Michel Berandi Spring 2009
Love and hate will balance things out
I create you because I love you
I destroy you because you are imperfect
Separating and smashing
Potential and probability
Intention and compulsion
Ending and beginning
This time
Always this time
I will get it right
I will destroy the imperfect you.
– Michel Berandi
Feature Label — Rochambeau Spring 2009
Introducing Rochambeau
Recently featured in February’s Surface Magazine as one of the top ten designers to watch and already in stores like Oak, New York based label Rochambeau’s future looks bright. The team behind Rochambeau consists of Michael Venker, Joshua Cooper, and Laurence Chandler. Meeting at the 2007 Parsons senior thesis show, where Venker had been the recipient of the prestigious Golden Thimble award, the trio realized that they shared a love for the same design aesthetic. Forming Rochambeau, which is Egyptian for the game rock-paper-scissors, each of the trio brings their own strength to the label. With a family background in the print industry, Cooper and Chandler, both 24 bring experience and relationships within the fashion industry. Serving as creative director, Minnesota native Venker, 26 is responsible for the design portion. Venker is a seasoned designer having interned at Marc Jacobs and Helmut Lang as well as working at the Ermenegildo Zegna showroom.
Spring 2009 — The Debut Collection
Rochambeau’s debut collection is inspired by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. Clean lines and silhouettes are livened with unexpected details that allow each piece to be worn in a unique fashion. Effortlessly draped, fabrics like cotton twill, knits, silk wools, and Pima cottons are used to “create structured and malleable looks that seem to fall into place organically.”
Blank Homme Spring 2009
Swedish label Blank does not stray from excellent tailoring and clean lines. Simple and uncomplicated, designing duo Fredrik Blank and Åsa Göransson have created a classic black and gray spring collection. The range is a meticulous gradual progression of color and form. Within this progression, blocking and geometric shapes add the artistic element the duo is known for, while the uniformity of the collection highlights the fine construction.
Paul & Joe Spring 2009
The latest from Paul & Joe is a collection most will either love or hate. The range is wide, diverse, and at times confusing. However, uncertainty is what makes collections like this exciting. Black, gray, khaki, and white serve as the background to a collection of wide legged high waist pants, ornate floral printed shirts, piping, pleats, crest emblems, and plaid. With apparent nods to the prominent styles of the seventies, images of campy sailors, Oriental exoticism, beach bums, and the Ivy League scholar run rampant throughout the collection. Ultimately, Paul & Joe serve up a varied and unexpected taste palette that when incorporated wisely can take wardrobes to the next level.
Campaign — Karstadt Premium Group (Germany) Spring 2009
Boss Black
Armani Collezioni
Burberry
Nicole Farhi Spring 2009
The appearance of a flower lei in the latest Nicole Farhi collection hints at a resort ready collection. Slightly wrinkled or pressed and creased, Nicole Farhi’s spring collection pays homage to the tourist on vacation. The collection encompasses everything from safari inspired neutrals and spring pastels to traditional black and gray. The silhouettes are relaxed and unforced. From one look to the next, the collection effortlessly flows. A wide range of jackets, tees, shirts, trousers, shorts, and coats round a solid spring collection.
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