A.P.C. won me over a while back with their honest, simple garments. The brand has no secrets; they make good products with good materials and classic good taste that isn’t boring—it’s cool and young, not antiquated. And then there’s their image (catalogues, advertisements, stores), which is an impeccable example of coherence. I believed this before [...]
Author Archives: Letícia Toniazzo
Mark Borthwick “Not in Fashion” in Paris
March 14, 2009 – 6:21 pm
On Wednesday night, Mark Borthwick‘s “Not in Fashion” book was introduced at 0fr here in Paris. For the launch, Mark prepared a show that took over most of the store/gallery space, reworking it in a way that resembled his own home. There were countless Polaroids and photo prints (unpretentiously hung with tape) mixed with recent [...]
Dries Van Noten @ Paris Fashion Week
March 9, 2009 – 2:21 pm
After a Spring/Summer collection where color was a mere accent, Dries Van Noten showed by far the most chromatic clothing of the season. The designer looked for inspiration in Francis Bacon’s painting. “I wanted to make very beautiful clothes but with a kind of strange color palette; something which you don’t know if it’s very [...]
Issey Miyake @ Paris Fashion Week
March 8, 2009 – 8:07 am
Dai Fujiwara’s Fall/Winter 2009 collection for Issey Miyake wasn’t just inspired by the energy and fluidity of karate kata. He actually received assistance from karate masters, who helped develop fabrics and shapes that would allow practitioners freer body movement. What we saw on the runway were pleats — one of the house’s most recognizable traits [...]
Bless @ Paris Fashion Week
March 7, 2009 – 4:10 pm
If Bless decided to form a band, its drummer would be the leader. Inside a house under renovation, friends of the designers—dressed in Bless clothes—played drum kits and invited people to explore the various rooms, searching out different sounds and images. For some 20 years, Bless has been bringing together art and fashion, and once [...]
