OLD ENGLISH FASHION

We did a Photoshoot on the three (3) Old English Eras of Architecture, namely; Renaissance, Gothic, and Baroque-Rococo. This is to be exhibited this Friday, November 19, 2010 at the DLS-CSB SDA 12th floor Ampitheater. The exhibit was made to showcase all our talents and knowledge about Architecture, Photography, Arts, and Fashion. Everybody is invited to come and see our exhibit to get a glimpse of the aura of Old English Architecture.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Nadine Seballos & Patrick Almera

STYLIST: Patrick Almera

MAKE-UP ARTIST: Hazel Irlandez

EDITS & EFFECTS: Patrick Almera

PATRICK ALMERA (ME)

JOICE VELASCO

MIGUEL ORTIZ

NADINE SEBALLOS

WARLO SANDOVAL




HAZEL IRLANDEZ

MAR UY

Here are some of the group pictures we did.

Hope you could visit our exhibit. Thank You. :)

--Peejay A

THE COLONIAL AMERICA

I was surprised when 2 of my classmates presented this topic in our HSTARCH2 (History of Architecture 2). I never thought that the Colonial America Period had conquered alot of cities and countries. They spread their distinctive styles in different part of the world ike in Netherlands, America, French, German, etc.

Most of the styles cathegorized by the Colonial America and is very prominent from then on was the brick layering and especially the use of brick. We discussed different ways how to layer bricks there are the shiner, sailor and header. It's difficult to identify the different layerings at first but somehow we managed to get a solution for this problem. We actually made hand gestures that looked like the Macarena dance, hopefully we could remember all the gestures.

So there are also the implication of the past styles just like the gothic, renaissance, etc. but is now a bit modernized or the "Revival" as we call it. This is where the NEOCLASSICAL comes in. They are fond of reviving original styles from the past and adding something new to it giving it a new term.

Though this period doesn't have much originality still I liked how the outcomes and outputs turned out to be having constructed perfectly and amazingly. This is not my favorite Period but I learned and got alot from it. It was Overwhelming.

(PICTURES SOON TO COME) :)

INSIGHTS OF MEDITERRANEAN

Mediterranean is a huge word when it comes to Architecture because this style conquered a lot of countries and started spreading it's wonderful designs.

Mediterranean, as my teacher have said, is known for its three (3) main distinctive designs:
1) It is very colorful. They use mostly vibrant and vivid colors giving at festive look and vibe.
2) Floral in design. It is very common for them to engage in floral designs from the Rococo period's Boudoirs.
3) Windows. Their windows have wooden shutters that is very attractive to the eyes at the same time helpful to block the very warm rays of sun.

We watched a movie last week, entitled " LETTERS TO JULIET".


When a young American travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined.

Here are some pics from the movie.


The movie is very nice, down-to-earth, and touching. It shows the value of LOVE and how it goes throughout one's life may we be young or old, true love never dies.

Also in the movie, it showed a lot of Architectural styles in the Mediterranean period like the window shutters, brick walls, festive colors, vintage lamps, fresco dining, floral designs, etc.

Watch it and you'll be teary with its story at the same time amazed by the beauty of the setting.

BAROQUE & ROCOCO

BAROQUE & ROCOCO are two of the most magnificent and well translated elegance of Architecture and the Arts in the old English period. It shows the majestic implementations of classical designs which deals with more gold features and more distinctive designs that makes it very noticeable and prominent in the history of Architecture.

GOLD is the color of this era. They usually use gold plated crafts to give emphasis to the prominent Baroque & Rococo Style to showcase their sophistication and tranquility in their design. I love the color gold when it comes to furniture because it boosts out the upper class look of it's vintage-classic style. Gold is also often used as embelishment in their outfits, curtains, etc.


The TWISTED COLUMN. It is one of my most favorite features of the Baroque & Rococo Period. It gives a very intriguing effect to buildings and houses. It has a very simple detail, just a twisted style and that's it, unlike the other column that has a lot of vines and flowers engraved unto it making too extravagant for just a pillar/column. When painted in gold it enhances its beauty and it compliments the whole facade of a building. It is also very noticeable very prominent and very unique in its own way.


Another important style in Baroque & Rococo is the BOUDOIRS. It is like an exaggerated floral design with vines swirling making it very feminine. It is also very prominent even in Filipino designs often seen in wood carvings and curtain designs but has a different name.

In fashion, Baroque & Rococo have this taste of heavy draping and wide mouthed skirts also with huge puffed sleeves with laced linings for women while lose long sleeves, ascots, tights, and white knee socks for men. Gold, laces, and velvets are often used in their clothing.