Designer Womens Fashion – Indistinct Messenger

Autumn/Winter Fashion Collection 2010

Words from George Wu

Australian fashion designer George Wu has debuted his Autumn Winter 2010 collection ‘Indistinct Messenger,’ a contemporary yet classical range set to establish him as one of Australia’s greatest creative fashion geniuses. Considered a prêt-a-porter version of his newly launched signature Bespoke Collection, Indistinct Messenger showcases George Wu’s remarkable creative ability with intricate detailing and meticulous craftsmanship used against classic silhouettes.

Drawing inspiration from the early 18^th Century novel ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ Indistinct Messenger explores the various kingdoms the main character travelled to throughout the story, fusing each one into this ornate yet simple collection. Referencing the style of dress from the novel’s time, the collection features a rather androgynous look combining masculine and feminine silhouettes all in one, with oversized shirt dresses, powerful shoulders, caplets and billowing pants featuring throughout.

Using a multitude of techniques including tucks, gathers and buttonhole-stitched edges, George Wu’s collection is enhanced by the detailed accessories featuring throughout, referencing styles seen in early 18th Century portrait paintings, with ruffled cuffs, ribboned flowers, pearls and skull and cross bone brass motifs. Keeping with his signature style of a primarily monochromatic palette of black and white, George Wu has brought the mood of the winter into his collection with oxidized hues of aubergine and cinnamon featuring throughout, specifically muted and hazy to mimic the lifestyle of travel at sea.

Known for playing with contradictory shapes and forms, the collection consists of suggestive silhouettes from both refined and primitive eras, with cinched waists contrasted with more relaxed, minimal looks, and a strong focus on dramatizing through unusual accessorizing.

Upholding his renown for his exquisite cut, meticulous attention to detail and unique design, as well as his continued use of luxurious yet wearable textiles, George Wu has used a combination of silks and natural fibres blended with synthetics to give structure to the garments and enabling crease resistance and breathability.

Designer George Wu said he wanted to create a collection that was practical for wear, yet with added intricacies explored in his more extravagant bespoke range. “I wanted to challenge my abilities in fine-cutting and design when creating this collection – Not knowing what the end point would be is what inspired me throughout the creation process and drove me to push myself further using new, more elaborate techniques not used in my previous prêt-a-porter collections,” George said.

“When developing the collection, I used a hand-draping method on the mannequins to get a closer fit, combining this process with the understanding of textile properties to enhance the effects of frills and panel lines throughout the range – The panel lines also lengthen the body, creating an illusion of slenderness and grace,” he said.

George Wu’s Autumn/Winter 2010 collection has also seen him debut a small range of hand-made accessories including shoulder pads, statement neckpieces, headpieces, cuffs and a belt.

“The new accessories range complementing the collection allowed for more extravagant detailing to be added onto each garment, whilst keeping the pieces simple in structure but with added versatility,” he said.

George Wu’s AW10 will be available at stockists nationally from February 2010 with prices ranging between $150 to $770 (AU dollars).

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