every garment from makin jan ma bears a label saying "a film project by makin jan ma'. which may seem strange until you realise that for makin, each garment is a piece of clothing dressing a character in a film "makin writes stories and scripts and he makes clothes for his characters. he makes films for his stories while the characters wear their clothes in the films. making a film or actually dreaming to make a film is like a journey on its own."
makin's clothes are clever, but not too serious, easy to wear but deceptively complex, and often feature exclusive prints or specially developed fabrics.
as promised makin is subjected to the children of vision quiz...
name: makin jan ma
right now the time is: 10 to 10 evening time
and where abouts in the world are you?: I have been traveling alot and I recently had an exhibition in hong kong.
date of birth: 24/02/79
label name: makin jan ma
year label started: 2005 winter
my new collection is entitled: give me some deep water
concept/motivation behind new collection: having a feeling of heavy stone peacefully dropping into the deep sea
the ultimate makin jan ma lady or gent is: a real character in their real life. live up to what they believe in!
what do you know about new zealand? jann, kiri and the greens
shoot, shag or marry: shoot kate moss, shag virgin mary, marry the one I love!
complete this sentence, I had a vision and my vision was… getting to retire when I am 30.
thank you.
i'm off to sydney bright 'n early tomorrow for fashion week - stay tuned for updates!! all our aussie labels - tv, romance was born, and gary bigeni are showing, and if i don't get too shy on it i'll try and take some pics of some inspiring fashion peeps for ya'll.
lydia cowpertwait has wandering eyes - eye's that seek out the most sartorially aware aucklander's for her blog the flaneur. check it out!! we are particularly keen on the picture of sex on toast (or in fur) ms. rosie rigger from charlie ash rocking the jimmy d harness singlet (incidentally instore now) at the paradise party a few weeks ago... but we are a tad biased.
i came across the picture of sarah greenberger rafferty's 'panning (done eggs)' 2009 on vwork and it reminded me of the andrea crews egg print dress we have in store now... not sure if there's any connection between the two, and i refuse to delve into any cheesy egg pun's, but both are friggin cool!
