“Directives” — ANNTIAN Fall 2009

Anne Hilken and Chris­t­ian Kurt’s label Annt­ian has a cer­tain type of magic that is dif­fi­cult to find in most labels. Sea­son after sea­son, the Berlin based design duo turn out col­lec­tions that exhibit a height­ened sense of per­son­al­ity that echo the sen­ti­ments of a cre­ative spirit. It is this cre­ative per­son­al­ity embod­ied by the clothes that dis­tin­guishes Annt­ian from oth­ers. In the same vein of appre­ci­at­ing cre­ativ­ity and the indi­vid­u­al­ity that it nur­tures, Hilken and Kurt use their fall col­lec­tion to open a dia­logue about sub­jects of direc­tives. The col­lec­tion takes a stance against direc­tives by engag­ing the arena of free­dom that allows for one’s own direc­tion. The space that allows free expres­sion is best exhib­ited by the inter­play of var­i­ous pat­terns and col­or­ways. This inter­play allows for an endear­ing col­lec­tion of color and per­son­al­ity. In a mono­chro­matic sea of dark­ness, Annt­ian offers a col­or­ful alter­na­tive this fall, while you hold the directive.

Pic­tures cour­tesy of ANNTIAN