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Happy birthday DJI!

The first drop of the SILENT by Damir Doma AW2011 collection has arrived in-store at Parable and is also available to buy online.

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As always, if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback just send us a PM.

Guys, we just unpacked the first drop of Silent stuff at Parable: Tanks, basic S/S and L/S tees, hoodies, sweats and beanies.

The store will be open tonight if anyone is around. The address is Shop 2, 281 Clarence Street.

We should have it all on-line by this evening.

Let me know if you have any questions.

why?

I've been using mac at home for about 7 years now, and PC at work. I don't think I could go back to PC at home.

new macbook air i7 has some serious grunt. I would strongly consider it given the portability.

Hey guys,

The first drop of designer Issei Fujita’s Lumen et Umbra AW2011 collection has arrived in-store and is also available to buy online. View the collection >>

The second drop, which we should receive in a week, will contain more of the gorgeous button-down shirts, the pants and the shirt jackets.

That will be three in Sydney too. Chiodo, Pieces and Harrolds. I'm all for diversification but that's ridiculous.

Any BBS blazers left at Harrold's melbourne?

So Assin has dropped Rick. Or vice versa...

What is the trench coat like? I really liked the look of that in the showroom pictures.

let the unexplained do the telling whether it is for me, or not.

Exactly

and aussie dollar below parity..

Hard to believe! Interesting and scary economic times.

You raise a good point about designers translating, or not translating, their romantic narratives into visual aesthetic, and one which I believe to be true also.

I suppose it is easier for me to speak with reference to Incarnation, especially as a buyer. In choosing to stock Incarnation we had a lot of things to consider because as you say, there are a lot of nice leather jackets out there. And it is also important to remember that both Lost & Found and Lumen produce leathers, and Forme D also does. So we needed to consider whether it was worth bringing in a label such as Incarnation.

The choice ultimately came down to firstly aesthetic, then style or vision (or however you would like to label a designers signature aesthetic), material, quality, value and of course all the business aspects which remain largely behind the scenes on forums such as this.

This was a clear choice for us having handled incarnation, brato, sellam and Julius etc. We don't expect everybody to feel the same way but hopefully this sheds a little light on the thought process.

All the leather used this season is from Guidi, and the pieces that are garment dyed are done so in the Guidi factory.

The sizing is still on the small side with a large equivalent approximately to a 48. This has been slightly adjusted for next season, where the cuts are a little more generous.

As for pricing, we have done a lot of work ourselves and kept the overheads down as much as possible which allows us to keep the prices down. All you need to do is compare the Incarnation prices to other retailers to see the range out there. And of course we are happy to match prices!

I do think that Keita has developed his own style over his few seasons, and it is one which doesn't afford him a great deal of manoeuvrability as far as 'vision' or 'concept' go. But I am sure we will see his signature become more apparent. It will be interesting to see things progress.

He has developed his own denim with a Japanese mill for next season which is very nice and is used in both denim jackets and jeans.

A lot of the LUC classics are there in amazing fabrics: coated denim j-pants, silk tussah suit jacket, paper suit jacket, screen-printed t-shirts, scarf-collar jacket. Cold dyeing makes an appearance across a number of materials and is utilised really beautifully - a slightly more subtle exploration than say Boris.

There is also an optical fibre which reacts under UV light and is used to carry the theme of 'waves' through to a new depth. The fibre is more often undetectable to the naked eye and can only been seen under UV. The use of the fibre is also used to enhance the already stunning knitting techniques used by Luca.

If there is anything you would like to know more about just send me an email or PM.

We are covering 44-48 generally speaking. That obviously changes depending on the piece and our read of the market. The labels also impact this. Lost & Found for instance only offered Small and up for AW, and the small fits like a slim 48. They are, however, offering an XS from summer onwards.

And custom orders/size-specific pre-orders are more than welcome.

Good to see you posting.

It appears that Keita has a good head on his shoulders. And he has hopefully learned a thing or two about business from his previous experiences and positions.

You are right about the leather too, substantial is a good way of putting it. The calf skin used on the double zip and shirt is particularly substantial, and has that great oily feel similar to the oiled calf used by RO in Crust.

We have finally got the Incarnation pictures up online at Parable. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the pieces.

There is a design week thing on this Saturday night at Gaffa, where Parable is located. We are going to open for the occasion (despite only having Lost & Found, Werkstatt and Incarnation in store).

If anyone is around pop in and say hi.

281 Clarence Street, Sydney.

Minou, there are plenty of free wifi hotspots around - lots of cafes and McDonalds is another good spot for free wifi.

You can do a google search for free wifi and you should get a bunch of hits. Where abouts are you staying?

Anyone going to Mars Volta tonight?

Incarnaion finally arrived at Parable. This stuff is insane. The guidi leather is better than anything I've handled. We should have pictures up by the end of the week.

Does anyone here own anything by Incarnation?

it's not the same jacket dude...

Only one item left. Make me offers.

Couriers will really rape you. Not worth it for once offs. Best bet is registered international for items up to about 2kg and EMS for anything over. The other thing to be wary of is the $9 surcharge when shipping to the US.