Posts Tagged ‘classic’
One of my favourite blogs, gotasalviento, is completely responsible for this find (Nazara always posts the best stuff). While there isn’t a lot of info about the shop itself, from what I can gather by browsing the site, Arts&Science is a Japanese shop that not only has its own line of clothing and accessories, but carries other designers (Berlin label Hut Up looks fantastic) as well. They seem to have quite the presence as I noticed they have brick-and-mortar locations in several cities. The pieces are the kind of items you can wear for years because they’re simple, beautifully constructed, and timeless. Honestly? This is A++ perfection. (Don’t forget to click the image above and below for a better view)
For the several years I’ve been following Maria Cornejo, I’ve come to appreciate the consistency of her vision. So even though I’ve posted about her plenty of times previously, it’s been a little while and I wanted to post again. Cornejo’s pieces are always so wonderfully draped and classic. She’s gotten pretty well known in the past few years, but that fortunately hasn’t resulted in the dilution of her work. I quite like the ocean inspired colours and patterns in her latest S/S 2010 collection
Here is another label who I’ve noticed popping up on a few online shops I frequent, recently. Nude: Masahiko Maruyama has been creating beautiful basics with a soft, worn-in quality for men and women since 2004, but it’s only been recently with the expansion of online shopping selections that the label has gotten more exposure and has been more accessible.
Maruyama’s pieces are characterized by natural fabrics in classic cuts, some with subtle prints or treatments. I also like the fact that the collections focus on separates rather entire looks-it makes it easy to imagine them blending seamlessly with one’s own wardrobe. There are also particular silhouettes that reappear each season, like the perfect trenchcoat or slouchy sweater, and if you go back to the debut collection and work your way to the most recent you can see a consistency throughout that contributes to the timelessness of all of the pieces.
I’ve posted pieces from the A/W 07/08 and S/S 08 men’s and women’s collectionsThe A/W 08/09 collections are presented in Quicktime format. I’ve posted the women’s items on the left and the men’s on the right.You can find pieces for purchase here in the States at Forward by Revolve and Opening Ceremony.
Simple, pure, clean lined pieces define Leyla Piedayesh’s Lala Berlin. Most everything in her collections are still going to be wearable ten years down the road, and the shapes and colours would blend in seamlessly into an existing wardrobe. Piedayesh focuses mainly on knits and uses cotton, cashmere, silk, and jersey in every collection.
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