10.21.2009

Summer/Spring 2010 Vawk Collection by Sunny Fong

I always love hearing people's success stories, especially those who I've followed from the beginning of their careers to what they have accomplished in the present day. One of these stories belongs to Sunny Fong, the winner of Project Runway Canada Season 2. He was my favorite from when he designed the military hooded jacket in the first episode for the Canadian War Museum challenge to his state of the art Alexander the Great inspired collection that earned him the winning title. Needless to say, I was always rooting for him because of his immense talent in design and creativity, and his deep understanding of what constitutes fashion and art.

Well, Monday, opening day of LG Fashion Week 2009 here in Toronto, I had the great privilege of viewing his Spring/Summer 2010 Vawk Collection at the AGO. And let me just say, he does not disappoint AND he is definitely the perfect pick to open up Fashion week with a bang.

Like his past Project Runway Canada creations, there's always a story behind the inspiration for his collection. The Spring/Summer 2010 Vawk Collection, titled Tattoo Hibiscus is inspired by the 1930s movie Mutiny on the Bounty with Mr. fashionable himself Clark Gable.


Image courtesy of www.imdb.com

The movie is a journey aboard the HMS Bounty onwards to the Polynesian islands of Tahiti, which is exactly what Sunny intended for the collection, "A Voyage to Polynesia". The show brought exactly that. It was a captivating display of what he interpreted from the movie, starting the show with strong tailored sea-captain like jackets with a mix of island style pieces to slowly progressing to the more Polynesian inspired pieces like silk flowing gowns in island colors of red and pink. And there is a story behind the "Tattoo Hibiscus" title for his collection, as the Polynesians inspired pieces were decked out in exactly that, tattoo like hibiscus prints.

These are some of my favorites from the show:
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TORONTOLIFE.COM


Bet they didn't wear that aboard the HMS!


You can see the Polynesian elements on the jacket as well as the pirate cut inspiration.


The Polynesian inspiration.


The main attraction: the Polynesian gown.


The man of the hour!

While the show was very short (there were only 12 pieces), it was crafted so intelligently and the pieces were so thought provoking not to mention definitely captivating that the size of the collection left you wanting to see more. I definitely look forward to what inspires Sunny Fong next and what his next story will be.

Until my next adventure, good night and good reading!
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2 comments:

  1. Vee BloomNovember 4, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    I have to agree this collection by Sunny was thought provoking and beautiful. He always manages to stun me with his impeccable design asthetic. Perhaps he gave us a bit of a sneak preview of this collection with his piece for the White Cashmere Collection earlier this fall? If you haven't seen it http://www.cashmere.ca, with cut outs and structure it certainly does echo the laser cut "Tattoo" designs in this latest collection.

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  2. AmiraNovember 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    Yeah I remember the cashmere collection he did in the fall along with Greta Constatine and others, those were amazing. I just love Sunny's attention to detail, there's very few designers left that do that and so it's always nice to see new and upcoming designers showing that talent. I'm definitely looking forward to more from him.

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