The popular topic of Paris Fashion Week is him!
Leon Dame, a 20-year-old German male model, has become a hot search on the Maison Margiela SS20 show. World-weary and excited, even with a little angry look, stepping on a fierce step, breaking the "normal" stage step cognition of Fashion Week.
Why on earth did Leon Dame go on the catwalk like this and still play the finale? There is a meaning behind it. This season's Maison Margiela's inspiration comes from the First World War and the Second World War, the show can be seen full of military uniforms, nurse uniform elements, such as helmets, uniforms, belts, cloaks, etc., the color is also based on navy blue, khaki and other common clothing colors in the War, after Maison Margiela deconstructed, so that the war costume into a fashionable and handsome military uniform. This season's design genius John Gallian strongly conveys the turmoil of modern society through the male model Leon Dame, and the indifference of society will eventually bring radicalism and oppression.
And the serious and seductive pace of the model Leon Dame at Paris Fashion Week wildly spreads fashion fun, this pace style has long been hotly discussed in the community, and the action director behind this is Pat Boguslawski. Boguslawski told Vogue in Paris: "It's not just a fashion show, it's a 'show.'"
As early as the 2019 Autumn/Winter Show, Leon Dame became popular with crazy and world-weary steps.
The best moment, which everyone thought was when the model Dame came out, was no surprise to Boguslawski. When he talked about the viral wildness, he said: "When John Galliano chose him as the finale, I laughed because I knew it was going to be a hit, but I didn't expect the reaction to be so enthusiastic. It's great to get that kind of feedback, and I'm super happy. 」
Boguslawski is a versatile man: from dancer to model to actor (all before he turns 30), and Streeters, a global agency for innovative talent, is the agent of the fashion innovator. As an action director, Boguslawski fuses all his passions into one special role.
He has collaborated with Twigs FKA Twigs, Victoria Beckham and Kim Kardashian; orchestrated runway performances for brands Tomo Koizumi and Maison Margiela (seven shows to date); and co-organized Tommy Hilfiger, Off-White, Versace, Events for brands such as Issey Miyake, Fendi and Hugo Boss. However, his role remains a mystery.
Here, Vogue interviews Boguslawski to learn how he created his "movements."
What does motion coaching do? What's the difference with a choreographer's job?
Pat Boguslawski: "As a movement director, I don't choreograph or choreograph steps, I don't tell people exactly how the process is going to go. Basically, I'm encouraging people, telling them about different options and ideas, and making up stories to help them do their best. I'm creating an emotion that allows people to move with "talent." The choreographer usually does the choreographed dance, and I give the people I work with more freedom to play their best."
How did you get involved in the field of motion coaching?
PB: "It was really an accident, a very natural process. The first time I did this was in 2013: I was a model for designer Alexander McQueen, Alexander McQueen, and I was rehearsing, and when Creative Director Sarah Burton asked me to show the models how to walk, I was so shocked that I thought she had asked the wrong person, and she told me that she was actually paying attention to me all the time, and she saw that I knew the collection very well, listened to music, and walked to the beat. That was the first time I had the idea, "This should be fun."
"It's really great to be able to work with John Galliano at Maison Margiela's show with Maison Margiela because I grew up watching his show and I really appreciate him. The pace of the models and the style of the fashion show are very simple, very "street style" and everyday sense. So, this is the perfect time to work with Margiela to create movements on the runway that allow people to feel free."
What does your daily itinerary look like?
PB: "Every day is different. I don't have a fixed schedule, and I might be in the fitting room, at the show site, or somewhere. I travel a lot, and I try to take care of myself—I go to the gym, I do yoga, I swim. I spend a lot of time researching various ideas, meeting different people, as well as my friends and family. My itinerary is full."
What is the biggest misconception people have about your professional "motion coaching"?
PB: "It's a relatively new word, so people often don't understand what it is. They'll say, 'Oh, you're a choreographer?' Or , "Oh, you're the director." Sometimes it's easier to answer "yes" than to keep explaining the difference. Basically, I'm a model, an art director, an intermediary between makeup and music — my job is to inspire people."
Text: Sam Rogers, Tiffany Leu | Edit: Tiffany Leu | Source: CNI |