Posts Tagged ‘german’
Left: Prose dress; Middle: Bless scarf; Right: Wood Wood pants
So I’ve posted about Prose, Swash, and Vilsbøl de Arce recently and was happy to find that Ssaw, based out of Stuttgart, Germany, carries these lines and more. They have a nice, limited assemblage of items so you won’t be overwhelmed by too many choices. And guys – O.M.G.they have the Prose dress I’m nuts about (see above and click to enlarge)! Unfortunately, I’m a little tied up buying inventory for the Pour Porter shop, so I’ll just have to admire it from afar. They will ship internationally, although at the moment their delivery terms are all in German. Prices are in euros, and you’ll have to forgive me for being too lazy to do the conversions for you today
Left: A.P.C. bracelet; Middle: A.P.C. jacket; Right: Unknown brand shoes
Austrian/German label Hartmann Nordenholz has apparently been around since 2000, but they’ve obviously not received much attention on this side of the pond. Interesting, considering that many aspects of their earlier collections feel very much ‘now’. I suppose it just took the rest of the fashion world a bit of time to catch up! Anyways, their latest collection reminds me of the airbrushy, paint splattered tees of my early youth, but Hartmann Nordenholz’s version is much better than the original. While sharp tailoring has played some part in all of their collections, loose, draped shapes seem to characterize most of their work. Be sure to click over to their site to see previous collections(& the image above to enlarge)
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)
Delicate, billowing shapes with fascinating textural details characterize the clothing of Von Sono by German designer Stephanie Oberg. I have to say I love every piece and wish my closet were full of her pieces! Conceptual clothing that’s actually wearable heightens the overall appeal for me.
I’ve posted pieces from the A/W 09/10 collection, but be sure to check out the past projects because there is lots of good stuff there as well (especially summer 2005). You can find the label at Assembly.
Merging of the divine and the earthly
German designer Ella Haberlach’s line, Seelenkleid is very much conceptually driven. While each collection has its own theme, the overarching narrative centers on the merging of the divine and the earthly. Weighty stuff, no? I’ll leave the dissertation to the concept section of the designer’s website.
Many designers play with the tension between the disparate, but not all are completely successful. Haberlach, however, is consistently successful in manipulating this tension to create beautiful and thought provoking clothing.
The A/W 09/10 collection perfectly captures the line’s celestial/carnal sub-text with all white dresses being slowly infiltrated by creeping ’sludge’ (love the tights) and gradually transitioning to smoky greys and finally apocalyptic black. So basically, A/W 09/10 is a collection that can please both those who prefer the placidity of white and those who prefer the driving gothy aggression of black (Even though I tend to lean toward the darker end of the spectrum, I’m thinking I like both after viewing this collection!).
The lookbook shots are pretty amazing too, and I wish I could get my hands on those tights. I think I feel a DIY coming on.
Anyways be sure to click the ‘read more’ link as I’ve included quite a few photos from previous collections. The embellishment and details of many of the pieces is pretty amazing so be sure to visit the site also to see them in better detail.
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