Kitsuné x Petit Bateau
- story Chioma Nnadi
Kitsuné have had their hands full with clothes recently. They just unveiled their men’s spring 2010 last week in Paris, as well as a very neat transatlantic collaboration with NY-based label United Bamboo called Modern Marines. The Kitsuné designs we’ll be scooping this summer though are entirely more homegrown, and basically remind us of our gurgling days in the crib. Petit Bateau make the choicest baby onesies that we know of, and the tees they have lined up for August, designed by Masaya Kuroki and Gildas Loaëc of Kitsuné, are also trés trés adorable.
- posted in STYLE NEWS
- tags Kitsune, Petit Bateau
Style: B-Side by Walé
- story Chioma Nnadi
It warmed our hearts last year when friend-of-FADER British designer Walé Adeyemi was made MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). Translation: He is officially a knight of the Queen’s round table and one of the few real life Brits we know who has probably had tea with Her Majesty. Adeyemi is currently the creative director of New Era, but still finds time to design across the pond, and recently sent us a lookbook for his latest project B-Side by Walé. The fall ‘09 collection has yet to launch in the States, but his lordship is keeping us posted.
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- posted in STYLE, STYLE NEWS
- tags New Era, Walé Adeyemi
Itemized: The Kodak Ektra Tote
- story THE FADER
Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter to it. We would’ve done a column on who we’re dating but that seemed a little bit much. This week FADER’s videographer Hanly Banks writes about the Kodak Ektra Tote.
- posted in STYLE NEWS
- tags hanly banks, itemized
Style: Sydney Shop Stop
- story THE FADER
We’ve been stuck on what Australia’s been doing with style ever since their fashion week wrapped up not too long ago. Maybe it’s because they know how to kill it in studded shorts or maybe it’s because they party alongside weird marsupials. We’re not sure yet, but we decided to have our Australian correspondent, Nat Jones, give us a quick study of Sydney shop life. Read what he has to say about his latest shop stop after the jump.
- posted in STYLE NEWS
- tags Dobry Den, Nat Jones, Sydney
Style: Charles Guislain is the Future of Men’s Fashion
- story THE FADER
Fashion blogger Diane Pernet has a knack for spotting talent super early, so we’re hedging our bets on her newest Margiela-wrapped protegé, Charles Guislain, being the future of avant-garde men’s fashion. The adorable little French fashionisto has been swanning his way through men’s fashion week in Paris, hustling shows on the strength of some baby-faced je-ne-sais-quoi charm, a bleach-blonde do and a mean pair of Rick Owens wedged booties. If he doesn’t end up being the next Hedi Slimane he will probably end up dating him.
- posted in STYLE VIDEO
- tags Charles Guislain, Diane Pernet
Stylee Fridays: A Peace Treaty Fall 09 Preview
- story THE FADER
A few weeks back at the Brooklyn flea market, we purchased one of the most ridiculous and beautiful dresses that exists in our wardrobe right now—a glorious white-witch type caftan with hidden pulleys in the back, the kind of thing that you might don to a barefoot solstice party and something we may only wear once in our lifetime. The fact is, the clothes in our closet generally fall into three categories: 1. regular stuff that we wear all the time, 2. fancier stuff that we wear on occasion and 3. crazy stuff we never wear but feel good about owning.
- posted in STYLEE FRIDAYS, STYLEE FRIDAYS(STYLE)
- tags A Peace Treaty
Style: Vena Cava is Blogging
- story THE FADER
We’ve had a fashion crush on NY-based label Vena Cava for a while now and can proudly say that the poster they made for their Fall ‘09 presentation still hangs on the FADER Style Department walls. Yesterday, while daydreaming about studded VC dresses, an email from designer Lisa Mayock popped up in our inbox titled “We made a blog, it is awesome.” After scrolling through multiple inspiration pics—geometric murals by the Ndebele and Mbuti tribes and soviet punk—considering their “touch-of-goth” styling tips and brainstorming sessions in Argentine steakhouses, we’ve decided we’re ready to move in to VC HQ whenever Lisa and Sophie will have us.
- posted in Homepage Top Spotlight, STYLE NEWS
- tags vena cava
Style: Sydney Shop Stop
- story THE FADER
Since Australian fashion week wrapped up a while ago, Australian fashion and street style has been sticking with us like peanut butter to the roof of a dog’s mouth. Maybe it’s because they know how to kill it in studded shorts or maybe it’s because they party alongside weird marsupials. We’re not sure yet, but we decided to have our Australian correspondent, Nat Jones, give us a little in-depth study of Sydney shop life. Read what he has to say about his latest shop stop after the jump.
- posted in STYLE NEWS
- tags Capital L, Nat Jones, Sydney
Style: Pleet TV
- story THE FADER
From what we can tell from the fashion internets, regular 2D lookbooks are officially for dweebs. First came performance artist Kalup Linzy’s dragtastic performance of “Sampled and Left Ova,” an Oscar-worthy interpretation of Proenza Schouler’s resort collection and now Samantha Pleet launches Pleet TV with We Make It Good TV (who recently put a video out from the FADER Fort in Texas) for her holiday 2009 line. The show is what you would expect from the Pleet universe: champagne, a mean laugh track and lots of kooky romper-clad ladies climbing out of treasure chests doing impromptu Cher impressions. Matter of fact, if Wayne’s World had a 2009 remake, we’re pretty sure Tia Carrere could rock a Sam Pleet romper with just the right amount of divatude.
- posted in STYLE VIDEO
- tags Samantha Pleet, We Make it Good
Itemized: J Crew Summer Cardigan
- story THE FADER
Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter to it. We would’ve done a column on who we’re dating but that seemed a little bit much. This week Matthew writes about his sweet J Crew cardigan with wood toggles and rope.
- posted in STYLE NEWS
- tags itemized, J Crew
