Juun J. Fall/Winter 2010

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By Editor in Fashion on February 4th, 2010 | No Comments »

Another one of our favorite menswear designers — South Korea’s Juun J. — has just sent us images from his Fall/Winter 2010 collection and it’s hot!

The former Club Monaco designer, branched out on his own in 1999 and has shown during the Seoul Fashion Week until 2007 when he began showing in Paris. He has also collaborated several times with the Japanese artist Nuts and the English artist Simon Henwood.

Juun J. likes to create new silhouettes and garments from an overlapping of items and silhouette to silhouette all of which dramatically conflict with each other. Shirts and cardigans, knit sleeved jackets and knitwear are overlapping each other and newly born as different items. Juun J. likes to mix and transform classic items with street fashion.

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Henrik Vibskov F/W 2010

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By Editor in Fashion on February 1st, 2010 | No Comments »

You know we love Henrik Vibskov. We just got runway images from his Fall/Winter 2010 collection and we know you’re going to love it!

If for some reason you don’t know who Henrik is, here’s a little bio info: The name Henrik Vibskov is not only associated with a fashion label; it is also connected with a multitude of twisted and tantalizing universes created in conjunction with each collection. Bearing fantastical names such as “Big Wet Shiny Boobies”, “The Land of the Black Carrots” or “The Fantabulous Bicycle Music Factory”, each title refers to a different, yet equally mesmerizing world and corresponding logic. The accompanying multi-sensory and multidisciplinary shows have become a defining element of his brand.

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Blaak Homme F/W 10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Another menswear line we’ve had our eye on — Blaak Homme — seems to be making a bit of a meteoric rise at the moment and given what we saw this past week at Paris Fashion Week, it should come as no surprise.

For F/W 10, designers Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif see only in black and white. While other designers we’re into aren’t seeing in black and white, per se, there are numerous collections that have shown in the past few years who severely limit their palettes (generally to two colors) when designing their collections, which helps in giving lines an overall sense of continuity that’s much more difficult to achieve otherwise. Black will always be the de facto color for the serious fashion designer, but lately white has taken back seat to beige and taupe, the minimalist, not-so-stark and muted cousins to black’s former partner.

Check out the images below for a taste of what’s up for Blaak Homme for F/W10. We think you’ll like it.

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Boris Bidjan Saberi FW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 26th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Another of our favorite designers — Boris Bidjan Saberi — showed this past week in Paris. As expected: the collection is amazing with equal parts construction and deconstruction, just the way we like it.

Born in Munich from German mother and Iranian father, Saberi started designing menswear under his own name in 2006.

Precise, edgy, modern, the designer focuses his creations on functionality and a strong feeling of freedom and innovation. His roots and taste for street culture drives him to develop the idea of “dark hip hop style”, mixing a sophisticated casual wear and post gothic influences.

The collection A/W 10- 11 is called Primitive Sculpture. It’s an evolution from a primitive wood statue of sculpture modeling a human body. Straight and angular, rough and rigid.

See for yourself in the pics below.

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Yohan Serfaty FW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Finally! We’ve been trying to track down images from Yohan Serfaty for what seems like forever. We’ve finally gotten our hands on images from this FW10 collection and, as with all his past collections, it’s hot.

French designer Yohan Serfaty was born in Casablanca in 1966. He studied political science but fueled his passion for creativity by spending his summer holidays as an intern at various French couture houses.

Serfaty launched his label for women in A/W 2007-08 called Yohan Serfaty. Through his work, Serfaty tries to dissect the values given to clothes in this society of perpetual movement. Through continuous research he aims to reach the essential codes and become freed of any social representation, restrictions and to push the boundaries of how the body approaches the garment and vice versa.

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Martyn Bal FW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 25th, 2010 | No Comments »

One of our new favorites — Martyn Bal — has just sent images of his FW10 collection and, as with past collections, we are drooling.

While most men embody the adage that ‘clothes make the man’, the Martyn Bal man doesn’t need a costume to define him. The clothes he chooses hold up a mirror to his inner strength.

The core of this strength is versatility, born of a multifaceted nature in which apparent contradictions compliment each other effortlessly. An audacious gentleman, he is a hopeless romantic with a dirty mind.

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Damir Doma FW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 25th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Guess who had his Fall/Winter 2010 show in Paris over the weekend? Damir Doma.

Between spirituality and philosophy, Doma explores the delicate balance of human forms and harmonizes the ongoing dialogue between body and soul

Over-sized and almost floating elements are meant to provide space between skin and garment representing a new spiritual freedom allowing the mind to focus on life’s elemental values.

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The Viridi-Anne FW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »

Viridi-Anne FW10

We’d promised ourselves we wouldn’t work today, but then late last night images from Tomoaki Okaniwa’s Fall/Winter 2010 collection for The Viridi-Anne came in and we had to have a peak at them. Needless to say, we couldn’t help ourselves and had to post them.

We love this line for its simple classic cuts and ideas coupled with amazing fabrics, cuts, and fabrics that run the gamut from traditional to cutting edge, but never crossing the line of something we wouldn’t wear ourselves, not that we don’t love those lines too, but we’re just saying.

Have a look for yourself and you’ll see what we mean. There isn’t one piece in this collection that we’re not already daydreaming about wearing. We can’t believe we’re saying this, but we almost can’t wait til next winter!

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Frost Birgens FW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »

Another line we have on our radar — Frost Birgens — just launched their Fall/Winter 2010 line and we think you’re going to love it.

Characterized by subtle functional details, Frost Birgens mixes styles from past and present in an informal and playful way, balancing the familiar with the astounding. They take a classic, familiar blazer with slit and elbow patches and designs it in knitwear of the highest quality.

Functionality such as pants with belt function and large, practical chest pockets on shirts, knitwear, tees and jackets are also a typical characteristic of Frost Birgens. The relaxed look and the subtle details like extra-large shirt buttons and vertical paspel pockets make Frost Birgens a unique and exciting acquaintance.

We love the sweaters and the tees. Check out the pics below to see for yourself.

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Odeur AW10

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By Editor in Fashion on January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »

We just got pics of Odeur’s Fall/Winter 2010 collection and we love it.

Odeur was founded in Stockholm in 2006 as a brand experiment, using a specific white, light and clean scent instead of a visual logotype to label the graphic and dramatic, yet playful garments. The first collection included a few t-shirt styles that where distributed amongst a few initial clients in Sweden and Japan.

Based on the concept of an undefined gender and uncertain times, Odeur presents it’s seventh collection named Tales of Undefined Gravity, a story that continues to challenge conventional notions of how basic garments are constructed.

Using a dark scale of colors, this collection is made rich and easy by its mix of materials as well as by subtle details of metallic silver. A playful relationship to the silhouette, a focus on details and unexpected cuttings characterizes the unisex collection.

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