The fashion observer

> Interview to Iris Von Herpen at Hint magazine, where she explains her particular universe and the use of new fabrics to create architectural silouettes.  You can read it here

> FORM a brand created by Anastasiya Komarova ( Moscow) that graduated in architecture and decided to launch an accesories brand in 2010 inspired by geometrical shapes. As a result a beautiful range: conceptual & wearable.

All range available at http://www.leform.ru/collection.php?c=324 and further info at her blog http://forms-id.blogspot.com/

< Click here for complete collections

Photo coutesy A shaded View

> Beautiful!! Diane Pernet´s 1 minute Fashion Film Festival ( Light Series) in colaboration with Vogue Italy at Palazzo Morando ( Milan) til 30th june.

You can find complete info here and here. Wonderful projects that worth a look!!

Photos courtesy noovo editions

> Lost and found ” a collection dedicated to pure ideas based on the diminishing craftsmanship and artisanal nature that has been lost or replaced by hyper industrialization and the obsessive desire for constant change. In an attempt to preserve and revive old techniques and materials, the collection evolves from research and creative experimentation aspiring to define a more complex sense of luxury…(noovoeditions)

> Paula Immich. Berlín

Modern, gothic and very futuristic. It worths a visit the web of this emerging nordic brand!!. You can click  here to see the complete colection and here for further info about the brand.

> Gilles et Dada, esta pareja de diseñadores finlandeses extrae su ideario del movimiento dadá ( uno de mis preferidos):

“Gilles et dada is a state of mind….applies to everything and yet it is nothing. It is the point where the yes and no and like everything in life, Gilles et Dada is useless. Without pretention, as life should be…and yet still have dreams..”.

Fotografías de modelos distorsionadas, con una cuidada iluminación y puesta en escena, sirven para ilustrar una bonita colección ” Walking through life” .

Está claro que debemos mirar al norte para descubrir nuevos talentos. En su página web tenéis toda su colección.

2009 A/W Collection. Photo courtesy Fashion156

> Anrealage is the brand under designer Kunihiko Morinaga, born in 1980 in Tokyo.  Inspired by the concept ‘God is in the Details’, Andrealage  re-examine ordinary lives through an excessive focus.

A complete overview of Anrealage colections/ installations here

Una Burke

Noemie Goudal

Daniela Droz

> ITS , International Talent Support is a creative platform developed by EVE in collaboration with Diesel, YKK and MINI to give visibility, voice and support to young talent worldwide, and has reached its eight edition. The aim is to provide financial opportunities, work placements and have their work shown to a jury of  induistry experts.

ITS is comprised of 3 areas: Fashion, Accessories and Photography. ITS is a state of mind, a lifestyle and a network that comes together during a 2 day event, 10-11 July 2009, that takes place in Trieste, Italy. Each and every selected finalist will become part of their online database of talent, which is accessible to anyone looking for talent coming from all over the globe, free of charge.

Complete information about ITS  here

Milan´s White Homme event. Photo courtesy Dazed Digital

> ” The next edition of the White Homme, Milan’s White Show event dedicated to menswear, promises to be particularly rich. Starting on the 21st June, the event will present many new and exciting brands and designers, while focusing the attention on a few special performances, presentations and collaborations.
Finnish duo Laitinen will present through an intimate event a sophisticated collection entirely dedicated to men; Marithé + François Girbaud will be back to showcase their new menswear collection; Italian company Collection Privée will launch a project with seminal brand K-Way, based on reinventing the iconic jacket for all outdoor purposes; the students of Milan’s Nuova Accademia delle Belle Arti (NABA) will decorate over the three days of the fashion event the walls of the space dedicated to Italian designer Maurizio Miri and Italian architect and designer Vincenzo De Cotiis will open a special installation that analyses the shapes and silhouettes of the sleeves in men’s jackets, tracing in this way a link between the world of fashion and architecture “.

 White Homme is at Superstudio Più, via Tortona 27, Milan, Italy, from 21st to 23rd June.

Full article and interview to Max Bizzi, Founder of Milan Showroom White here

> BLACK Comme des Garcons will be available as limited editions for 2 weeks at selected distribution worldwide such as : Barneys (NYC) , Colette ( Paris ), Dover Street Market ( London) ,Isetan Dept Store ( Tokio), I.T.Causeway Bay and Kowloon ( Hong Kong), Boon the Shop ( Seoul) , among others.

Alexandra Verschueren collection. Photos courtesy Diane Pernet

> Just found out this pictures form Diane Pernet  blog highlighting the creativity of Alexandra Werschueren, as a preview for upcoming Antwerp collections. This new designer, from prestigious  Antwerp academy has constructed the collection with paper as a  major tool.

Alexandra´s work resembles me of Kurl Schwitters and his geometrical interior design for Merzbau.

Kurl Schwitters. Merzbau interior design.

Alexandra Werschueren, beautiful & conceptual. Fashion beyond clothes, Fashion Art.

I hear they eay cigarretes brand

 > I hear they eat cigarretes  launch an online store.  Jump for it here

30 days left vintage concept store

> Arnhem biennale  offers during this month all kind of new initiatives around Fashion. There´s also the possibility to shop in a new temporary vintage concept store called 30 days left  that offers a selection of high-end vintage labels.

You can visit their blog and  get  a feeling of their unique pieces.

http://www.arnhem.platform13.com/