Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
RAF SIMONS SS02
I've been on quite the vintage Raf trip today.
In part caused by stumbling upon an impressive collection of Raf Simons archive pieces for sale at LN-CC (i'll take the Manics Camo Jacket from FW01, thank you very much) , and partly due to procrastinating doing designs for my Winter range.
Raf's SS02 collection, as well as a lot of his other early work, is inspired genius. Entitled 'Woe Onto Those Who Spit On The Fear Generation...The Wind Will Blow It Back', it's a call to arms, an anarchist manifesto of sorts. The colour palette is exclusively white, red and black, with each model's face obscured by cloths resembling arab kaffiyehs - a pretty bold statement in a post 9/11 world.
There's a great, comprehensive, season by season summary of Raf's impressive 15 year career at Hapsical, check it out. I wonder if there's much left that's worth saying with menswear.
Lodi
In part caused by stumbling upon an impressive collection of Raf Simons archive pieces for sale at LN-CC (i'll take the Manics Camo Jacket from FW01, thank you very much) , and partly due to procrastinating doing designs for my Winter range.
Raf's SS02 collection, as well as a lot of his other early work, is inspired genius. Entitled 'Woe Onto Those Who Spit On The Fear Generation...The Wind Will Blow It Back', it's a call to arms, an anarchist manifesto of sorts. The colour palette is exclusively white, red and black, with each model's face obscured by cloths resembling arab kaffiyehs - a pretty bold statement in a post 9/11 world.
There's a great, comprehensive, season by season summary of Raf's impressive 15 year career at Hapsical, check it out. I wonder if there's much left that's worth saying with menswear.
Lodi
Sunday, October 31, 2010
THE ART & CRAFT OF GIANNI VERSACE
This was the first addition to our now extensive Gianni Versace collection. It was published to coincide with the opening of the exhibition 'Versace at the V & A' (2002-2003) and is a celebration of the most iconic pieces from his entire career. It's a special book if you're into design because it's all about the pieces: the construction and finish, the trims, the hardware, the attention to detail.
Again, it's a pretty clear reminder of how ahead of his time he was. The early 90s revivalists of the last couple of years have a lot to thank this man for.
Click on 'read more' below to see the rest.
Again, it's a pretty clear reminder of how ahead of his time he was. The early 90s revivalists of the last couple of years have a lot to thank this man for.
Click on 'read more' below to see the rest.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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