Designer Daily: Henrik Vibskov
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Henrik Vibskov is an installation artist featured in MoMa and museums and galleries worldwide, and he’s the drummer for Trentmøller. This Central Saint Martens grad is also the only Scandinavian on the official Paris show roster and has put out 20 collections in the past decade. Henrik Vibskov is creating exhilarating menswear that embraces color and outspoken silhouettes in a wearable way, fusing radical shapes with traditional tailored pieces. The sculptor within him ensures his stores and presentations are ever changing by his own hands. His Soho store is a feast for the eyes up to the ceiling, and also features other designers aligned with his philosophy, like SVSV, Comme des Garçons and Bernhard Willhelm. He’s a chill, multi-talented man, making clothing for equally interesting gentlemen across the world. His Fall 2012 collection is here.
One must always expect the unexpected with Henrik Vibskov, but while his Fall 2010 collection wasn’t terribly shocking, the styling was undoubtedly an eclectic mix. Vibskov’s men are best described as mix-matched hobos, wearing everything from floral tights to pajama-esque patchwork pants and pleated tennis skirts to wool ponchos. We’ve seen all these piece before, we just haven’t seen them together.