“Designers Virgil Abloh, founder of OFF-WHITE, and Kim Jones, artistic director of Dior Homme, partnered with Nike to approach the beautiful game from two distinct perspectives. For Abloh, football is an opportunity to blend memories of his youth — playing hip-hop tracks on the way to high school […]
RICK OWENS+ BIRKENSTOCK
“Rick Owens is simply impossible to pigeonhole. It’s hardly surprising, then, that the iconic US fashion designer is the first independent designer to produce a limited-edition collection for BIRKENSTOCK. In keeping with Owens’ uncompromising post-apocalyptic design aesthetic, he chose four different materials to give the footwear company’s classic […]
OISIN HUNT F/W 18
“Melancholic Motels is an exploration of Oisín‘s interest in shaping garments through various fabrics and wiring.” “With my first collection under my own name, we feel it is important to define my ideas and designs in its simplest form. Autumn / Winter ’18 is about introducing classic silhouettes […]
CALVIN KLEIN 205 W39 NYC F/W 18
“The CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC Pre-Fall 2018 offering serves as both a reiteration of the house codes and visual vocabulary defined by Chief Creative Officer Raf Simons, as well as a progression on Simons’ vision of a New Americana. Spanning touchstones from Andy Warhol to Pendleton blankets, it is […]
ETHOSENS F/W 18
“Combining ETHOS,which means quality or custom,and SENSE. We believe that new discoveries are mode by recognizing the senses that are born from the qualities and our customs around us. Aiming to create an innovative and new standard,and to set new values.” … Official Brand Site … [FinalTilesGallery id=’51’]
SCYE F/W 18
“I put British in the basics, and the item of rhinoceros (Scye) designs a casual, basic item more elegantly. Because a pattern, a design make full use of an original technique, and they are made, it is comfortable, and there are many clothes which it is easy to […]
TROVE F/W 18
I love Japanese brand Trove. The Fall/Winter 2018 menswear collection is one of their best. “The concept is ‘Relax’. We offer casual clothes with mildness and relaxation for men like the Earth, having silence, brevity and strength.” … Official Brand Site … [FinalTilesGallery id=’49’]
E.A. 1/1 S.V. S/S 18
“E.A. 1/1 S.V. is a Croatian based studio offering products, ideas and research in a field of textile and fashion. The Studio in Zagreb consists of a few people who work with Silvio Vujicic on these experiments.” I love it. … Official Brand Site … [FinalTilesGallery id=’48’]
JUST ANOTHER RICH KID | FOUR LETTER WORDS
The latest Just Another Rich Kid collection is finally available online. “The collection was inspired by artists Christopher Wool, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, and iconic Swiss minimal designer Mies Van der Rohe’s motto Less is More.” Get em! … Official Brand Site … [FinalTilesGallery id=’2′]
ROCHAMBEAU F/W 18
“Rochambeau was established in 2011 by longtime friends Laurence Chandler and Joshua Cooper. Drawing inspiration from skate culture, art and the energy of NYC, each collection evokes a spirit of nonchalance with airy proportions and clean lines. In 2016, the brand was named a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue […]
TOTEM COLLECTIVE
“The original TOTEM COLLECTIVE project focused on refining the leather tote bag. Adjustable straps at three different levels allow you to wear it on your shoulder or carry in your hand for different occasions; zipper on top ensures that your things are safe and sound; and the exchangeability […]
BOTH F/W 18
I love BOTH. For their F/W 18 collection, both presents an intriguing clash between industrial and artisanal – drawing from the transformation of latex during the manufacturing process and through the elaboration of a distinctive language based on the many technical explorations with the vulcanization of natural rubber. […]
Werkstatt Muenchen
As I’ve written many many times before here: I love jewelry, but don’t ever really wear it. It’s just not my thing. Having said that, though, I love German brand WERKSTATT MUNCHEN. I like it so much, I have a bracelet of theirs that I love. It’s perfect. […]
BLACK WEIRDOS F/W 18
Check out the Fall/Winter 2018 collection from Japanese brand Black Weirdos.”Founded in 2010 by creative duo MAGDRON and Mikuma Kamada, the collection was inspired by the ’80s African hardcore punk scene that combined folk music and chant. Filled with silk souvenir jackets, pajama shirts, baseball jerseys, bucket hats, […]
MINEDENIM F/W 18
“The MINEDENIM brand moves away from conventional denim brand frameworks and stereotypes to bring standards and innovation into coexistence.” “Designs and patterns that overemphasize vintage and focus on craftsmanship that reproduces the good old techniques of the past result in clothing that is unfashionable, unrefined, and incompatible with […]
ANTIMATTER F/W 18
I love the latest from Korean menswear line ANTIMATTER. I especially like the over-sized puffy jackets. If only they made them in charcoal, navy, or black!?! But nobody asked me! … Official Brand Site … [FinalTilesGallery id=’42’]