Ann Demeulemeester
RUNWAY: Ann Demeulemeester Spring 2010
Ann Demeulemeester has done it again! Combining the world’s two sexiest elements, leather and skin, Demeulemeester’s Spring 2010 collection is a minimalist version of biker-chic. We’ve seen a lot of leather this season, and while I can’t get enough of it, the best part of Demeulemeester’s collection is undoubtedly the birdcage inspired accessories and shoes.
RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Ann Demeulemeester Spring 2010 Collection
Ann Demeulemeester can do no wrong in my book. All black and white all the time! The accessories are amazing!
Gallery: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Ann Demeulemeester Spring 2010 Collection
via Men’s Style
Most Anticipated Collections for Spring 2010
With their Fall ‘09 collections having hit the runway, we’re expecting just as great of a show for Spring 2010 from these top 20 designers.
MAINSTREAMERS
Alexander McQueen:
Each of McQueen’s Fall ‘09 pieces were sculpted to perfection to create forms in unique patterns and versatile shapes.
Marc Jacobs:
Marc Jacobs was all about the bright colors with this collection. Grabbing inspiration from 80s fashion, the neon hues and big shoulders were a hit on the runway.
Prada:
With fur shapes, wool suits, and some knee high boots, Prada styles hit the runway in edgy fashion
Balenciaga:
With draped satin and silk, paired with fitted tops and flowy dresses, the Balenciaga collection was all about luxury and versatility.
Louis Vuitton:
Bubble skirts, coats, and a ton of accessories marched down the runway for Louis Vuitton Fall’09, of course, bright colors added that perfect touch on all pieces.
Donna Karan:
Fitted coats and long skirts accessorized with belts and necklaces produced a strong collection for Donna Karan this fall.
Alexander Wang:
Focusing mostly on blacks and whites, Alexander Wang explored much more with textures for fall ‘09. With each style paired with a matching accessory models looked the part from head to toe.
Moschino:
Ruffles and roses were at the forefront of Moschino’s line up for this Fall ‘09 collection. Navy and black dresses with a hint of red adds that special something to each piece.
Roberto Cavalli:
Lace leggings, fur jackets, and knitted fabrics were all part of Roberto Cavalli’s image for Fall ‘09.
Lanvin:
Leave it to Lanvin to let loose black gloves and intriguing silhouettes down the runway. With dresses and coats in beige, black, and white, the designer remembers the excitement of color with the occasional spark of red.
Proenza Schouler:
Though many designers stuck to inspiration of the past for Fall ‘09, Proenza Schouler kept it modern for the runway. High necks and fitted coats were all a part of the designers vision for the season.
Alexandre Herchcovitch:
Alexandre Herchcovitch was all about the idea of chaos for his fall ‘09 collection. Taking inspiration from big cities, multi-textured coats and printed dresses marched down the runway.
THE INDIE TEAM
A. F. Vandevorst:
For Fall ‘09 A.F. Vandevorst dreamt-up silk dresses and fur vests colored in quite a specific scheme. With trenches in variations of beige, green, and black it’s clear that this collection was one of a kind.
ADAM:
Releasing an array of colorful styles, ADAM put forth bright, upbeat separates for Fall ‘09.
Erdem:
It was all about embroidery and intense color for Erdem’s Fall ‘09 collection; lace and satin worked together to create ensembles fit for the runway.
Haider Ackermann:
With flowy dresses under more fitted and architectural coats, Haider Ackermann found that perfect line to combine edge and sophistication.
Ann Demeulemeester:
Stiff black works combined with soft white dresses allowed Ann Demeulemeester to explore the importance of balance for Fall ‘09.
Rodarte:
Working with pale schemes, leathers, and silk-screened styles, Rodarte lead a flood of breathe-taking dresses and skirts down the catwalk.
Phi:
Zippers and sequins were among Phi’s best looks for the Fall ‘09 season. Edgy styles made it clear that the collection was really for the strong and independent woman.
Albino:
Focusing on geometric shapes and silk dresses, bronze, black, and even a few bright-colored numbers made a strong statement when they took the runway.
RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Ann Demeulemeester Spring 2010 Collection
Gallery: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Ann Demeulemeester Spring 2010 Collection
via GQ
TRENDSPARK: Bugs
As cliched as the whole “ants at a picnic” scence can be, there’s nothing trite about this season’s affinity for insects. As part of her men’s spring/summer 09 collection, Ann Demeulemeester turns beetles into less threateneing sequin and stone encrusted broaches; innovative, albeit a tad creepy. Netherlands jewelry designer Ineke Otte’s ant necklace and Frances Wadsworth-Jones’s 18-karat gold and oxidized silver ring is an ode to the most annoyning of bugs, while
gingham wedge sandal is playful, fun and least likely to make you itch.
WOULD YA? Head Case
This look from Ann Demeulemeester F/W 09 has got me thinking. Would you ever wear a crazy over the top head piece like the one pictured here? I kind of want to see more of these on the street, but alas it hasn’t happened. Who out there is brave enough to pull this off?
LINKAGE: the feeling’s back and you just can’t stop it
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Project Blue
A new, limited-edition recycled denim collection, arriving just in time for the Earth Day fuss, has united Alexander Wang, Bottega Veneta, Derek Lam, Rodarte, Rogan, Stella McCartney, Versace, and Ann Demeulemeester.
Last summer Barney’s New York collected recycled denim, which these top designers have fashioned into outfits. The exclusive designs, now in a window display at Barney’s, will go up for auction on eBay April 30, starting at 99 cents each. All proceeds will benefit Oceana, “the largest international advocacy organization focused 100 percent on protecting and restoring the world’s oceans.”
ELLE has even chipped in with a David Armstrong-shot editorial in their May 2009 issue.
Project Blue is working on the stat that less than 2% of clothing thrown out in the US is actually worn out. Alternatives, of course, include buying and giving away used clothes, or re-fashioning and re-purposing old clothing, as these featured designers have done.
GALLERY: ELLE Lookbook.
RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Ann Demeulemeester Fall 2009
With one of my favorite themes of the season, Ann Demeulemeester returned to her core blacks and whites, producing a courageous collection inspired by protection and safety. White pieces were seemingly encapsulated by black layers, making the whites appear to be innocent and naive with the blacks as the ultimate safety nets and base color. The theme translated beautifully throughout the collection as an intricate dangling belt corset cocooned a white dress and a black straight-jacket surrounded an asymmetrical white dress. Mens pieces did the same, hiding white button-ups underneath tuxedo jackets and cumberbuns. In itself, the collection aired confidence, poise and dominance. Demeulemeester certainly knows how to style.
GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Ann Demeulemeester Fall 2009
LINKAGE: Style
ON THE STREET: Wearing a Ton of Rick Owens
Daniel Thawley is a 20 year old model from London who was spotted outside of Rick Owens in a ton of Rick Owens.
The Rundown of His Look…
Vintage Hat
Rick Owens hoodie, shirts, and pants
Ann Demeulemeester boots and pendant
Self-made scarf
Marc Jacobs gloves
Dior bracelet
LINKAGE: Stil in Berlin: Darryl Natale reporting from Paris.
£450… Well Worth It!
So yesterday I did my little $495…Well Worth It post, which basically was an item that was ridiculously over priced but so cool you had to have it. Well today I found an even bigger outrage! These amazing distressed sneaker/boots by Ann Demeulemeester are cool enough to be £450 but they are in no way worth it. If i could afford these you could guarantee they would be on my feet right now! If you want to rub my economic situation in my face and purchase these cool shoes, head over to Browns and order away!
Thanks for the tips Selectism!
Runway: Ann Demeulemeester, Spring/Summer 09
More old men on the runway, more clothing inspired by Huckleberry Finn…The hats are great, and the collection is very fresh, and unlike others we’ve seen so far, loving the polka dots!
Models Turned Music Artists
Irina Lazareanu
Jack White with Karen Elson
From models turned actresses and vice versa, we now have models turned music artists. With the earlier news of model Irina Lazareanu’s (album debuting this Fall) and Nadja Auermann working on a music career, it is easier to grasp that former model Karen Elson (and wife of Jack White of The White Stripes) is also currently pursuing a music career. Also on her plate, the opening of her Nashville vintage boutique in which she plans to sell everything from Ossie Clarke to Valentino couture.
It is soo easy for these girls to do what they want once they have made a name for themselves in the biz, all about the people you know (or are dating, rumor has it that Irina and Pete Doherty are getting cozy). Her album is being produced by Patti Smith, in collaboration with Sean Lennon, and word is circulating that performance outfits will be courtesy of Mason Martin Margiela, Balenciaga, and Ann Demeulemeester, how convenient!
The Inter-Views of Fashion: Ann Demeulemeester
Belgian-born designer Ann Demeulemeester studied fashion design at the now-famous Fashion Academy in Antwerp from 1978 to 1981, and was a member of the so-called “Antwerp Six”, with contemporaries including Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela. Demeulemeester is married to photographer Patrick Robyn. She still lives in Antwerp, in Belgium’s only Le Corbusier house, and has a flagship store there, she also lives in Belgium’s only Le Corbusier house. She is influenced by artists including Jim Dine, Patti Smith and Jackson Pollock.
Why did you choose to be a fashion designer, when you could have done almost anything?
AD: I became a fashion designer by accident. I loved to make portrait drawings when I was a teenager and from that came the interest in what people were wearing and why they were wearing it. Also as a fashion designer you can communicate with a lot of people. So although I was not a fashionista I decided just to try it my way and went to the Antwerp Academy in 1977.
How do you communiciate with people through fashion?
AD: It’s like a musician who communicates through his music or an artist who communicates through his artworks or a writer through his books. I make clothes, and you create and give something. It’s most beautiful thing about my work. I have reached people who I would never have known without my work.
There are so many Belgian designers nowadays. How do you characterize Belgian fashion style?AW: I can’t, I’m an individualist and to me all designers are different (and they should be).
Ever since your first collection, you’ve used almost all black and white. Before Ann Demeulemeester, black was the colour of Comme des Garcons or Yohji Yamamoto. Why don’t you use other colours?
AW: Black to me is the colour of the poets but I need white too, like a black and white photo. When I create, I create new shapes and cuts. Later I make them in black or white, and that way I’m not distracted by colour. Once the piece is ready, I don’t add needless decoration. I prefer to keep it pure. Still, there is a whole range of black and white. Also, black can evoke very different emotions depending on the material.
What kind of feelings and emotions does “black” bring to you?
AW: Mostly poetic, but I can use it also as a strong, eternal, beautiful and classic colour. Or even to add strength. It can range from romantic to aggressive, a whole gamut of emotions.
For you, should clothes be wearable, or should clothes express something?
AW: Both. One can not exist without the other.
I think your collection influences both other designers’ collections and street fashion. Is there a difference between those two for you?
AW: We all walk in the street! When I can influence, it means that my work lives. I see it as a compliment.
When did you start designing a menswear collection?
AW: 1996.
What was the inspiration for your A/W 08 menswear collection?
AW: The song “Knockin’ on Heavens Door” by Bob Dylan was in my mind and influenced the spirit of the collection. I was struck by its power and its simplicity. As an anti-war song it had something we need now. People are afraid of the situation in the world today, and that shows in various ways, even the way they dress. Fear kills all beauty, all creativity and all positive vibes that we need to live and to work. Therefore positive vibes are what I wanted to offer, with the power of the flowers taken from my own garden.
Do you think that fashion can change the world?
AW: It’s the duty of all artists to fight with the weapons they have. Every voice counts and I feel it as a responsibility.
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Belgian-born designer Ann Demeulemeester studied fashion design at the now-famous Fashion Academy in Antwerp from 1978 to 1981, and was a member of the so-called “Antwerp Six”, with contemporaries including Dries Van Noten and Martin Margiela. Demeulemeester is married to photographer Patrick Robyn. She still lives in Antwerp, in Belgium’s only Le Corbusier house, and has a flagship store there, she also lives in Belgium’s only Le Corbusier house. She is influenced by artists including Jim Dine, Patti Smith and Jackson Pollock.
Why did you choose to be a fashion designer, when you could have done almost anything?
AD: I became a fashion designer by accident. I loved to make portrait drawings when I was a teenager and from that came the interest in what people were wearing and why they were wearing it. Also as a fashion designer you can communicate with a lot of people. So although I was not a fashionista I decided just to try it my way and went to the Antwerp Academy in 1977.
How do you communiciate with people through fashion?
AD: It’s like a musician who communicates through his music or an artist who communicates through his artworks or a writer through his books. I make clothes, and you create and give something. It’s most beautiful thing about my work. I have reached people who I would never have known without my work.
There are so many Belgian designers nowadays. How do you characterize Belgian fashion style?AW: I can’t, I’m an individualist and to me all designers are different (and they should be).
Ever since your first collection, you’ve used almost all black and white. Before Ann Demeulemeester, black was the colour of Comme des Garcons or Yohji Yamamoto. Why don’t you use other colours?
AW: Black to me is the colour of the poets but I need white too, like a black and white photo. When I create, I create new shapes and cuts. Later I make them in black or white, and that way I’m not distracted by colour. Once the piece is ready, I don’t add needless decoration. I prefer to keep it pure. Still, there is a whole range of black and white. Also, black can evoke very different emotions depending on the material.
What kind of feelings and emotions does “black” bring to you?
AW: Mostly poetic, but I can use it also as a strong, eternal, beautiful and classic colour. Or even to add strength. It can range from romantic to aggressive, a whole gamut of emotions.
For you, should clothes be wearable, or should clothes express something?
AW: Both. One can not exist without the other.
I think your collection influences both other designers’ collections and street fashion. Is there a difference between those two for you?
AW: We all walk in the street! When I can influence, it means that my work lives. I see it as a compliment.
When did you start designing a menswear collection?
AW: 1996.
What was the inspiration for your A/W 08 menswear collection?
AW: The song “Knockin’ on Heavens Door” by Bob Dylan was in my mind and influenced the spirit of the collection. I was struck by its power and its simplicity. As an anti-war song it had something we need now. People are afraid of the situation in the world today, and that shows in various ways, even the way they dress. Fear kills all beauty, all creativity and all positive vibes that we need to live and to work. Therefore positive vibes are what I wanted to offer, with the power of the flowers taken from my own garden.
Do you think that fashion can change the world?
AW: It’s the duty of all artists to fight with the weapons they have. Every voice counts and I feel it as a responsibility.
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