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DAZZLE WINGS.
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DAYGLO.
A Peak behind the scenes at the DayGlo factory…
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ORANGE.
In 1673 during the third Anglo-Dutch war, the Dutch occupied New York and changed the name to New Orange. The following year they lost control of the city to English and the name was changed back. If things had worked out differently wonder if Liza Minelli would have written a song ‘New Orange New Orange’?
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DAZZLE WHEELS.
Opel Kadett Dazzle Art Car by Patricia Van Lubeck.
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BLUE.
Miss Dorothy Vallance sings from the David Lynch film Blue Velvet
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DAZZLE BALL.
In 1919, a fancy dress ‘Dazzle Ball’ was held at the Chelsea Arts Club. Dazzle costumes like Yvonne Gregory’s below (photographed by her husband Bertram Park) were inspired by the painted warships from the recently ended war. Image copyright National Portrait Gallery
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PINK.
‘I was shown round Tutankhamun’s tomb in the 1920s. I saw all this wonderful pink on the walls and the artefacts. I was so impressed that i vowed to wear it for the rest of my life’ – Barbara Cartland
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DAZZLE.
Dazzle boats – such as the HMS Furious below – inspired the first collection for Midsummer +1. Developed during WWI by the designer and marine artist Norman Wilkinson, Dazzle was a revolutionary scheme of camouflage. The idea behind it was to distract rather than disguise with abstract shapes and bright colours. Ships became futurist ‘canvases’ Read More
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YELLOW.
‘There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun’ – Pablo Picasso
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THE BEGINNING…
Here’s a closer look at how plain goats leather becomes ‘Dazzled’ by artisans in Kolkata, in preparation for being turned into a Midsummer +1 bag. the embossing block before going into the press, the leather is dampened to soften it each piece of leather is pressed about ten times to ensure the design Read More
