pei is one of my all-time favorites. Love these!
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September 21, 2018 at 3:50 pm
She’s really a wonder!
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September 23, 2018 at 7:45 pm
Just stunning. Any one of them could be in the World of Wearable Art.
Alison
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September 24, 2018 at 12:24 am
Absolutely! I’d love to see them up close.
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April 2, 2021 at 2:40 pm
Reblogged this on sketchuniverse and commented:
💡SO TRUE SISTERS, FANTASY HAS ALWAYS SEED ART. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF CANVAS OR CLOTHES.
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