Photography

The OBSCUR A/W 11/12 showroom visit

March 5, 2011

Designers, Fashion week, Men's business, OBSCUR, Paris, Photography, Showroom, Traveling

During the Paris men’s fashion week I had the chance to visit the showroom of OBSCUR, a Swedish label run by my good friend Richard Söderberg. His latest collection, inspired by the cold winters of Scandinavia, was present in a beautiful old Paris building with gothic romantic surroundings, coherently complementing the mood of the collection. OBSCUR’s autumn/winter 2011/2012 consists of tailored winter coats, blazers with attached gloves, structured pants, worn out looking boots, and soft leathers which the label is most known for. A lot of beautiful pieces which I would not mind owning myself.

On our last day in Paris we visited the showroom again and after snapping a few pictures, I decided to make a little video to get more into the vibe of this intriguing presentation. Here are the results of that day. A big hand goes to Peter for editing the footage.

Paris men's fashion week: Julius F/W 2011/2012

February 5, 2011

Fashion week, Julius, Men's business, Paris, Photography, Traveling

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Julius is one of those labels which I personally admire for the beautiful craftsmanship, innovative cuts and extraordinary durability; There aren’t too many designer houses who would test their garments as carefully in practice as the team lead by Julius’ head designer Tatsuro Horikawa. His lastest collection, fall/winter 2011/12 simply named “Halo;“, was not a disappointment either: Inspired by the contrast of the violent chaos of New York and Hong Kong and a peaceful atmosphere of a French monastery, you could definitely see the strong urban and religious references present in Horikawa’s designs. “Halo;” featured cleverly cut leathers, knits, tailored coats, draped tops, and (exceptional for Julius) thick coats in soft browns, black, luminous white and even gold – creating a cohesive and harmonious collection for next winter.

I had the pleasure and privilege to follow the Julius show in Paris two weeks ago, and here is what our camera captured from the presentation.

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Click the presentation to view images in full screen.
Pictures by Peter.

Sound of silence

December 10, 2010

Ann Demeulemeester, Boris Bidjan Saberi, Finland, Outfits, Photography

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In very short time of its existence, this outfit has become one of my all time favorites: In fact, I’m so infatuated with it that I’ve worn it on several occasions already from going out to getting out of the country. Now it’s finally captured on camera, thanks to the special backyard studio which is providing a peaceful place to shoot pictures when the city above is in full motion. I really like how the strap of the cardigan blends perfectly with the straps of the trousers and then connects again to the strap on the top, creating holy trinity like combination. Almost divine, one could say.