French fashion brand The Kooples finds new inspiration in the filmography of Jim Jarmusch. Creative director Alexandre Elicha takes The Kooples man into the future, turning the label’s logo upside-down. The cheeky detail marks the collection’s key pieces, which range from the windbreaker to simple tees. Embracing a casual flair for spring-summer 2018, the brand’s range includes a mix of printed short-sleeve shirts, lightweight bomber jackets, denim jeans, and graphic tees. However, The Kooples man still enjoys his tailoring with sharp trousers and suit jackets.
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The Kooples Spring/Summer 2018 Collection
Rebel fused with urban elegance: The Kooples keeps its rock n’ roll melody and injects new harmonies with a nod to sportswear for the Spring Summer 2018 Men’s Paris collection. Inspired by Jim Jarmusch’s eclectic filmography, Alexandre Elicha, Creative Director of the Parisian label’s men’s collection, imagines The Kooples man exploring a dress code clearly tuned to the future. On that occasion the iconic logo from The Kooples is turned upside-down, as a reflection embellishing the key pieces of the collection: starter jackets, t-shirts or a wind breaker. This new visual identity feels like an alter ego inspired by the 90′ skate culture highlighting the revolution initiated this season.
The Kooples presents Spring Summer 2018 in five mini collections each with their own trends and inspiration that will launch every month starting next November.
True renaissance “Better en Noir,” the opening of the season tributes the rock impertinence of The Kooples. The guitar silkscreen and embroideries stand out against light knitwear and jersey. Suiting becomes less discreet, revealing printed lining and jewelry pins, with black undertones that evoke the mysterious style of the heroine from Jim Jarmusch’s dramatic thriller, “The Limits of Control.”
This new wardrobe redefines a male elegance inspired by the rebel sophistication of “Permanent Vacation.” Prince of Wales suits are worn oversized; the backs of the jackets and trench coats are slightly more squared making a silhouette that is one-of-a-kind. The jackets are patterned and adorned with bomber pockets, jeans and trousers are worn high waisted and multicolor serpent embroideries animate the collection with wild vibes.
A streetwear influence pervades the collection, panther-head embroideries and prints add a wild twist to the Hawaiian-necked shirts and souvenir jackets. Inspired by the stylistic boldness of Iggy Pop and the portrait of him painted by Jim Jarmusch in “Gimme Danger,” this collection goes beyond every limit and releases an unprecedented style. The denim adopts a more urban twist: baggy and faded with raw edges for an updated take on casual.
The short starter jackets are athletic, resurrecting the nineties and referencing Japanese style with Kimonos and silky pajama shirts for a loungewear look that tributes “Only Lovers Left live” aesthetic. T-shirts get a new face through new cuts and repositioning, a small reminder of the Savile Row patterns and tailoring know-how of the Parisian label.The silhouette adopts a rockabilly attitude injected with tattoo style silkscreen while the printed shirts and zipped checked jackets are worn with destroyed jeans worth of “Mystery Train” universe. This cinema-style retro look is modernized by yellow or neon pink notes and contemporary plays on volumes.
