I was right to predict cut-away shoulders and sheer for the Prabal Gurung Spring/Summer 2016 show, which started out with a choral performance from the Dalai Lama and his buddies: if you’ve never heard the Dalai Lama speak, I assure you he’s got a sense of humor, and the joke was in that monotone hum of a chant which seemed to be coming from only one member… I’m calling bullshit on the guy who claimed to be moved to tears.
We saw dresses and gowns with trains in orange, white, black and white, black and metallic silver, a brown cream and white beaded shift dress, yellow and cream. The choreography and production was way off in the beginning. There were many strapless, spaghetti strap, halter, and off-the-shoulder looks. There were abstract and paint-stroke prints, bunt-orange or golden-rod lamé, sheer peasant tops with double banded athletic inspired details on the sleeves, pencil skirts, long-sleeved form-fitting midi dresses, short sleeved silk taffeta dresses with the aforementioned brush stroke print, deep plunging V-necks, and asymmetry. I loved the inversion of the orange and golden-rod stripe print on the off-the-shoulder dress. The cut-away-shoulder knit sweater was bold. I loved the sheer silk chiffon dresses with bishop sleeves, but the bow-necklines made them look overworked. While the prints and appliqués were beautiful, I hated the black and white and orange and white looks that showed back-to-back, as they looked bulky and boxy.
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Perry Uwanawich is an American fashion designer and illustrator- AuricWear.com; fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blogger at Subversive.Style; and Spirituality Lifestyle Blogger at TheGypsyMystic.com. Perry has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, two certifications in Fashion Design and Industrial Sewing, and has a background in graphic design, marketing, journalism, and fashion design.
Perry Uwanawich launched two fashion collections, the first called Deity Greek Wear, while enrolled full-time in college, and the second in 2020 called Auric Wear available at AuricWear.com and on Etsy. While pursuing a Certification in Fashion Design, Marketing, Public Relations, and Photography, he became the Parsons Teen Vogue Ambassador and created multimedia content which was included in the course. He completed another Certification in Industrial Sewing and was placed as an Industrial Sewing Machine Operator in a Rhode Island mill, working in production sewing for Military, Bags, and Medical Health industries.
Perry Uwanawich has worked in retail, acted as a graphic designer for multiple brands creating graphic prints for screenprinted garments. His marketing experience spans several industries from Fashion to Media, Medical Billing to the Medical Field- he's created graphics, logos, digital and print media assets, designed and managed websites (HTML, XHTML, CSS, WordPress…), managed social media accounts, and created marketing campaigns and ad campaigns which drove significant traffic in the local and national markets for respective industries. He has experience with photo and video editing, re-touching, motion graphics, and also worked as a freelance makeup artist working in Beauty as well as SFX makeup.
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