Komakino Fall 2009

Dark and brood­ing, Komakino’s fall col­lec­tion lends streetwear a strik­ing moder­nity. Design­ing duo Jin Kim and Fed­erico Capalbo have cap­tured a dark and rebel­lious nature that is as unex­pected as it is beau­ti­ful. Often decon­structed, the mono­chro­matic col­lec­tion plays with the mix­ing of fab­rics. The affair between dif­fer­ent fab­rics high­lights the collection’s atten­tion to shape. Over­size shapes break with tra­di­tional forms devoid of com­ing across as heavy handed. The collection’s over­size tops are per­fectly com­pli­mented by slim sil­hou­et­ted pants. Adorned with rips, tears, and straps the pants are any­thing but ordi­nary. How­ever, one pair man­ages to stand out by blend­ing a bil­low­ing sil­hou­ette with a tapered leg. Sim­i­lar to how these one pair of pants gar­ner atten­tion, Kim and Capalbo have cre­ated a col­lec­tion of stand­out pieces that have the poten­tial to offer per­son­al­ity and spon­tane­ity to a basic wardrobe.

Pic­tures cour­tesy of Komakino