The Inter-Views of Fashion: Bliss Lau
IN continuance with FI’s beloved “the inter-views of fashion”, we decided to speak with designer Bliss Lau on her aspirations, her design aesthetic, and her inspirations.
FI:What is your concept for your latest collection?
BL: I have three current collections: jewelry and my conceptual body jewelry collection is currently a study of the female body. Each piece is meant to isolate one of the most flattering parts of a woman’s figure, I find the clavicle beautiful on all women, many of my pieces draw attention to that area. Alternatively I found tremendous inspiration in the shape of a diamond as well as the connotation of the word diamond as precious, strong, pure and flawless. Belts with a focus on the waist, my objective is to create suggestions of the perfect female shape by drawing lines around the body with leather straps and cut-outs. The Jungle belt (fw08) is a bit of an optical illusion doing just that. Bags as a product which is solely meant to be a container, the project is quite different than dressing a form, I carried over the idea of wrapping the body to wrapping the satchel in the Jungle bag (fw08). With function in mind I created the Anagram collection, a bag that can be worn more than five ways to suit the client. Purely for my own love of circles, the Tootsie bag which is based off of the shape of at Tootsie Roll, it is a functional but unique bag that does not take itself too seriously; in addition I worked the diamond shape into this bag.
FI: How did you decide to solely design accessories?
BL: I suppose I chose to do what I love.
FI: What was your process in creating the ‘Bolero’ in your jewelry collection?
BL: Each piece is meant to isolate one of the most flattering parts of a woman’s figure, the clavicle (as mentioned earlier) is such a beautiful part of all women so many of the items draw attention to that area.
FI: Do you still keep a sketchbook?
BL: Great question. Absolutely, I have about four on-going sketchbooks per collection, one at my studio which I use for most of my ideas, a small one in my purse just in case and two at my respective homes. I use the sketchbook as a tool to capture all of the unexpected,passing beautiful ideas that come from nowhere.
FI: Is there any advice you want to share with upcoming designers?
BL: Don’t listen to them, it’s important to understand the value of constructive criticism but the ‘them’ would be anyone who tells you to change your concept or vision. It is important to stay true to what you foresee your brand and company being, we all have to make compromises but remember that they are all your choice to make.
Bliss Lau was interviewed by Jessica Vuong.
