UNITED KINGDOM: ASIAN DESIGNERS KOSUKE TSUMURA AND CHAMNAN PHAKDEESUK SHOW THEIR 1998 AUTUMN-WINTER COLLECTIONS AT LONDON FASHION WEEK

Record ID: 231159

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: ASIAN DESIGNERS KOSUKE TSUMURA AND CHAMNAN PHAKDEESUK SHOW THEIR 1998 AUTUMN-WINTER COLLECTIONS AT LONDON FASHION WEEK
  • Date: 22nd February 1998
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FEBRUARY 21, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. DESIGNER KOSUKE TSUMURA SHOW, MODEL WEARING TRACK BLACK FUR THROW OVER BLACK LEATHER SUIT/ MODEL WEARING GOLD EMBOSSED JACKET, FAWN TROUSERS (2 SHOTS) 0.19 2. TRACK MODEL WEARING GREY FUR SHAWL OVER BLACK ABOVE-KNEE-LENGTH DRESS 0.32 3. TRACK MODEL WEARING YELLOW WOOL SCARF-JACKET AND WHITE CREPE SKIRT/ MODEL WEARING GREY LEATHER SUIT, GREY FUR SCARF AND PINK TIGHTS (2 SHOTS) 0.51 4. TRACK MODEL WEARING BLACK FUR SCARF, BLUE SILK BLOUSE, BLACK EMBROIDERED SKIRT AND SHIMMERING TIGHTS 1.03 5. SV HAIR-STYLIST AND SPONSOR OF LONDON FASHION WEEK VIDAL SASSOON WATCHING 1.05 6. SLV MODEL WEARING BLACK NET DRESS, WITH PAPER STUFFING 1.15 7. TRACK/SLV MODEL WEARING GOLD DRESS, PINK SHOES/ CUTAWAY PHOTOGRAPHERS (2 SHOTS) 1.26 8. ZOOM IN DESIGNER KOSUKE TSUMURA WALKS ALONG CATWALK WITH MODELS, PEOPLE CLAPPING 1.35 9. WS/CU BACKSTAGE BEFORE DESIGNER CHAMNAN PHAKDEESUK SHOW/ MODEL HAVING MAKE-UP APPLIED (2 SHOTS) 1.43 10. VARIOUS OF MODELS HAVING HAIR STYLED (2 SHOTS) 2.00 11. TRACK DESIGNER CHAMNAN PHAKDEESUK SHOW, MODEL WEARING GREY FEATHER BOA AND GREY HIPSTER TROUSERS, GREY LEATHER GLOVES, MODEL WEARING GREY TOP AND TROUSERS 2.22 12. TRACK MODEL WEARING GREY TROUSER SUIT, SLEEVES CUT TO REVEAL RED SATIN 2.34 13. TRACK MODEL WITH OPEN-NECKED DRESS, RED DEMI-PANTS UNDERNEATH/ MODEL WEARING RED SATIN BLOUSE, WITH CUT-OUT BACK, GREY SKIRT (2 SHOTS) 2.48 14. TRACK MODEL WEARING DRESS WITH CHIFFON TOP AND GREY FITTED PENCIL SKIRT 2.59 15. SLV'S MODELS WEARING WHITE SUITS MADE OUT OF ULTRA-VIOLET MATERIAL WALK UP CATWALK TOGETHER/ CUTAWAY AUDIENCE (2 SHOTS) 3.12 16. ZOOM IN/WS MODELS ON CATWALK APPLAUD AS DESIGNER CHAMNAN PHAKDEESUK COMES ON/ AUDIENCE APPLAUD (2 SHOTS) 3.28 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVACB5Y58CLMISB4CNPIZDZ5SWW4
  • Story Text: London fashion week officially kicked off on Saturday (February 21) with Asian designers proving to be as popular as ever.

    Rare splashes of vibrant colour against a backdrop of monochrome leather and fur marked Japanese designer Kosuke Tsumura's Autumn-Winter 1998 collection.

    Tsumura, who showed his collection as part of London Fashion week on Saturday (February 21), presented grey, black and white outfits, punctuated with fuscia-pink shoes and gloves.

    Fur stoles and scarfs swung casually over leather suits were paraded next to gold trouser-suits and wool dresses.

    Tsumura experimented with shape, fooling the audience of journalists and international buyers into believing scarves were coats.

    Earlier, Thai designer Chamnan Phakdeesuk chose Fashion Week to show his Autumn-Winter 1998 collection for the Flynow label.

    Chamnan, who won "Best Young Asian Designer Award" in 1988, established a base in London two years ago.His Flynow collection, which became Thailand's best-selling label in 1987, has shown at London Fashion Week since 1996.

    Grey dominated the collection, with wool and linen-mix flannel suits and dresses giving a smart, angular look.Deep V-backed dresses and pencil-thin skirts were made of iron-branded fabric.Bare backs were common, as were revealing or strapless dresses and tops.

    Chiffon offered a relief from the hard, modern lines and the monochrome monotony was occasionally softened by flashes of red satin.

    Fashion Week, which officially started on Saturday, has become a key event in the diary and London a key fashion centre.

    The week boasts 46 separate fashion shows with other world-famous designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Nicole Farhi also displaying new lines.


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