Posts Tagged ‘berlin’
I was going to post something different today, but I decided to visit the site of a label I’ve posted about before and I absolutely love the latest collection so I couldn’t resist posting again. And it’s not hard to guess that I’m a big fan of the baggy rolled khakis (yes, I’ve been going on about rolled khakis for the better part of this year!). I also love the use of ikat, which was popular for a hot minute with interior design spreads and bled over a bit into the fashion world a year or so ago. I still like and wear ikat.
This is the thing with the fashion world right now, or at least based on my observations, yes, there are trends (can we knock it off with the cyber/robot/dominatrix/80s/90s redux looks finally?) but really you can wear most things for years now and still look current. I think this realitystudio collection encompasses this style zeitgeist perfectly because you have both the slouchy and skinny look in the same collection.
Anyways, back to this collection specifically. It was apparently inspired by the film Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), and you can see the influence in the colours and some of the shapes and accessories, but it’s fortunately in no way a literal interpretation. I even see a bit of a Bedouin reference. We were lucky enough to see this film when it was in theaters in 01/02. It’s funny, this film is almost 10 years old, but I’ve seen and heard references to it popping up again recently. If you haven’t seen it, you definitely should!(Be sure to click the images to enlarge)
So the concept behind Mashallah design and Linda Kostowski’s T-Shirt Issue project is relatively simple, but the results are anything but. So how exactly do you get a sweatshirt with a protruding wolf’s head? Digitally scan three people to get a three-dimensional rendering of their bodies, add some personally relevant biographical detail for each of the scanned individuals, transform their 3-D doppelgangers into a 2-D pattern and you get something utterly amazing. Sculptural, biographical, and the product of machine generated logarithms. I’ll say it again: amazing
Thanks to Dezeen Mag.. Click to enlarge the thumbnail images below.
Although bookmarked for some time and I even own a pair of shoes by them, I’ve never posted about Berlin based Miroïke previously because their site didn’t have very good product images. Fortunately, it’s been updated and is much easier to browse plus they’ve added their clothing and accessories collections to the site, as well.
I can attest to the quality of construction and comfort of the one pair of shoes I own, but I appreciate the originality of their designs the most. The clothing is relaxed and wearable and everything the label puts out is tinged with humour.
I’ve only posted items from their accessories and footwear collections, but be sure to visit the site to see their clothing.
Have I featured Berlin based Pulver before? I don’t have time to go back in the archives and look, but I feel like I’ve featured them before. Anyways, if I have it’s been awhile so if this is a repost, no matter!
So big surprise, I’m posting yet another label whose pieces are pretty timeless and minimal. Pulver was started in 2003 by Elisabeth Schotte, Therese Pfeil, and Franziska Piefke , and the design collective’s clothes are for women who prefer a casual, boxy cut and a masculine edge, which of course I love! I also like that their look has remained consistent through the six years they’ve been designing.
I’ve posted pieces from Winter 07/08, Summer 2008, and Winter 2008.
Hooray, time for another Bless post. I’ve featured them a few times previously, but hadn’t checked out the latest collections in quite some time. The Berlin based avant-garde label was founded by Desiree Heiss and Ines Kaag in 1995 but the label isn’t just the work of the founders. A group of permanent collaborators with varying backgrounds contribute to the creation of each collection. Bless is essentially a creative project and the label stages exhibitions that don’t always involve clothing and accessories.
What I appreciate the most about the label is its sense of humour.
Their latest collection, No. 37 New Sheheit is featured below.
2