| EVENT REPORT 02.05.08 5:10 PM |
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| Feelin' Groovy |
| For a '60s-inspired, glow-in-the-dark show in the tents, Miss Sixty used retro rock poster graphics and Volkswagen vans. |
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Back in the Fashion Week tents on Sunday night for its second season, Miss Sixty created a larger-than-life set that echoed the style of its clothing. Covered with a kaleidoscope of colors and prints, and highlighted by black lights, the presentation of the fall/winter 2008 collection felt like a '60s flashback and served as an eye-catching setting for the retro line. Set designer Mike Brown of Lot71 worked with AO Production to create the look of the show, using psychedelic-style graphics and five Volkswagen buses.
The focal point of the set was the tower of five vans that marked the entrance to the runway. Painted with love signs, peace symbols, and other hippie-style images, the life-size vehicles glowed against a black backdrop. Three of the buses hung from the rigging, and two at the bottom were retrofitted with wheels, allowing them to part and create a passage for the models to walk through. |
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 | The two lower buses moved aside, creating an entrance for the models to walk through to the runway. With so many moving parts, the biggest challenge for the show was setting up in under two hours.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | The surface of the runway was painted with colorful, retro graphics.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | With artist Bob Masse's permission, Brown created a design that was reminiscent of rock posters from the '60s and '70s.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | Brown's rendering of the set design
Rendering: Courtesy of Lot71 |
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 | Brown and Showman Fabricators gutted the Volkswagen buses for the show.
Photo: Michael Brown |
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For the surface of the runway, Brown looked to iconic rock posters from the 1960s and '70s. Inspired by a Janis Joplin poster, Brown contacted artist Bob Masse, and with Masse's permission and drawings, Brown decorated the catwalk with colorful patterns and shapes. More ‘60s-inspired illustrations covered the Miss Sixty logo—a lightbox hanging over the entrance of the runway.
—Anna Sekula
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