Posts Tagged ‘azumi and david’
Pour Porter Shop is proud to announce our very first lookbook just in time for the fall. Plus we’ve not only added 37 new items, but we now have a men’s section and two new designers – Berlin based ANNTIAN and San Francisco based RosenMunns. Go get ‘em Tigers!
Project White T-Shirt: A’N'D from triplemajor on Vimeo.
I’m so glad I recently revisited previously posted Project White T-Shirt, because I somehow missed this adorable interview of
Azumi and David, creators of A’N'D, by Ritchie Chan. They discuss how they designed a special cojoined t-shirt for their marriage, show off some of their super cool pieces (they wear their own stuff-hooray), and welcome Chan into their studio!
As you all know by now we’re big fans of Azumi and David and we carry their pieces at the shop. We’ve also received some fantastic things from their fall collection, that we can’t wait for you all to see. I can tell you from personal experience they’re wonderfully professional and friendly people and their products are very high quality and very wearable. Check out the video!
Sound the trumpets, I’m making a post today on our last new designer for the summer- A’N’D. I’ve posted before about this label, and when we decided to open up our own shop they were at the top of my list of designers to carry. Sometimes conceptual fashion can be a bit too weighty and serious, and this is most definitely not the case with A’N'D. Their tongue-firmly-in-cheek approach is one of the main reasons I love this label so much and have decided to stock it at the shop. Anyways, without further ado, here’s a little babble about their latest Spring/Summer collection, courtesy of yours truly.
Azumi & David always pick a theme to work with each season and for Spring/Summer 2010 they satirize the now ubiquitous rock chick trend with their ‘Rock Chic’ collection. Of course, this obviously brings to mind the usual rocker girl cliches like leather, tattoos, zippers, and all black clothing. A’N'D twists these cliches into surprisingly versatile pieces like a black lambskin paperbag waisted mini skirt that’s constructed to look like the bottom half of a mens’ dress shirt. The classic leather wallet gets a skull with wings tattoo stamp, and a black leather tote is slashed in half by chunky zippers so it can double as a foldover handbag or a roomy tote you can slip a laptop into. These are super nice, beautifully made pieces. Click over to the store to check it all out.
I’ve got a thing for clothing and accessories with humour. I think that’s been pretty obvious given my recent posts. ‘Fashion’ often takes itself a bit too seriously, so I like it when designers inject some fun into their pieces.
Azumi and David aka A’N'D’ create pieces with a heaping portion of wit, and each collection addresses a particular theme each season. A’N'D’ is a conceptual brand whose focus isn’t just about provoking thought-they want you to laugh too.
The A/W 09 collection references Oppenheim, Audrey Hepburn a la Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and luxury (fur and cashmere coffee cup sleeve, swarovski crystal pearl pins, luxury detachable tee shirt pockets). S/S 09 was all about travel (passport stamp pins, coin purse watch bracelets, sunglasses adhesive tape). While the focus is mainly on accessories, they do produce some clothing like tee shirts and jackets.
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