Men’s: Nuns. Rick Owens AW14

January 17, 2014January 16, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Rick Owens, the master of darkness (and great Parisian athlete at the same time) created a new iconic collection for men that wasn’t so dark… after SS14’s Estonian heavy-metal group performance, this time we are getting seriously religious in a new, minimalistic aesthetic. The collection kept in brown, creme and black, was very sporty and at the same interesting. Models wore nun’s head covers, classical Rick Owens trainers and leather sweatpants… combined with lose unitarian vests and over sized tops. Is this the new sign of religious vs. fashion friendship? Hope so because Ricky did it in a great way.

Men’s: Ruby. Raf Simons AW14

January 16, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Since yesterday, Sterling Ruby is the hottest artist of the moment. Why? He collaborated with Raf Simons on his AW14 Menswear collection in Paris, by creating the venue decoration and putting some artistic effort into the collection. And the collection was… well, a bit unexpected. Raf Simons usually does sophisticated sportswear, and now we have something vibrant, colourful. With some cosmic details on (the bumber boots look seriously out of this world!) the sweatshirts and coats, the collection was simply cool and fresh. The radiant chunky knitwears with square patches, camel coats broken with Mondrian like print and paint splash shirts are my favourites. It’s visible, who is the real art collector in the industry…

Men’s. Haider Ackermann AW14

January 16, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Haider Ackermann’s men collections are always my favourite. Haider, known for his Andalusian-Parisian chic, makes men and women always look stylish and unique. This super luxurious collection of silk, jacquard and leather is of course nothing else! The AW14 was a mix of comfortable, long-length coats, jackets reminding tunics and greatly crafted sweatpants that just gave the whole collection a street wear vibe. And of course the non-chalantly tied scarf… so Ackermann! I would definitely wear all of this.

Gypsy. Marni Pre-Fall’14

January 15, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Marni’s designer, Consuelo Marni, makes a renaissance movement for this label. Seriously, the last few seasons are really good. And this Pre-Fall’14 is even better! Having a bit of Prada feel in it (note those fur stoles and shoes!), the collection is warm, boheme and cool at the same time. Like a gypsy, the model wears not matchy prints with over-sized coats, socks, heels, scarves and huge bags, looking fresh and really stylish. Marni does clothes for the “I don’t know what to wear, so I will wear something” days, and I love it. What do you think of this vibrant, colourful style?

Sharply. JW Anderson Pre-Fall’14

January 15, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

I must admit, J.W. Anderson is smart. His androgynous fashion is definitely not time consuming for him- a week ago, on his menswear shows, Anderson showed panelled turtlenecks in different colours. And guess what- the same turtlenecks are for women in his Pre-Fall’14 collection. The collection feels a bit oriental with it’s kimono structures. The sharpness of all coats and dresses is… indeed sharp, hust like the title of this post. I also liked the colour palette that is very calm and delicate. Zennnnnnn…