Fall 2009 | Ground-Zero

Posted 2 years, 8 months ago on September 15, 2009 by Carl

gz Fall 2009 | Ground Zero

“We buy. We spend. We pick. We wear. Simply because we need. Fashion is as natural an impulse as a spree in the supermarket.” For their fall 2009 collection, Ground-Zero designers Eri and Philip Chu were inspired by the parallel drawn between a need for food and clothes. As usual, the unisex line explores oversize proportions and symbolic graphics that a make a statement about the current state of the world and its economy.

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“Lazy, Naughty, Sleepy” — Ground-Zero Spring 2009

Posted 3 years, 3 months ago on January 27, 2009 by Carl

Hong Kong based label, Ground-Zero’s spring collection is titled “Lazy, Naughty, Sleepy.” The collection is inspired by the childhoods of Ground-Zero’s designers, Eric and Philip Chu. Motivated by childhood naps, The Chu brothers have created a nostalgic collection of slumber-inspired pieces. The ultra-casual collection has youthful fun with prints featuring the Care Bears and go as far as to borrow the shape of a pillowcase for a shirt, while using the blanket as the perfect form for a cape. However, this collection is not all innocent fun. These Care Bears never turn down a good smoke.

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