Posts Tagged ‘slouchy’
It’s surprisingly been almost three years since I posted about Humanoid. Happily, since then, the label is more widely available and they’re still creating beautiful, slouchy clothing with loads of layering potential. I’ve posted looks from their A/W 09 collection, but I can’t wait to see what they have in store for this spring. As usual, click the image above to enlarge
Voluminous draping characterize the work of Buenos Aires based Jessica Trosman, and while the draped look is ever so popular these days, Trosman manages to make her work stand out. This is draping minus edgy and aggressive. The pieces are playful, full of colour and texture, and have a wonderful sense of movement. And from the little I can see on the site, the accessories are inspiring works of art in their own right.
Trosman cites National Geographic and nostalgia for Charles Eames, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Mies Van de Rohe as inspiration, and while you might expect boring minimalist rigidity given the mid-century and modernist architectural references, there is none of that in any of her collections. Hooray for that! I’m excited to watch the label continue to develop. I’ve posted pieces from the S/S 08, A/W 08, S/S 09, and S/S 10 collections, but really you should visit the site to see the complete archives-it’s all quite beautiful. Again, click the images below to enlarge
Hengst seems to be a label with a fondness for the past given the retro vibe evident in each collection. There are plenty of easy pieces that, while not earth-shatteringly innovative, would make nice additions to anyone’s closet. I’ve posted pictures from the S/S 09 and Fall 2009 collections.
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)
Gestuz has a rocker chick aesthetic that I find boring and mostly because it’s everywhere these days, but ignoring the clichéd styling, there are separates that I find appealing and applicable (slouchy sweaters, loose pants, boxy jackets).
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