1. THE EDGE:
JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC
MATTHEW ERIC VITAL
FS31012: CURRENT DESIGNERS
WINTER, 2012

2. TIMELINE
• 49;
– Casablanca, Nov. 28
– Mid-1950s: France
• 68-69; Ko& Co.
– Show & Collection
• 75;
– Jeanne-Blanche
• 80s; Max Mara
– 84; Pop Art &Cyndrical
Dress
• 90s; Andres Courreges
– 98; Concept Stores

3. INSPIRATION: FUTURISM
• PacoRobanne • Brand
• Pierre Cardin – Sportswear, Jeanswear,
M/W RTW, Accessories,
Fragrance
• Space Age Collections – Home furnishings
– 1984; Heavy denim dress

4. SIGNATURE:
FORM, FUNCTION, COLOR, COMFORT, & PROTECTION
• Color • Chic, rugged daywear
– Bright, primary • “Wearable art”/Pop Art
• Derived Design/Cuts – Hand-painted fabrics
– Slim, baggy, A-line, XXL
• Technology • Innovative & Classic
– Cotton – Modern traditionalist
mix, stretch, plush, acrylic – In/Out of time
fur, synthetic
– Diverted shapes, wax
objects, graphics, patchwor
k

5. PREVIOUS RUNWAY SHOWS,
EVENTS & COLLECTIONS
• 97; World Youth Days
– Noah’s Arch
• W99/00;
Metro Station
– State of Emergency
• SS01; Pop Art
• F02; Ice Rink (City Hall)
• Oct 05; New Eyewear
• Nostalgia of the Future

6. MOOD BOARD

7. “Always hold the hand
of the child you once were.”

8. AUTUMN 2011
PLAY ON MAN RAY
• Famous Glass Tears& Le
Violond'Ingresphotogra
phs
– Art history

26. SPRING/SUMMER 2012
MEETING OF THE FUTURE & THE PAST…
• Mickey Mouse print
– French tapestry fabric
– Skirtsuit, shift dress,& a
windowpane-patterned
shift
• Vintage elegance&
futurism cohabitate
– Hints of
mod&preppiness
combined

43. Videos
JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC Fashionchannelpret a porter women "JC
Fashion Show - Ready-To-Wear De Castelbajac" Spring Summer 2012 Paris
• http://youtu.be/glwRmZt- • Pt 1
YIg – http://youtu.be/9ZKMiXoOnJ
k
• Pt 2
– http://youtu.be/ztGmcqqNzZ
4

44. SOURCES
•
• http://jc-de-castelbajac.com/
• http://www.fascineshion.com/en
/fashion-close-up/jean-charles-
de-castelbajac/162/
• http://www.fashionmodeldirecto
ry.com/designers/jeancharles-de-
castelbajac/
• http://www.fashionwindows.com
/runway_shows/castelbajac/defa
ult.asp
• http://www.infomat.com/whosw
ho/jeancharlesdecastelbaja.html