THORNANDES JAMES

FASHION PROFILE 

JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER

For those of you who call your self devotee of Indonesian fashion, not knowing his name is no less than a sin. Graduated from London School of Public Relation majoring in advertising, Thornandes James started his career as an intern for the fashion editor at SOAP magazine. But not too long after that he has secured a position for himself in the magazine, and within 2 years he was able to call himself The Senior Fashion Editor, running the whole fashion devision of that magazine. The experience was grand, and it teaches him many lessons on fashion.

Bagi mereka yang menyebut diri mereka pengikut setia Indonesian fesyen, tidak mengetahui nama Thornandes James bisa jadi merupakan sebuah dosa. Lulus dari Sekolah Relasi Publik London School dengan jurusan periklanan, Thornandes James memulai karirnya sebagai magang bagi editor fesyen bagi majalah SOAP. Tidak lama setelah itu, sekitar dua tahun lamanya ia pun dipercayai dengan titel editor fesyen.  

Photos by : Glenn Prasetya
Fashion Editor, Thornandes James
Makeup & Hair, Phillip Kwok
Assistant Stylist, Chekka & Reza Bustami
Model, Jonathan Mulia
Cover & Cover Story for SOAP Magazine August 2008

From Harper's Bazaar, to Elle, Amica, Clara and Fimela.com, all have trusted Thornandes James to do some iconic works for their magazines. Having the ability to gather up amazing labels as the wardrobes for his works. 

Dimulai dari Harper's Bazaar, hingga Elle, Amica, Clara, dan Fimela.com, semua telah mempercayai James untuk mengerjakan berbagai macam proyek. James pun berkemampuan untuk meraih nama-nama kondang dunia untuk pakaian di berbagai proyeknya. 

par Julius Bramanto
editor, Thornandes James
makeup & hair, Adrian Suryapradipa/B-MGT using Shu Uemura
wardrobe, Sapto Djojokartiko Couture
assistant photographer, Hendri Dinata, Retno Prasasti, Ken Arini
assistant stylist, Chekka
model, Kateryna Talanova/SUM Entertainment
Unpublished picture from Fashion Editorial AMICA Indonesia August 2010

Coming from the background of advertising he learned many things about concepts and briefs, mixing  the knowledge he obtained with his passion for fashion, the mixture has driven him to explore many fields that revolves around fashion. He once dwelled with photography and beauty artistry before he found his way as a stylist, making him to understand so much more about the visual aspect of fashion. 

Berasal dari latar belakang periklanan, James berlajar banyak hal mengenai konsep dan briefs, memadukan pengetahuan tersebut dengan kecintaannya terhadap fesyen, membuat James berkeinginan untuk mengekplorasi berbagai bidang. Dimulai dari fotografi, hingga kesenian make up, hingga akhirnya ia mencapai menjadi seorang stylist. James sungguh mengerti mengenai aspek visual dari fesyen.

Stylist: Thornandes James
Hair & Make Up: Andy Chun
Model: Irina Roshik
all outfit by Sally Koeswanto

These days Thornandes James is working as contributing fashion editor, fashion stylist, and the occasional creative consultant for labels such as; Andreas Odang, Barli Asmara, Chandra Black, Jeffery Tan, to Priyo Oktaviano. Building their image, collections, strategy, presentation, and publicity. A true devotee of fashion. 

Hari-hari ini James berkerja sebagai kontributor di berbagai majalah, dia pun menjadi stylist, dan terkadang menjadi konsultan kreatif bagi berbagai label tanah air; Andreas Odang, Barli Asmara, Chandra Black, Jeffery Tan, hingga Priyo Oktaviano. Membangun nama mereka, koleksi mereka, hingga strategi, dan publikasi mau pun presentasi. Sungguh James merupakan seorang pecinta fesyen.

par Julius Bramanto
styling, Thornandes James
makeup & hair, Philips Kwok
assistants photographer, Retno Prasasty, Ranny Monita, Shuri
assistant stylist, Rajasa Pramesywara
model, Katya Sokolova/DAMN! Inc.
Personal Project

As a undergrad student at LSPR, he was a shy figure, studying day and night to maintain perfect grades. He is also a very value conscious man, who believes that one should always respects the senior, and must always hold their words carefully. Who says geeks can't be chic? 

Sebagai mahasiswa S1 di LSPR, James merupakan sosok yang pemalu, belajar demi mempertahankan nilai yang sempurna. James juga merupakan orang yang menjunjung tinggi nilai-nilai tradisional, hormat, dan kesantunan dalam bertutur kata. 

par Nicoline Patricia Malina
styling, Thornandes James for AMICA
makeup & hair, Andy Chun
assistant photographer, Tri & Ila
assistant stylist, Rajasa Pramesywara
model, Irina Roshik/LVDK
Fashion Editorial AMICA Indonesia April 2011

One thing that he is, he is true to his self, he once stated, "Orang bilang don't judge a book by it's cover, tapi balik lagi di fashion, we do judge a book by it's cover."

Satu hal James merupakan pribadi yang riil, dia pernah berkata, "Orang bilang don't judge a book by it's cover, tapi balik lagi di fashion, we do judge a book by it's cover."

par, Glenn Prasetya

styling,  Thornandes James for Amica

Make Up, Andy Chun

Model, Tarah Dowling

Amica July 2010

par Giovanni Rustanto/Plankton Labs
styling, Thornandes James for AMICA
makeup & hair, Andy Chun
videographers, Hendy Sukarya & Dewi Mariam/Plankton Labs
assistant photographer, Ronald yap
assistant stylist, Rajasa Pramesywara
model, Kateryna Talanova/SUM Entertainment
location, Gunung Bale Malang
Fashion Editorial for AMICA Indonesia November 2010

PRIYO OKTAVIANO

RUNWAY SPOTLIGHT

RAINBOW OF LIFE

The year of 2010 through 2011 is marked with many scoring the "Asian Rises" theme. Designers, fashion magazines, and fashion boutiques showcased Asian influenced dresses and used many asian models. From US Vogue to Vogue China displayed many asian models for their editorial spread.

Tahun 2010 hingga 2011 ditandai dengan banyak tema "Asian Rises". Perancang busana, majalah fesyen, dan butik-butik fesyen menampilkan banyak sekali busana terinspirasi Asia, dan menggunakan banyak model-model Asia. Dimulai dari Vogue Amerika hingga Vogue China yang menampilkan banyak model asia untuk editorial mereka.

Lane Crawfor Fall Winter 2011

Editorial by American Vogue 

Dresses by Proenza Schouler 

American Vogue December 2010

Carolina Herrera who played with kimono inspired dresses detailed with obi belts, and Ricardo Tisci's rendition of  Givenchy Spring 2011 Collection who showed origami like detail for the couture collection.


Carolina Herrera memainkan banyak busana dengan pengaruh inspirasi kimono dengan sentuhan detail sabuk obi, dan terjemahan Ricardo Tisci untuk lini couture musim Spring 2011 yang menampilkan detail dari yang menyerupai origami.

Carolina Herrera Spring 2011 

Givenchy Spring 2011 Couture Collection

Whilst here in the Kathulistiwa Country, Priyo Oktaviano also showcased a very much Asian inspired Clothes for his 2011 Rainbow of Life Collection.


Sedangkan di Negeri Kathulistiwa, Priyo Oktaviano menampilkan koleksi dengan inspirasi pengaruh Asia untuk koleksi Rainbow of Life.

Photograph : Nicoline Patricia Malina

Make Up Artist : Andy Chun

Model : Irina Rozhyk

Copyright © 2010. Priyo Oktaviano.

Spous by Priyo Oktaviano is a ready to wear line by Priyo Oktaviano himself. The label itself shows a more modern, urban, and yet still very conceptual prêt-à-porter clothes. Whilst his main line "Priyo Oktaviano" show a much more traditional, ethnic with a twist of modern form, conceptual collection.

Spous oleh Priyo Oktaviano adalah lini siap pakai oleh perancang kondang tersebut. Label tersebut merupakan interpretasi dari gaya yang lebih modern, urban, tetapi masih konseptual bagi lini siap pakai Priyo Oktaviano. Sedangkan lini utamanya "Priyo Oktaviano" menampilkan penampilan yang lebih tradisional, etnik, dengan sentuhan modern.

Spous's Rainbow of Life collection is a very colorful collection, the origami details of the dress really showcase Priyo's creativity and love for the avant garde like ready to wear. Some faint hearted people might not be able to wear this clothes as a ready to wear clothes, but people such as Mrs.Minnie Adjie 
would probably successfully pull a look out of his collection.

Koleksi Rainbow of Life ini sangatlah berwarna, detail origami yang dipergunakan Priyo menunjukan kreativitas-nya, dan kecintaan diri-nya terhadap konsep avant garde untuk lini siap pakai. Mungkin beberapa orang dapat bertanya "apakah saya mau memakai pakaian seprti itu sehari-hari?" mungkin jawabanya "tidak" bagi mereka yang kurang berani. Walau pun demikian kita bisa menantikan profile pecinta fesyen seperti Minni Adjie untuk dapat dengan berhasil menggunakan busana dari lini ini. 

The bottom line is, this collection shows that Priyo is definitely a trend conscious designer who is able to aline himself with the great designers of the world the likes of Ricardo Tisci, Caroline Herrera, or even Mr.Marc Jacob. Giving contribution to the definition of "Asian Rises".


Pada dasarnya, dapat dikatakan melalui koleksi ini bahwa Priyo Oktaviano adalah seseorang yang sangat  trend conscious. Beliau dapat mensejajarkan dirinya dengan designer-designer kondang dunia seperti Ricardo Tisci, Caroline Herrera, atau bahkan Marc Jacob. Memberikan kontribusi terhadap rakyat asia dalam mendefinisikan "Asian Rises". 

    

National Edito

There's a lot to say about Indonesian culture and society, but ultimately it's revival from the era of pre modernism that has taken my interest to speak about it this blog. Fascination. Awe. And blown away i am. Indonesian revival of creative industry has inspired me to write about it.

Fashion1707 in a way is a national edito, showcasing Indonesian talents and savvy fashion forces. Where it's purpose is to give a platform to the international eye of what Indonesia has to offer. Starting from our established house hold fashion giants such as Biyan, Ghea Panggabean, Priyo Oktaviano, to Indonesian young bright stars such as Nikicio, and Danjyo Hiyoji, or even the struggling yet talented indie labels. 

But that's not all that we're going to showcase; Photographers, Models, Stylists, Editors, and even Fashion Bloggers who are the soul and heart of Indonesian Fashion culture will also be showcased in this blog. We existed because of people like you, The Fashionably Savvy People, who breathe, sweat, speak, and think about Fashion.

It will be a sin not to share the savviness of these talents with the rest of the world. 

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