Loewe has invited Japanese designer Junya Watanabe to collaborate on a unique collection using Loewe’s luxurious napa and the know-how of its ateliers. Loewe and Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons marries Spanish leather with Japanese denim in a creative exchange that brings together the world-class expertise that each brand is renowned for. »
WAW – like our grannies made them
WAW like our grannies made them is a newborn brand. All designs are embroidered rather then printed, and entirely made in Italy. WAW is trying to do something based on the actual quality of the product rather than on the image of the brand. »
Kas Kryst Fall/Winter 2013
Young Polish designer Kas Kryst present her ”bunch-bunch” Fall/Winter 2013-14 collection, inspired by the culture of street and skateboarders. The designer used many different fabrics, heavy coated and dull leather, cotton, wool, cashmere and other more unconventional fabrics in order to form a coherent collection. »
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ASOS BLACK x PUMA Fall/Winter 2013 Lookbook
ASOS BLACK and PUMA teamed up once again for a new capsule collection for Fall/Winter 2013. The collection is modeled by three creative young names from London’s underground creative scene: Caleb Kilby, Daniel David Freeman and Tristan Richards, photographed by Michael Mayren. »
LACOSTE L!VE x OSAMU TEZUKA Capsule Collection
For 2013, LACOSTE L!VE teams up with renowned Japanese manga team Tezuka Productions to create an exclusive capsule collection of polos, T-shirts and footwear inspired by the cast of characters that populate Osamu Tezuka’s fabled comic series. »
Bomber Caps from Mother Eleganza S/S 2013
The Bomber Caps S/S13 Collection from Lithuanian’s Mother Eleganza were inspired by the same as ever: “Hearts pierced by arrows, dressing Bold and Balls, Bombers on Streets, the liberty and fighters for youth, and Black marker drawings.” »
JW Anderson and his Versus’s tribe!
“It was pretty obvious that the word was getting very popular. We figured we’d take the name before anyone else claimed it. We wanted to get rid of the bullshit, strip it down to rock ‘n’ roll. We wanted the fun and liveliness back”. In 1975, John Holmstrom launches the magazine Punk which embodies and decodes the musical spirit of those years. New York, 15 March 2013. JW Anderson presents his capsule collection for Versus in Lexington Avenue Armory. Same emotional appeal, same force… For months this moment was being expected… No disillusions! »
Munsoo Kwon Fall/Winter 2013
Munsoo Kwon presented the Fall/Winter 2013 collection during Seoul Fashion Week. His third collection has been inspired by the theme of Kidult. Kidult, which is a compound word of “kid” and “adult,” explains a phenomenon that adults participating in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children. These Kidults admire popular culture from the 80’s and 90’s – movies and novels, sports superstars from the times as legend, and collect childhood toys and small figures. Kidult has become a cultural syndrome and a new trend in different aspects of consumer consumption. »
Chanel Cruise 2014
Karl Lagerfeld presented the Chanel Cruise 2014 collection in Singapore, inspired by cricket and colonialism. »
Joseph Turvey Fall/Winter 2013 Collection
For Fall/Winter 2013 Joseph Turvey looked at the Disney classic 101 dalmatians character Cruella de Vil. De Vil’s obsession with dalmatians was the basis for Joseph’s hand drawn prints and heavily textiled fabrics. Creating De Vil’s ‘gang’ was the main premis behind the collection and Joseph achieved this by looking to classic sportswear shapes and combing them with Sophie Hallette lace and Italian cashmeres. During the design process Joseph’s studio was taken over by a tiny jet black cockapoo Limi Feu, named after Yohji Yamamoto daughter one of Joseph’s favorite designers. She definitely played a role in dictating the colour palette and mood of the collection. »
Fred Perry x Christopher Raeburn Blank Canvas Collection
This Spring/Summer 2013 Fred Perry announce a new Blank Canvas with Christopher Raeburn. Three different military printed shirts are available in all Fred Perry Laurel Wreath shops and online today. »
Trine Lindegaard Fall/Winter 2013 Collection
Trine Lindegaard Fall/Winter 2013 collection entitled “Happiness”, firmly rooted in the embroidery of Fine Cell Work, a social enterprise that trains prisoners in paid, skilled, creative needlework undertaken in the long hours spent in their cells. The designer intends to shed light on a current process implemented in prisons all across the UK – Inmates are filling their hours embroidering highly-craftyed cushions, bags, pictures and patchwork quilts. »
En Noir Spring 2013 – A Closer Look
This month marks En Noir‘s launch into top retailers nationwide with the brand’s full Spring 2013 collection. The well received collection makes its debut in Barneys New York mid-May, as well as other top retailers. The collection features a range of pieces that vary from leather crew neck sweatshirts to elaborate patterned basketball shorts. »
George Bezhanishvili Fall/Winter 2013 Collection
The Fall/Winter 2013 collection by George Bezhanishvili is the combination of limited ready to wear garment pieces for man and women in accordance with the accessories line, setting in the tone, ambience and style for the season. »
Julian Zigerli Fall/Winter 2013 Lookbook
The source of inspiration of Julian Zigerli‘s Fall/Winter 2013/14 collection ‘Happy Tears‘ is the concept of Tears of Joy. It is about feelings, which result out of the antithesis between restriction and release – for example the feeling of coming home where we can freely show our emotions and find release from our daily tensions. »
Religion Fall/Winter 2013 Lookbook
UK based brand Religion presented it lookbook for the Fall/Winter 2013-14 season. The line was established in the early 90’s and grew out of the chemically inspired London club scene. Starting as a niche t-shirt line, the brand developed a huge cult following based on it’s ‘No Fear’ policy, use anarchic graphics, and design-led styles. »
