The Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014 has just concluded, with emphasis on streetwear. This is the largest fashion event in the Nordic region, with more than 50,000 attendees comprised of designers and fashion enthusiasts. Though not as big as its counterparts in Paris, Milan, London, or New York, the Copenhagen Fashion Week is slowly making its way into becoming one of the most interesting events in the fashion industry. Copenhagen veered away from the mainstream by focusing on a laidback and casual style genre: streetwear. It maintained low key and effortless looks on the runway, making this event the most…
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Designer of the Week: Our Legacy, Swedish Menswear
Our Legacy: Post-Modern Honesty Our Legacy is a Swedish men’s clothing brand which has drawn much of its design influence from Basquiat and Marcel Duchamp, looking to the artists for inspiration when creating their comprehensively simple line of relaxed fit shirts, knits, suits, footwear and tees. There’s an attitude about Our Legacy which suggests that they know how good their clothes are and feel no compunction about saying so. Lines entitled ‘Great Sweats’ and ‘Perfect Tees’ make no attempt at self-deprecation, which has all too long been a staple of the indie fashion industry. Instead, there’s something refreshingly honest about…
Designer of the Week: The Hellers
A much awaited designer for us, The Hellers, has emerged with their new collection and brand new website! We featured The Hellers over a year ago in a post about using Holga Cameras for fashion photos, their style and appeal was huge and people wanted to know where to buy their beautiful pieces. Well, the time has come and The Hellers new SS2012 collection is live and as beautiful as ever imagined. Their collection features flowing pieces, original patterns and innovative and modern designs throughout, while also employing a touch of strangeness, their most endearing feature. Designed and produced in Tel Aviv,…