DRIES VAN NOTEN SPRING 2010.

The menswear collection hinted a come-back and explore more into the ethnic elements which he have been doing in the past years. The absence of ethnic elements last season was shocking but I love it still.

While many of my generations do not get the appeal of Dries Van Noten’s collection, I am very pleased with what he had to offer this spring. I thought his collection was based upon two principles; authenticity and appreciation-- An appreciation towards artisanship and his design aesthetic combined.

Dinie.

CHANEL PRE-FALL 2010.

Like any other Chanel shows, I don’t dare discuss its collection mainly because of its unique process and handwork. But i'll say: This was the most ‘aesthetically pleasing’ Chanel collection I’ve ever seen in seasons.

While the Coco Chanel short film, ‘Paris-Shanghai’ directed by Karl Lagerfeld was a major flop (Picture Baptiste Giabiconi as a Chinese immigrant) and provided us with good laughs, the collection was nothing like that.

Staged on a really large barge, the floating venue anchored at the heart of the Huangpu River overlooking the famous skyscraper. The only thing missing was Daul.

Dinie.

DRIES VAN NOTEN, SPRING 2010 MENS.

Dries Van Noten; the best of spring 2010— And it will 'close' the mens spring 2010 post.
The unique artisanal approach at Dries Van Noten with mismatch fabric challenges the imagination. Uncommon textiles for menswear collection, traditional Southeast Asian textiles were reduced to the simplest form – What seems to be Songkets were sculpted into sharp double-breasted jackets. Ironically, the soundtrack that accompanied this modern-ethnic inspired collection was ‘boom boom pow’.

Highlights from Paris Mens S2010.

Dinie.

3.1 PHILLIP LIM, SPRING 2010 MENS.

Normally I pay no attention to designers or brands of Asian ancestry mainly because I cant tell who’s who because of the similarities of their appearance or surname – Lim, Wang, Sui, Lam, kao, & wu to name a few, its like having to learn another different language. Seriously, how many of you click on Phillip Lim’s collection first every season? Don’t lie.

For the first time since 2007, through an online forum somewhere I came across 3.1 Phillip Lim S/S 10 New York collection. This collection deserves a mention on the blog, it was OOC and literally made me die, and it’s bananas. I’m struggling for words.

It was mixed of everything nice; sartorial without having to look serious and above all, it’s was contrasting to the collection we’ve seen this spring. When a designer tries to inject a certain quirkiness to a menswear collection, it doesn’t always appeal to me. In this case, the element of quirkiness was just right. A perfect exploration of the classic menswear without looking funny. I simply love it.

Dinie.