Ann Demeulemeester Men's S/S 08

[chris]

I CANNOT FUCKING WAITTTTTTT.

i love her spring collections more than i love cock. sort of.

[goldengloves]

lol. Hopefully the pics should be coming soon, I know it was showing later in the evening in Paris.

[lv d0n]

more than cock? doubtful.

[Lucas0607]

Supergay! Love it. Cock lovers united

[ProfMonnitoff]

Wow, thanks for the blue balls

I absolutely loved her S/S 07. Most of the pieces didn't really work for me, but the aesthetic that she was going for looked amazing. I still flip through the book every once in a while.

[goldengloves]

Well, I'll update this thread...

[goldengloves]

[goldengloves]

[keagan]

wow, it doesn't really look like a spring collection. Diggin the shoes.

[Liberation1945]

woah...disappointing...jeez...a lot of this stuff downright sucks. aside from the layers, not the demeulemeester i'm used to

[Analog]

Somewhat incoherent. Dislike the styling, and the hard lines/geometries (Suprematist?) in the graphic patterns/prints make for a busy, over-layered look. Perhaps intentional, but not appealing to me.

[chris]

thanks for BREAKING MY HEART, BITCH.

anyways, like i said on SZ, ill reserve final judgement until i handle the pieces in person. i need to see it all... unstyled.

[Analog]

A scratchy recording of an interview with art provocateur Marcel Duchamp opened Ann Demeulemeester's latest show. It came from an old disc her husband Patrick found in a market in Shanghai. "Wouldn't it be Dada to use this as the music in our next show?"' he wondered to Ann, and that's how the anarchic art movement ended up as her inspiration. But Dada was a subtle presence. The designer imagined an eccentric artist on holiday in the south of France, a man who felt free enough to mix dressing for morning, noon, and nighttime. What this meant in practice was Demeulemeester's favorite male muse—the poetic dreamer—wearing a little more color than usual, and trading his customary dark layers for clothes worked in every shade of white. Stripes of red and orange on shirts, jackets, and linings evoked Riviera awnings, and freshened up the palette. Jacquards in cotton added a luxe that was lighter than usual.

As for the art, a suit's stencil pattern suggested Braque's Cubist period. You're familiar with sleeveless shirts? Ann offered shirtless sleeves ("a remembrance of writers," she cryptically called them). In his interview, renowned dandy Duchamp talked about the durability of the no-conformist spirit. He would have recognized a like-minded soul in Demeulemeester.

— Tim Blanks

[Lucas0607]

I Love the thought and "philosophy" behind the Dada movement... Hmm Dunno if that helps me look at this collection differently now... This collection doesn't blow me away, I mean some pieces work, and some pieces dont. Some of the styling is just a flop. But anyway, Ann D. is one heck of a talent. I'll always be waiting for her collections.

[covetboy]

DEF not her best, to say the least. her stamp got lost in the shuffle...

[ProfMonnitoff]

It's no S/S 07, that's for sure

[chub rock]

least favorite collection so far, but as chris mentioned once the individual pieces hit the racks it usually becomes a lot better.

[Guest Airjamie]

Lame...........

[jake snake]

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[MiniW]

from first view the styling is bad, the loud patterns on a lot of garments automatically dates the pieces to this collection and that is never a good thing IMO, I generally prefer items that can be worn without being tiresome season after season. however i'm optimistic that the outfits, when broken down will reveal some real nice, unique pieces.

[outline]

cocklection.

[keysonawire]

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!

[Fuuma]

Hi, my name is Ann Demeulemeester and I lost my edge. This is so safe for her it hurts me to have to look at it. The balance between Eros and Thanatos has completely disappeared, leaving the garments as empty representations of a flattened stereotype of “romanticismâ€. To go from deconstruction to representation is an enormous step back.

[cuddlysheep]

so when are these shoes coming out in all black? if at all? these shoes look pretty bad ass. who has these in sufu??

[chub rock]

theyve been out for a while hombre. i think chris has 'em.

[cuddlysheep]

yeah im late as usual.. im pretty sure chris would have them also.

[FaSHioNaBLe_MoDErN_MAn]

Any idea when will the collection be available and is there anywhere that I can have a preview of the collection now?

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

do you guys want me to post pictures of this from LVR?

[andrewisalsorad]

please do.

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]