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November Rock up Rococo!
October Triumph Fashion Award 06 startet jetzt!
September Dress up for Mozart!
September Rafael Gomes aus Brasilien gewinnt ...
August Experten küren Sieger
August Pin-up 2005: New Punk, Gothic, Re-struct/Symbiotic
Juli 7 Talente formen Haute Couture neu
Juli 150 Jahre Frauen-Mode
Juni Pin-up in Gothic Chic!
Juni Mode ohne Grenzen
Mai Die Mode des Pin-up's
März Ich fühle mich wie ein Star
Februar Des Pin-ups neue Kleider
Jänner Modedesign-Wettbewerb zum Thema „Pin-up“

ENGLISH > Media information 2005
November Rock up Rococo!
October Triumph Fashion Award 06 starts now!
September Dress up for Mozart!
September Brazil-born Rafael Gomes is the winner ...
August Experts select Winners
August Pin-up 2005: New Punk, Gothic, Re-struct/Symbiotic
July 7 talents for Haute Couture
July 150 years females in fashion
July Lingerie in Haute Couture
June Pin-up in Gothic Chic!
June Fashion Unlimited
May Fashionable concepts of Pin-ups
March I feel like a star
February The Pin-up's new clothes
January Fashion Award “Pin-up”

Media information, November 2005

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Rock up Rococo!
The designer as DJ of style

What would the trendsetter of Rococo Madame de Pompadour wear if she had a rendezvous with Mozart in 2006? For the Triumph International Fashion Award 2006 designers can create their fashionable visions of Rococo-Retro. The theme of the award is „Dress up for Mozart – Rock up Rococo!“

Rock up Rococo!
How would Rococo look like in 2006? The late Baroque style of the 18th century used floral elements on soft silk fabrics, shells (Rococo comes from the French word “Rocaille” – rock work, shells …), oval forms and stripes on fine cotton. For the first time the asymmetrical arrangement is a central element in applied arts. Pink and mint in pastel are the favorite colors of Madame de Pompadour. Innumerable bows of satin fashioned her in the form of exclusive candy. She looked so sweet like marzipan in strawberry chocolate. Rococo was a playful, pretty time, full of enjoyment. There had been very strict esthetic rules. So for example colors had to fit to certain fabrics. It was the first time that the perfect combination of the outfit and the way of living had been the guaranty to be part of the “fashionable scene”. You had to show your elegant style in your whole behavior. So the best place for a date of Madame de Pompadour and Mozart would have been a festive dinner with erotic scented food in a fantastic arrangement.

Unfortunately the both VIP’s of the 18th century had no possibility to date - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived from 1756 until 1791, Madame de Pompadour from 1721 to 1764. Even though Mozart was a wunderkind, he was too young for a date with Madame de Pompadour. So we have arranged a time-travel to 2006.

Dating Mozart
Where would the 30 years old Mozart meet Madame de Pompadour? And how would they look like today? The crinoline and the voluminous skirt will not fit into the sportive car of Madame. Even the hair style of Mozart with two curls on each side would look strange in our days. Or what would you think about a man with such a hair style? Both are historic personalities with high impact on their time – they had been trendsetters: Pompadour for new fashion trends, Mozart for his lovely music. The hottest club in town with exclusive catering and the hippest DJ’s would be the right place for their first date.

Retro – Back to Future
Retro-fashion is created out of the knowledge of the past, the present, and the designer’s vision of the future. The designer fashions new relations between existing signs and their content. The process of the permanent new interpretation of history is not only important for the creation of Retro-fashion. It is universal for the analysis of history. So even Rococo was enriched with new content since the last two centuries which influence now our perception of this style. This is the reason why Retro-fashion is not only a copy. Retro is the reflection of the presence into the past with a visionary hint to the future.

Rococo-Retro 2006
François Boucher, François de Troy or Antoine Watteau has captured the images of Rococo. They are in the same position like the famous photographers of today. Documents of the most beautiful clothes have been made. And the painters even made “fashion”: the famous Watteau back is named after Antoine Watteau.
For the Triumph Fashion Award 2006 fashionable pieces – no costumes - are requested. They can be created under the aspect of “Retro”. The knowledge of the style Rococo is the basis for the innovative fashion of 2006. Rock up Rococo!

Requirements for the Triumph Fashion Award 2006
The theme of this year’s award “Dress up for Mozart – Rock up Rococo!” is focused on creative and innovative design of women’s wear that celebrates the beauty of luxurious lingerie as visible and integral parts of clothes. Requirements, timetable and models for the submission of fashion design between hiding and promising female attractions are published in fashionoffice.org/triumph.

Winner 2005: Rafael Gomes, Brazil/Germany>>>
Winner 2004: Mary Jo Diehl, New York>>>

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