1. Ronald (1 x 32)<\/p>\n
Ronald V. Gaghana roaring on empty<\/p>\n
JP\/9\/Ronald<\/p>\n
Roaring on empty<\/p>\n
Syahmedi Dean
\nContributor\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
How far is a theme useful in the creation of fashion? Is it a
\nsource of ideas or even a boomerang? The answer can be found in
\nRonald V. Gaghana's annual fashion show.<\/p>\n
Ronald V. Gaghana (43) is one of Indonesia's fashion designers
\nwhose creations are always awaited.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, April 28, he, again, represented his latest ideas
\nin 60 sets of fashion designs featured in a fashion show held at
\nthe ballroom of Mulia Hotel called \"Roaring Twenties\", a theme
\nbased on a decade in which fashion underwent changes very rapidly
\nand which gave birth to the term \"modernist fashion\", which marks
\nthe abandonment by a number of fashion designers of a Victorian-
\nstyle and Edwardian-style of dressing that curbs a person's
\nmovement and body.<\/p>\n
These modernist fashion designers included Coco Chanel, who
\nintroduced the term \"the modern woman\", with her design called
\n\"little black dress\", Lanvin with his dropped-waist dress, Elsa
\nSchiaparelli with her body-hugging swimsuit and Paul Poiret, who
\nturned the pajama as an element of modern evening wear.<\/p>\n
The decade of the twenties could be summed up as identical
\nwith straight lines, bobbed hair, flat breasts, boyish bodies and
\nminimalist and modern Art Deco (the film Chicago can show all
\nthese very graphically). All these items constitute a very rich
\nsource of ideas waiting to be explored.<\/p>\n
In his attempt to re-introduce the glory of the 1920s, Ronald
\nleaned heavily on the dropped-waist silhouette, a silhouette in
\nthe form of a gown the upper and lower parts of which are
\nconnected on the waist (usually given a ribbon knot, a waist belt
\nor other ornaments).<\/p>\n
One interesting creation was a beige satin gown with a green
\nribbon knot on the waist part. Ronald provided this gown with a
\nnecklace made of Art Deco-style beads. Although it represented a
\nstyle prevailing in 1920s, this look keeps its modernity even
\ntoday. Something was disturbing, though, as the dropped-waist
\nline of the gown that the model put on went down to the upper
\npart of the thighs, therefore causing the gown to look too loose
\nand destroy the proportion of the model.<\/p>\n
From Ronald's point of view, the 1920s was represented only by
\na dropped-waist silhouette only. What about the rest? Ronald went
\nfar and wide for his creative ideas. His best design was a
\nchiffon full skirt plus a golden-colored long-sleeved jacket,
\nvery chic but, unfortunately, not in the least reflecting the
\nRoaring Twenties. Instead, it represented the New Look style of
\n1950s.<\/p>\n
Many other gowns were ornamented with a lot of beads without
\ngiving the Art Deco impression. A skirt made of several pieces of
\ncloth has all too often featured in Ronald's shows, this time and
\nearlier. (Enough, Ronald!) It seems that he ran out of ideas.
\nThe skirt gave the impression that it had too many elements so it
\nwas not pretty too look at. In short, it was too busy.<\/p>\n
The best color of a series of chosen colors available in the
\nshow was the tosca blue. This color was outstanding and injected
\na maximum fashion spirit like what was shown in a gown with an
\ninflated part of the 1950's style (again not the style of 1920s).
\nOther colors such as golden, red, beige and aqua blue were too
\noften repeated and, therefore, not quite challenging. One thing
\nunforgivable about the choice of colors was Ronald's combination
\nof the black and golden colors, two colors that are today quite
\nbeautiful but become boring when they are combined.<\/p>\n
As a matter of fact, Ronald's designs were very fine, neat and
\nof a high quality. However, his ability to fantasize and develop
\nideas is questionable. Several times the essence of his designs
\nbecame lost in the theme of his choice with the result that one
\nwould get the impression Ronald did not have enough reference and
\ntook the wrong step. His chosen theme became empty and gave no
\nimpression at all.<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, the fashion public has begun to be doubtful
\nabout Ronald's credibility despite his fame in Indonesia's world
\nof fashion today.<\/p>\n
Usually, Ronald's designs are inseparable from the image of
\nyouthfulness with dynamic and modern accentuation. His designs
\nare suitable for women with a youthful spirit combined with an
\nenergized, expressive and edgy disposition. Unfortunately, these
\ncharacteristics of Ronald's designs were absent in his collection
\nshown in the Roaring Twenties. This time his designs reflect
\nmiddle-aged women trying too hard to enjoy their second puberty.<\/p>",
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