Archive February, 2013

Alexis Bittar and Nicola Formichetti for Thierry Mugler

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

I’ve grown up with Therry Mugler. Mugler stood for 80′s clean modernism, angles and beautiful fabrics.

Nicola Formechetti and I have collaborated a lot over the years. We have mostly worked designing custom pieces for Lady Gaga. This time we came together to work on the Mugler Collection which Nicola is currently designing for.

We worked at creating sculptural pieces that define modernism and physics. The mood was late 1960′s, Airplanes, and retro 80′s. There was an earring that looks like it was suspended in air, a metallic ear lobe and metallic ball necklaces in high shine rhodium with extra high polish finish to create a mirror effect.

  Here is our sketch, Nicola’s sketch and the actual piece

Top left is our sketch, top right is Nicola's sketch, bottom is actual piece.

Some looks from the Mugler FW 13 runway show

Read more:

Elle.com

wwd.com

wwd.com slideshow

See the full Mugler collection: Style.com

 

Aishti Magazine- Beirut, Lebanon.

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Here is an article that just came out in Beirut, Lebanon.

Its pretty all encompassing.

New Now Next- LOGO awards

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Last week, I hosted the New Now Next Awards for some of the best up and coming fashion designers at The Box.

I got a chance to test out my horrible oratory skills and at the same time give back to young designers.

Congratulations to the award winners; Ann Yee, Jonny Cota of Skingraft, Chris Habana, Kolt Blaze, Jelena Abbou.

Below are some pics of the night.

 

 

Miss Havisham- Spring/Summer 2013 Part 1

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Each season, in my usual schizophrenic way, I get to design 3 collections: Lucite, Elements and Miss Havisham. All three collections are full of inspiration. This Spring was no different. I’m fortunate to be able to work with a talented team that all love creativity and jewelry.

 

In Miss Havisham, we were drawn to a few muses…Debbie Harry, the movie Liquid Sky from 1980, and a little bit of 1970′s modernism.

 

 

We used custom cut Chrysoprase, Citrines, and Labradorite doublets which show off the magnificence of the stones’ inclusions and provide a flash of color. These sharp lined stones are suspended to showcase the light reflecting through them, highlighting the hand cut facets.
The result was a modern, light, sculptural line that mixes color and lines to create the appearance of balance.

First Lady Michelle Obama Wears Alexis Bittar at State of the Union Address – For the Second Time!!

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
 
At Last night’s State of the Union Address, First lady Michelle Obama wore one of my hand sculpted, hand painted Lucite flower pins in warm grey and gold. I’m so honored that the first lady Michelle Obama chose to wear one of my creations, it’s the second time that she has chosen to wear one of my pins to a state of the union address. It is especially meaningful, as my company helps make up the last 5% of the fashion industry that still produces in America.
 
Check out this guest blog that I wrote about it on the Huffington Post.
 
 

Collaborating with Phillip Lim

Monday, February 11th, 2013

For Fall 2013 I chose to work with Phillip Lim. Phillip is incredibly clear and strong as a designer. His focus is unbreakable and his vision is concise.
His collection for Fall, Sono Mama was a nod to Grunge with some extra additives.
There was a muse of a bohemian biker who was free and easy but had been touched by the city living of 1994.
I designed a long flowing peacock chandelier in 10k and oxidised 10k gold. I typically do not design such chandelier earrings but I thought the content was perfect for his collection.
The earring was represented on 33 models during the show and was a main focal point of the collection.

Here are some clips on it.
http://www.vogue.com/fashion-week/fall-2013-rtw/31-phillip-lim/review/

http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/bittar-and-lim-6730222

 

Collaboration With Bloomingdale’s

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

For Fashion Week Fall 2013 I have done a few collaborations. One of which was a capsule collection for Bloomingdale’s. It brought together two of my favorite themes, New Wave music and 1930′s deco. The line will be exclusive at Bloomingdale’s and is kicked off with being showcased in the windows on Lexington Ave and 59th St.

I used custom cut Chrysoprase in sharp triangular shapes which are surrounded by matte black and matte white and rhodium crystal encrusted geometric shapes. The result is classic, modern and mod.

Come by Bloomingdale’s on 59th St on Thursday Feb 7th from 6-8pm, I’ll be there!

Keep posted on the next collaboration which I’m anticipating will get a good buzz.