Fall 2009 | Frank Leder — “Poachers”

For the fall 2009 sea­son, Frank Leder con­tin­ues to weave the story of the ordi­nary man into the fab­ric of his own label. For his col­lec­tion enti­tled “Poach­ers”, Leder turns from last season’s fac­tory work­ers to poach­ers from the Bavar­ian moun­tains. The story of the Bavar­ian poach­ers is of sur­vival and dan­ger. Ini­tially, hunt­ing was restricted to hunters and they were per­mit­ted to shoot the ille­gal poach­ers on the spot. How­ever, these poach­ers were nor­mally brave men who had to hunt for the sur­vival of their fam­ily. Their strength and the noble inten­tion of their actions make them the per­fect sub­ject for this season’s col­lec­tion. As always, the col­lec­tion incor­po­rates authen­tic ele­ments from the season’s muse. Craft­ing horn clo­sures from deer antlers, which are nat­u­rally shed each win­ter, shirts were also made from dead-​​stock antique sheets from the 1960’s for a unique look. Over­all, the col­lec­tion envi­sions an aes­thetic that is grounded and hum­ble with great respect for the past, but a vision that is cur­rent. Best embrac­ing this spirit is the mod­el­ing the col­lec­tion by Ger­man band Mod­erat.

Pic­tures cour­tesy of Frank Leder