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[Anonymous No.9812994]

Welcome to the NEW /news/ general!
Spurred by the discussion in >>9811902 this general will be a place to discuss male fashion news, history of brands and new collections, as well as anything that inspired a designer (sources required).

The news in this general should primarily be about haute couture and any fashion should generally be able to be seen on the runway, however any and all news is appreciated.

Feel free to post links to interviews, collections and lookbooks, as well as articles concerning different designers and styles and your favorite collections.

Discussion could also include upcoming trends, which trends are good or bad, and which you might want to explore and why (posting inspiration or articles is a must).

Good sources that everyone should look at:
NowFashion
Dazed
Vogue

Some of /fa/ favorites' latest collections:
Raf Simons SS15
http://nowfashion.com/raf-simons-menswear-spring-summer-2015-paris-9065
MMM SS15
http://nowfashion.com/maison-martin-margiela-menswear-spring-summer-2015-paris-9110
Rick Owens SS15
http://nowfashion.com/rick-owens-menswear-spring-summer-2015-paris-9348
Comme des Garçons SS15
http://nowfashion.com/comme-des-garcons-homme-plus-menswear-spring-summer-2015-paris-9128

[Versace !!ad4WSNhO9kO No.9813013]

>>9812994
good source for editorials and lookbooks and inspo
http://fuckingyoung.es/

also cdgh+ ss15 and MMM ss15? i don't remember a poll for this

[Anonymous No.9813014]

Kanye's 'Yeezy Season 1'
http://wwd.com/runway/fall-ready-to-wear-2015/review/kanye-west-x-adidas-originals-yeezy-season-1/slideshow/#!1/kanye-west-x-adidas-originals-yeezy-season-1-rtw-fall-2015-8175695-portrait/

The show was pretty good, but he's my favorite musician and that's the main reason I watched.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEYaLzRDyIA

The sense of style is interesting, to say the least. The idea of being minimalistic to a fault, maybe. A lot of the women are wearing nothing but underwear.
I like the fact that a lot of the models aren't too much taller than him, since I'm a manlet.

[Anonymous No.9813046]

>>9812994
A few recent articles i've liked, will probably post a few more or some runways later, i've seen the first posted elsewhere so some may have read that but whatever

http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/people/the-children-of-comme

http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/opinion/good-fit

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/fashion/2012/06/the_salvation_army_and_goodwill_inside_the_places_your_clothes_go_when_you_donate_them_.html

Last one is an excerpt from the book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion

>>9813013
Posting something at the start is the best way for OP to get the thread rolling, feel free to post your own favorites

[Anonymous No.9813066]

>>9812994
I assume general questions on designers are welcome here? Does anyone know where to view older UC collections/lookbooks? Haven't really looked into UC much previously but I think it's about time I did.

[Versace !!ad4WSNhO9kO No.9813079]

>>9813066
sufu has a decent amount of stuff on undercoverism

[Anonymous No.9813086]

are you guys sure you can't take this to reddit

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>>9813079
thanks, will have a look

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>>9813086
Leave.

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>>9813086
>on a fashion board
>doesn't want to see anything related to the topic of fashion

How about you go back to /b/ or whatever

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>>9813124
>>9813133
just asking

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>>9812994

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulRtoMwxbHM

Suppose most people who care have seen this by now but for anyone who haven't seen it(the artist is absent short film about mmm)

Definitely worth a view

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>>9813046
Working on that, I posted >>9813014

Hood by Air SS15
https://nowfashion.com/hood-by-air-ready-to-wear-spring-summer-2015-new-york-9966

I generally like HBA, contrary to some of the more vocal part of /fa/. I don't like it worn by people outside of the runway, which is interesting. I guess I like the fact that its streetwear for the runway. There's isn't really any situation that it could be worn in a good way in real life, generally.

I really like the designer, I love his attitude about it
http://www.vogue.com/867659/word-on-the-street-why-hood-by-air-is-getting-front-row-attention/

Here's another interview, talks a little bit more about the history.
http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/shayne-oliver-hood-air-design-vision

[Anonymous No.9813258]

OP here again
Not like the thread can die
it's /fa/

I love any interview with MMM, so posting my favorites

Talking about artisanal line and how MMM views their work. Very thick
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/maison-martin-margiela/#page2

Pretty choppy, but good info and straight to the point about vision of MMM
http://dieworkwear.com/post/3135597682/interview-maison-martin-margiela

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>>9812994
>male

Why?

[Anonymous No.9813328]

>>9813283
I don't think op meant it to be restricted to male fashion, idk why he wrote that way though

either way womens is fíne, contribute if you want

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>>9813328
>>9813283
OP Here, didn't mean to, force of habit as a male
I'll check my privilege and leave

[Anonymous No.9814035]

why isn't this thread alive

??!

[Anonymous No.9814062]

>>9814035
Because as much as /fa/ likes to whine about the state of the board and how there should be more actual discussion it would appear that even most of the complainers would rather just shitpost or at least aren't interested in contributing, sadly. Not to mention the majority of people on the board..

Basically all useful posts itt are by three different posters, which doesn't make for much discussion or posts

At least we tried guys..

and fwiw thread isn't dead yet.

will post some runway pics later though

[Anonymous No.9814067]

Nice to see some actual discussion. Who's you're favorite designer right now, /fa/?

Posting some old HL

[Anonymous No.9814072]

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[Anonymous No.9814076]

Btw anyone here who reads books on fashion?

What have you guys been reading recently?

Pic related, recommended if you're interested in Dries

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>>9814092
>Posting some old HL

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>>9814067
OP here
glad its 404'd
I really do enjoy Shayne Oliver, when looking at HBA as art, not fashion.

>>9814076
I read Vogue every month

[Anonymous No.9814535]

bemp

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>>9814076
I was between that book and "Yamamoto and Yohji". I ended up getting Y&Y. I still really want to cop that one though

[Anonymous No.9814615]

Bumping with some pics.

Helmut Lang a/w98

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>>9814615
bump it then

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Bump

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>>9814615
found these helmut lang sketches on some dusty old wordpress

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>>9816107
5/5

[Anonymous No.9816119]

Why only male fashion?

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>>9816119
it's a male-centric board and nobody knows shit about womenswear

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>>9816122
i think that pic is shot by david armstrong

and this is juergen teller

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>>9813178
If you like yeezy and HBA, thoughts on Off White and Abloh in general?

[Anonymous No.9816829]

>>9814067
Have been lusting over peir wu stuff for awhile now goddamn (pic related F/W? 2012)

Siki Im also takes the cake
Slowly starting to appreciate some of Juun J's creations

[Anonymous No.9816976]

Gonna dump some different dries starting with ss12

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>>9817006
fw10

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[Anonymous No.9817817]

>>9813014
As much as I found Kanye's new collection to be HIGHLY derivative of other designer's work, I must admit the collection reflected Kanye's sense of style perfectly, it was completely him. And yeah, the smaller models helped the clothes feel more genuine in a way because they were portrayed on people other than your traditional tall white model.

If anyone hasn't seen it the lookbook, as a photographer myself, it is really an amazing series of photos that do way more than your standard studio shoot to portray the clothes in a fascinating way. And ass too.

http://www.highsnobiety.com/2015/03/11/kanye-west-adidas-originals-yeezy-season-1-lookbook/

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>>9817044
good inspo, this would look great with cargo pants

[Anonymous No.9817821]

>>9813014
As much as I found Kanye's new collection to be HIGHLY derivative of other designer's work, I must admit the collection reflected Kanye's sense of style perfectly, it was completely him. And yeah, the smaller models helped the clothes feel more genuine in a way because they were portrayed on people other than your traditional tall white model.

If anyone hasn't seen it the lookbook, as a photographer myself, it is really an great series of photos that do way more than your standard studio shoot to portray the clothes in a fascinating way. And ass too.

http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/24086/1/kanye-wests-adidas-lookbook-leaks-online

[Anonymous No.9817829]

>>9813161
I think a lot of the talk of designers being out of their hey day and trash in the modern era in overblown, but what has happened to the margeila label his his departure is truly horrible. Truly the master of deconstruction.

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>>9814076
Does anyone here on the black Ann Demuelemeester bible? I was going to get it but apparently it's just a collection of runway pictures and brand related imagery, is there really no writing?

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>>9816829
I own a few pieces by Peir Wu, her style of cutting and the quality of the fabrics she uses is very consistent, all of her garments scream her design ethos.

[Anonymous No.9818023]

>>9817863
My current wardrobe is too incoherent to incorporate her stuff i think atm, even if most of her stuff appears minimal/clean.

On a side note does anyone here curate their wardrobes/keep it simple? One of my goals but hard to do in practice cz i have to keep some work shirts and other stuff to dress "normally".

3rd Q anyone with experience with Lumen et Umbra? I think they were part of Carpe Diem at some point (correct me if i'm wrong) but beyond their items I don't know much history behind the label

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>>9817850
Don't own it but I recall hearing it doesn't really have a lot of text, I assume there is still something worth reading though, be it just a good summary or something a bit more fleshed out.

Pretty sure it has 1000+ images though which is pretty huge

Definitely going to pick one up for myself

[Anonymous No.9818071]

http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/first-person/chitose-abe-of-sacai-says-its-all-about-following-your-personal-instincts

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/homework-two-designers-and-one-very-modern-house-in-tokyo/?_r=0

First one focuses on Sacai, second one on Sacai and Kolor(although it's more about the designers themselves than the brands iirc)

both good reads, don't ever see any mention of either here but whatever

[Anonymous No.9818074]

>>9817821
>I found Kanye's new collection to be HIGHLY derivative of other designer's work
Yeah, ironic that Kanye (who is generally seen as a great original artist, for the most part) does take a lot of inspiration from a lot of other designers.
>I must admit the collection reflected Kanye's sense of style perfectly, it was completely him.
I can see Kanye and Kim wearing everything that was posted, so I feel that he utilized a part of the streetwear inspiration but realized that not everyone can dress that way, perhaps that not many can.

>>9816805
>Thoughts on Off White and Abloh in general?

I like Pyrex in a non-fuccboi way. Similar to HBA, there's not really any way that someone could wear it and not look like a fuckin retard. But as far as art, I think it shows an interesting part of street life. The very idea of Pyrex is interesting - take someone's clothes and add your twist. A lot of people do it.

I like Off White more, I feel like its more original and more wearable. There are some pieces that are useless, but I feel like it can do more for me.

Overall, I like Virgil Abloh, he's a pretty real guy and he's got an interesting take on clothing.

Talking about Pyrex:
http://www.complex.com/style/2013/01/virgil-abloh-talks-the-development-of-pyrex-vision-in-new-interview

Talking about Off White:
http://www.thefader.com/2014/08/22/virgil-abloh-interview

[Anonymous No.9818133]

http://bon.se/article/guardians-of-the-garments/

https://www.ssense.com/en-us/interview/lemaire

Two interviews with lemaire, will be posting some pictures later

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bamp

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>>9817850
Yes. I own it!

No writing really. other than a short intro at the beginning.

It is just a lot of photographs of her runway shows from the first ever to the last.

Its really fucking cool though

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I didn't know this thread existed when I started >>9819132
Feel free to join me.

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>>9818023
In the later stages of 1+1=3 a lot of people were involved in the label, including Issei Fujita (behind LEU), maybe the years 1999 onwards, probably through relations with Jun Hashimoto. I think he did a lot of the presentation work and was particularly interested in specific dye treatments and how they affected a fabrics texture. The label LEU initally were mainly poor imitated, and questionably fabricated carpe diem garments, it's a bit different now but not enough to really free it from "Oh LEU, that brand that came from Altieri"

http://www.douban.com/group/342580/

http://www.lumenetumbra.biz/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTGPNWJDDwk

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sage this thread

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>>9820784
BUMP