Creating “poetic yet humble” garments, Thomsen Paris predominantly specialise in unisex pieces that possess an understated sexiness. Keeping their designs simple, they favour clean silhouettes, classic details and printed fabrics. Oozing Parisian cool and tailored androgyny, the Thomsen Paris look wouldn’t look out of place on style mavens such as Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sofia Coppola. I love the check and Liberty prints, as well as their obvious devotion to perfecting the buttoned blouse. If the Spring Summer lookbook is anything to go by, their clothes will be favoured by bookish blondes and men sporting dandy-esque pencil moustaches. Who knew that facial hair trend would come back into fashion? Classic, indeed.
Early yesterday I spotted a tweet from Steven Alan saying that he’d posted some new photos from his new Fall 2011 collection. I’m a big fan of Steven Alan, a chunk of his clothes fill my closet, and I’m definitely excited by what I see. Funny enough someone on his team took a bunch of photos with Hipstamatic and posted them to their Facebook, which I thought was a cool way of sharing the collection. I get kind of a early 70′s, bohemian, hippy vibe from this collection, though everywhere I’ve seen it written up they’ve declared prep chic. Ponchos, floppy brim hats and floral pattern pants don’t scream preppy to me, I guess. Anyhow, check out the photos below and if you want some more legit product shots pop over to Fashionologie.
Every now and then I come across something I really like but don’t think I could pull off, and this Universal Works jacket is one of those. It’s a beautiful jacket, I love the way they used the tan with red to give some contrast, it kind of looks like a vest over a coat. I also think the black buttons compliment the red and tan well. Totally random post, but I spotted this over on Goodhood and I thought I’d share it.
Over the weekend I was catching up GQ’s coverage of the men’s fashion shows from Milan, seeing what sort of weirdness the big designers were coming up with. There’s a lot of interesting ideas out there but in my opinion Junya Watanabe, the ex-Comme Des Garçons designer, was doing some of the most interesting and wearable pieces that I saw.
It’s no secret that the Japanese have a soft spot for Americana when it comes to clothing, but it seems like Junya has been able to take that style and evolve it from it’s current place. For example, the larger photos show jackets that are inspired by ski sweaters, ornate patterns and bright colors and all. It’s such a clever idea that seems so simple and smart. These heavy patterns and plaids are used all throughout the collection, but in new ways with refined touches.
I wasn’t sure if it was just me, that I was just excited about the collection because it reflects a progression of how I kind of dress. But then I saw The Sartorialist was in the front row of the show snapping photos and I realized I wasn’t crazy. His photos are the larger ones above, the smaller come from GQ. Seeing his photo gave such a human and personal look to the clothes, he did a great job of capturing the personalities of the models, thus making the clothes look even better. Or at least, that’s how I see it.
I always enjoy when you take two seemingly opposing ideas and bring them together, just like this video starring Kilian Martin for Man About Town magazine. I had never heard of him before but Kilian Martin is one of the best freestyle skateboarders in the world. His style of of skatin reminds me of Gene Kelly and some kind of gun slinger at the same time. He’s quick and precise and does things you’d never expect.
The video was put together by Atelier Franck Durand who showcases his natural talents decked out in a blend of Cerruti, Dior Homme, Giorgio Armani among other brands to give a high class look to his artful style. It’s a very well put together video that’s made even classier by their use of the Tommy Edwards classic, It’s All in the Game, a song I used to love when I was a kid.
Pop-up shops are one of those rare spaces that can be whatever it wants wherever it wants. It’s a temporary place whose goal is to excite and dazzle people for a short amount of time and can then bi whisked away at a moments notice. For example the space above created by Snarkitechture for Richard Chai. The shop, which is nestled underneath the High Line, was made “to create an experience rather than create a store”, a feat I’m quite certain they accomplished. The entire space was carved from a truckload of styrofoam offsite and then brought into the space and fitted and customized as needed. The space personally reminds me of the ice cave from Fight Club, minus the penguin asking you to “Slide!”
