© by Nicomede Talavera / Photographer Simon Ritchie / Art Direction and Styling Jack Cassidy / Makeup Erin Long / Hair Amanda Briggs / Shoes Sponsored by Dr.Martens / Model Sid Ellisdon at Models1London based Nicomede Talavera is a Central Saint Martin’s BA Menswear Fashion Design student. Currently in his placement year, he is interning with London, New York and Paris based designers and will return to his final year in 2010. Spring/Summer 2010 marks the release of his first 14look capsule collection.
For Spring/Summer 2010 Nicomede turned to Futurism. With Anton Giulio Bragaglia and Arturo Bragaglia’s 1911 photodynamism portrait »Searching and Slap« being the starting point, marking the beginning of his fascination with photodynamic photography and futurism. This photographical concept showcases movement; a tragic pause, a gesture of terror, the entire scene, the complete external unfolding of an intimate drama, can all be expressed in one single work. Inspiring him to think about the movement and dynamism of the subject in »Searching and Slap« and which garments would be appropriate for such energyfilled expressionism.
His research into other minimalist and futurist artists brought him to Eva Hesse’s »Accession II«; inspiring him to have embellished collars and shorts. While Larry Bell’s »20'' Glass Cube« became the starting point of the pastel and tonal colour palette; leading to metallic panelling, collars and waistbands. The overall shapes and details focused around the geometry and shapes in Mel Bochner’s work; culminating in shaped sleeves and cropped and streamline silhouettes.
The collection has a very sporty aesthetic and the fabrics used are representative of this; with neoprene jackets and bottoms, nylon shirts and shorts and tyvek tshirts. Knitwear plays a vital role too, with a striped metallic chainmail effect and mohair knit vest, navy waffle knit tshirt
and white striped contrasting texture sweater. Human hair and metal bolt accessories allow the wearer to constantly exude movement and have a surreal quality, while rabbit fur and neoprene hats complement the futurist feel and add mystery by concealing the eyes and casting shadows over the face.
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