René Gurskov Spring 2011 | Quiet Days in Clichy

Pho­tographed by Morten Bengts­son, Unique model Math­ias takes it easy in the lat­est col­lec­tion from René Gurskov enti­tled Quiet Days in Clichy. Inspired by Henry Millers’ 1956 novel of the same name, the col­lec­tion fol­lows the jour­ney of an imag­ined Amer­i­can stu­dent going to Paris and tak­ing the best of Amer­ica with him. Infused with color, quirk, prints and atti­tude, a casual wardrobe cel­e­brates the land of the free.

“The Amer­i­cano mixed with old world deca­dence – Paris – place de la Clichy with its extreme mix of peo­ple and cul­tures.
X rated clubs, Europe cheap­est shops, loud women which are not always female, food from every hid­den cor­ner of the world and the fab­ric stores.
An area where a sweet Amer­i­can eas­ily can loose his focus!
In the col­lec­tion there are a mix of both worlds + glimpses of most worlds.
A piece of stars and stripes remixed by Venezue­lan art direc­tor Char Alfonzo in New York
Mesh sweaters with an African stripe designed in Den­mark.
To com­plete the look, paper glasses from Hong Kong designer Ron Wan for Rene Gurskov– now based in Toronto.
Items are skirt like pants; linen jack­ets tied together, asym­met­ric tees, bowl­ing shirts, boxer shorts and the biggest track pants.
Enough pieces to dress up and be any­thing but quiet!”

Styled by Shel­ley Maris