Portland Fashion Weekly’s Fall 2011 Collections Series: Jonathan Joseph Peters
This post marks the first of a series of posts on Portland Fashion Weekly featuring the Fall 2011 collections of Portland Fashion Week designers.
First we feature Project Runway Season 7 Finalist and New York City based designer Jonathan Joseph Peters. He showed in Portland Fashion Week for the first time last year and his colorful and fun Spring 2011 Collection was definitely one we won’t soon be forgetting. For his Fall 2011 Collection, The Garden of Colorless Flowers, he seemingly went in the opposite direction for his inspiration:
“This collection began with a meditation of depression. As something nearly everyone experiences I found there to be a deeply human beauty about it. I imagined a world where all happy colors like pink, yellow, orange, and red had been drained to just leave behind shades of blue and green. The models are styled the same regardless of ethnicity and wear masks of their own faces to give the illusion of a “cookie-cutter” otherworldly being submerged in a headspace where robotic meets romantic.”
Even though the inspiration comes from a darker place, the pieces in this collection keep with his design aesthetic of sharp and tailored lines mixed with long and flowing silhouettes.
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Joseph Peters.
-Elizabeth Mollo
Jonathan Joseph Peters (Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010)
Jonathan Joseph Peters rocked my senses with an outstanding ready-to-wear collection. It consisted of a chic arrangement of bold prints and different fabric textures. Not to mention his ever-fabulous ability to create volume out of light fabrics.
(Photo © Ed Kavishe/fashionwirepress.com )
All of the pieces were unique and perfectly garnished with chunky necklaces and belts high on the waist. You can see clearly in his designs that Jonathan has a knack for personalization.
All of the garments had character and personality that thrilled the crowd. A blue and green mod, jungle-fever print was used in different ways and I loved every single one of the variations! The mood of the garments was a little more down-to-earth than Jonathan’s previous collections, though plentiful with high-fashion elements.
(Photo © Ed Kavishe/fashionwirepress.com )
These were a sexy, versatile set of garments that could be worn for different occasions. Jonathan is an inspiring designer because he stays true to his aesthetic with a keen eye on color, texture and balance in each of his pieces with a touch of avant-garde.
(Photo © Ed Kavishe/fashionwirepress.com )
Click here to see the full collection of Jonathan Joseph Peters’ Spring/Summer 2011 Collection
-Samantha
Just In!
It was just announced that Jay Nicolas Sario and Jonathan Joseph Peters (both from season 7 of Project Runway) will join Seth Aaron on the solar panel runways of Portland Fashion Week.
Sario and Peters will be unveiling their first post-Project Runway collections, and will be joined by several other world class designers, such as: Pendleton, Amelia Toro, Michelle DeCourcy, Souchi, Amai Unmei, Idom, and Holly Stalder.
Portland Fashion Week is going to be an event you can’t miss this year.
Chris Cone says:
With the launching of Spring/Summer 2011 collections on the runway, as well as Direct-To-Consumer In-Season shopping events, featuring Fall 2010 lines, a program complete with artisan fashion presentations, emerging designer competition, and an international lineup of headline designers, will combine to deliver a truly world-class fashion week experience.
We can’t wait!
-Danni
Read the original press release here.
For more information on Portland Fashion Week, tickets, and designers click here.
