Cool Hunting
Arnheim Fashion by Ami Kealoha
Dutch designer Sebastiaan Kramer and his collaborator Sjaak Hullekes challenge the establishment by infusing their year-old menswear line Arnheim Fashion with subtle statements and a tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Arnheim combines the designers' individual labels—Sebastic and Sjaak—incorporating their fondness for precise cuts and practicality. The Sjaak line is more melancholic and mature while Sebastic is young and easygoing. For his Sebastic line, Kramer prefers, "supple fabrics, mainly jerseys, that symbolize the carefree." While Hullekes likes to play with duality. "I always try to create a feeling of suspension in the use of fabrics: Matte versus glossy, soft versus harsh, but comfort remains key."
by JiJi Lee
This entry posted on 30 April 2007 at
2:56 PM
|
previous entry Design for the Other 90% |
next entry Chris Johanson: Please Listen I have Something to Tell You About What Is |
Related Entries
Advertisement
Solid Gold Rags T-Shirts
by Valery JosephThe designers behind Los Angeles-based Solid Gold Rags are sparing us the search for the perfectly worn-in t-shirt with a new line of beautifully tattered tees. Screen-prints of pop-culture icons—French singers and muses Françoise Hardy and Serge Gainsbourg front two of the collection's pieces—the almost criminally soft shirts. Co-founders Perry Shimon, and Oliver Kupperhe seek to create quietly personal, everyday pieces that...
by Valery JosephThe designers behind Los Angeles-based Solid Gold Rags are sparing us the search for the perfectly worn-in t-shirt with a new line of beautifully tattered tees. Screen-prints of pop-culture icons—French singers and muses Françoise Hardy and Serge Gainsbourg front two of the collection's pieces—the almost criminally soft shirts. Co-founders Perry Shimon, and Oliver Kupperhe seek to create quietly personal, everyday pieces that...
The Countdown Season II
The second season of The Countdown, Refinery29's video series featuring profiles on important names in fashion, premiered yesterday 22 January 2008 in collaboration with MySpace Fashion. The series visits five influential independent designers in their studios as they prepare for New York Fashion Week 2008. The first episode's subject is none other than Thom Browne and includes an interview with the designer as he prepares...
The second season of The Countdown, Refinery29's video series featuring profiles on important names in fashion, premiered yesterday 22 January 2008 in collaboration with MySpace Fashion. The series visits five influential independent designers in their studios as they prepare for New York Fashion Week 2008. The first episode's subject is none other than Thom Browne and includes an interview with the designer as he prepares...
Tillmann Lauterbach
"Insanity, especially the hidden things beneath the surface," characterize Paris-based designer Tillmann Lauterbach's spring collection of high-waisted pleated trousers, tailored trenches, and softly layered knits in a spare color palette. The utilitarian exterior masks an intricate and feminine interior of thin layers of cashmere and silk, a surprising and artful detail that lend a "balance between wearability and innovation” to the collection, christened “Departure...
"Insanity, especially the hidden things beneath the surface," characterize Paris-based designer Tillmann Lauterbach's spring collection of high-waisted pleated trousers, tailored trenches, and softly layered knits in a spare color palette. The utilitarian exterior masks an intricate and feminine interior of thin layers of cashmere and silk, a surprising and artful detail that lend a "balance between wearability and innovation” to the collection, christened “Departure...
Twelve Summer Suits
Despite the best of intentions, swimsuit shopping tends to glide between extremes: Either it's rife with pressure and product research or it's as blasé as buying skivvies. But this season, with so many refreshing styles to choose from, your search is more likely to be a akin to a day in the sun. The coolest options put your old standby to shame, offering punchy...
Despite the best of intentions, swimsuit shopping tends to glide between extremes: Either it's rife with pressure and product research or it's as blasé as buying skivvies. But this season, with so many refreshing styles to choose from, your search is more likely to be a akin to a day in the sun. The coolest options put your old standby to shame, offering punchy...
Friends & Co
Like many other New York fashion success stories, Michael Foronda's label Friends & Co started as a side project that ultimately grew into a real-live menswear label. Founded in 2003 as a T-shirt line that incorporated bold typographic treatments of the word "friends," it's expansion to cut-and-sew pieces led to the introduction of Friends & Co, with the help of his friend, Leslie Siu. Foronda's...
Like many other New York fashion success stories, Michael Foronda's label Friends & Co started as a side project that ultimately grew into a real-live menswear label. Founded in 2003 as a T-shirt line that incorporated bold typographic treatments of the word "friends," it's expansion to cut-and-sew pieces led to the introduction of Friends & Co, with the help of his friend, Leslie Siu. Foronda's...
Commuun
Eschewing chemical-based fabrics for Japanese organic cotton and Italian linen, Paris-based designers Kaito Hori and Iku Furudate of Commuun believe that "environmental issues can not be ignored when considering the future of fashion and society as a whole." Each collection is inspired by natural landscape and "the balance and tension in nature." While the pieces are fastidiously crafted and ecologically sound, they also breathe a...
Eschewing chemical-based fabrics for Japanese organic cotton and Italian linen, Paris-based designers Kaito Hori and Iku Furudate of Commuun believe that "environmental issues can not be ignored when considering the future of fashion and society as a whole." Each collection is inspired by natural landscape and "the balance and tension in nature." While the pieces are fastidiously crafted and ecologically sound, they also breathe a...
Recent Cool Hunting Videosview all Cool Hunting Videos
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recent Entries
The Pharos Project
Hank and Matlok
Neon Shoes
Radio Village Nomade
Ghostly Swim: Interview with Sam Valenti
Creative Index
Interview with Maarten Baas
A Paper Tiger
Von Totebags and T-Shirts
The Pharos Project
Hank and Matlok
Neon Shoes
Radio Village Nomade
Ghostly Swim: Interview with Sam Valenti
Creative Index
Interview with Maarten Baas
A Paper Tiger
Von Totebags and T-Shirts