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Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale’s Met Gala Outfit

May 2, 2017 by Natasha Searls-Punter

The first Monday in May each year is always a prestigious day in the fashion calender as it marks the opening of the Metropolitan Museum’s new exhibition and therefore the Met Gala. This year, the exhibition is dedicated to Comme des Garcon’s Rei Kawakubo and is entitled ‘The Art of In-Between’. Taking its theme for the Gala from this year’s muse, the attendees dressed to impress in their own interpretations of Avant-Garde.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

You may remember a series of silk jackets we did for the Accessories Brand Chaos last year, this year’s Met Gala gave us the opportunity to work with Chaos again as we were embellishing the outfit of Chaos’s Charlotte Stockdale.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

They wanted to create a black on black piece so we made the embellishments all about the texture and relief, working with different weights and qualities of thread to provide definition. Some sections were super dense and flat to the fabric whilst others were given height of various levels within the machine embroidery.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

Some sections were cut open to provide another texture with fluffy edges which creates a very matte deep black effect against some of the shinier threads.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

The whole back piece centers around the Chaos logo which was treated as if it were a traditional heraldic piece. This became the base on which we could build by hand. A variety of beads were applied into the machine embroidery such as bugle beads and cut jet.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

As with most of our bespoke pieces, Charlotte’s initials were integrated into the design in the same heraldic style as the mantelling around the logo.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

I think you will agree that the final effect is pretty phenomenal when the machine embroidery, hand embroidery, beading and tassels all come together.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

 

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Charlotte Stockdale's Met Gala Outfit London Hand Embroidery

 

For more details about Chaos and the products they offer, check out their website here.

 

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Hawthorne & Heaney reviews London Collections: Men

January 27, 2015 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Hawthorne & Heaney reviews London Collections: Men London Hand Embroidery

Looking at AW15 London Collections: Men it is clear that texture is a key theme for the season, being keenly explored through fur, wools, brocades and more. At Hawthorne & Heaney what has really caught our eye is the use of embroidery in menswear. It can sometimes be a hard balance to strike, with an area that is so closely associated with femininity but there were some well integrated pieces that go to show that embroidery for menswear can be just as beautiful.

Hawthorne & Heaney reviews London Collections: Men London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney reviews London Collections: Men London Hand Embroidery

Antonio Bizarro and James Long took more of an appliqué approach to their embroidery with Bizarro applying large areas of intricately patterned brocade to his jacket using a contrasting satin stitch edge. James Long provided a touch of androgyny to his collection using chunky guipure inspired lace motifs to offset the sportswear cuts.

Hawthorne & Heaney reviews London Collections: Men London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney reviews London Collections: Men London Hand Embroidery

There was also an abundance of pop details such as these embroidered badges which were seen at both Kit Neale and Topman.  This slots cleanly in with the customisation trend that has been dominating our catwalks and long may it continue.

Until next season…

 

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Fashion, London Tagged With: androgyny, antonio bizarro, applique, aw15, badges, catwalk, current, embroidery, fashion, James Long, kit neale, lace applique, lcf, LCM, London, london collections men, menswear, satin stitch, Topman, trends

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