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Luis Antonio S/S 2014 “Rockoco”
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Luis Antonio for the past few months, so I sort of had an idea of what the show was gonna bring and I kept telling my friends that it was gonna be beautiful and very creative. It did NOT disappoint!
It was incredibly fun and exciting being involved in the process to create a collection with Luis Antonio!
It sounds like I might be biased, but to me this was one of the best shows I’ve seen this season. The collection was titled “ROCKOCO” and it was inspired by one of the most fabulous, coolest and extravagant queens in history, Marie Antoinette but in modern times. Someone edgier, younger but still romantic and regal. The collection had about 60 looks including gowns, separates, a special tshirt line (designed in collaboration between Luis Antonio and Noxiuz) and menswear. The show was a fundraiser for the Fundación Alas a La Mujer and featured shoes by Novus and accessories that were provided by Bella Moda Boutique and I gotta say: I WAS IN LOVE WITH THE CROWNS!
The use of laces, silks and acrylic paint to give designs a modern yet romantic edge blew me away. I really enjoyed the pieces in which he used acrylic paint and made Rorschach-style prints on shirts and dresses. Another really cool thing was creating a beautiful, delicate, ornate piece and then splattering it with neon paint. It was incredibly fun and the result was gorgeous. I also liked was how the rundown for the collection sorta mimicked Marie Antoinette’s life.
My favorite looks where:
– The lace collage bralette modeled by Yalimar
– The short neon brocade dress modeled by Alejandra
– The short paisley dress with lace fringe modeled by Adrianna
– The fuchsia brocade bralette and pencil skirt
– The fuchsia long sleeve cocktail dress
– I LOVED ALL THE TULLE PIECES (That was my favorite group from the show)
– The pearl necklace tee with the chantilly lace skirt modeled by Melanie
– The safety pins sleeve shirt modeled by Xavier
– The Rorschach style shirt B&W shirt modeled by Alberto Which I know own! Thanks Luis ❤
– And, OF COURSE, the final gown modeled by Ann La Place. It is SO STUNNING and has been featured in countless magazines already.
Runway images provided by Luis Antonio and shot by José Perez Mesa.
Making of Luis Antonio’s “Rockoco” S/S 2014 Promo
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of working on the production for the promo shoot of my friend Luis Antonio’s S/S 2014 collection “Rockoco”.
The planning for the shoot started a some weeks before where we secured hair, make-up, location and talent.
For this shoot, Luis Antonio wanted to showcase looks from his upcoming collection just as a teaser. And what a teaser it is!
The day before the shoot, Luis Antonio asked me to help him paint the dress and shirt that the models would be wearing and I have to say it’s one of the most fun and creative things I’ve done in my professional live. It was SOOO MUCH FUN and it turned out STUNNING!
The morning of the shoot I picked up the gorgeous accessories provided by Luis Antonio’s collaborator for his runway show, Bellamoda Boutique and headed to his atelier where we got the looks and accessories packed up and headed to pick up the shoes at Galeria in Plaza Las Américas. Then we drove to the gorgeous landmark in VSJ, the Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico, where the models, hair, makeup and photographer were getting ready.
Even though we had a few really insignificant setbacks – like we wanted big hair, but ended up with beautiful windswept locks– the shoot was a complete success and our models, Perla González and Kenneth Davila really gave us what we wanted. Of course, apart from their tbeautiful genes, they had the help of Emmanuel Agosto doing the makeup and Cristobal Berrios, from Cristobal Salón, doing the hair and being oulor photog for the day.
Here are some pictures from this awesome shoot and the final product. You can also see more pics in Luis Antonio’s Instagram and you HAVE to see this awesome video I uploaded to the Fashion Is Bananas’ Instagram
I’m dying to see what Luis Antonio’s “Rockoco” S/S 2014 will look like. I guess we’ll have to wait til November 5th!
Remember, remember the 5th of November. – (Alan Moore. V for Vendetta. 1982-89)
And PS -Try to see me in one of the pics! haha
FASHION IS BANANAS 