Aitor Throup

[seenmy]

So Aitors show was yesterday as part of the MAN show, heres the link to the film shown with the collection.opinions.

http://www.showstudio.com/project/neworleans

[LanceP]

Will definitely be watching this when I get home.

Welcome back seenmy.

[seenmy]

thanks man i hope you enjoy.

[Charlie Delta]

I am unsure about the video at the moment, might have to watch it again.

The concept behind it is very nice, and I was especially impressed by the "tailoring"

of the instrument covers. And that last instruments shoulder/hood/thing/layering was really nice. I found these outfits simple in a way, but I guess they have to be seen upclose. The elbow and glove transformation details looked interesting, but it went too fast to really see how they worked.

I guess the homemade kind of "Michel Gondry" way the movie was done doesn't really go with the image/atmosphere I had in my mind with his stuff. I expected it to be "slicker/hightech" in a way I guess.

I have to say that I never handled his stuff, I'm curious as to how the pieces feel?

Still, nice job!

[seenmy]

the production on them is like nothing you willl have ever seen,he created a new process for the tailoring so the garments are essentially seamless(obviously there are jions)but not seam allowence so everythingsits flat inside and out,the cases are amazing nd the transformations even better as they were not designed,they are just a direct result of the pieces of the instrument case being placed on to the body,the sausaphone is the best and most exciting example of it,

[macuser3of5]

I really didn't expect much, but this was pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[xcoldricex]

whoever thought sousaphones would be so cool?

who else carries him besides the library?

[djrajio]

I remember back when he did those skulls bags and thought they were just amazing. The case concept is really clever. Definitely a talented designer! Thanks again.

[seenmy]

at the minute no one carries aitors stuff as its not in production,although from the libary i believe the shoes from his last collection were avalible and also the hats possibly the skull bags as they are designed by aitor but produced out of the studio.

[xcoldricex]

yeah. they had the skull bags (which i slept on.. wonder if they still have them), shoes, hats, and some other small things i think.

[Servo2000]

Quite impressive, I'd be really interested in seeing the production, but I doubt that will ever happen. Hope more information / shots become available! I'm consistently impressed with Aitor's work, he's quite a designer.

Hope you're enjoying your internship, seenmy.

[PAND]

Nice to see someone who HASNT come from CSM.

[Servo2000]

I am unsure about the video at the moment, might have to watch it again.

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I guess the homemade kind of "Michel Gondry" way the movie was done doesn't really go with the image/atmosphere I had in my mind with his stuff. I expected it to be "slicker/hightech" in a way I guess.

I have to say that I never handled his stuff, I'm curious as to how the pieces feel?

Frankly I think it's far more interesting to see these purportedly "high tech" ideas presented in a manner that's more grounded in actual urban environments and about the people who wear them than about being shiny and slick.

It's more about reimagining the marching musicians uniform in a manner that's highly functional than it is about presenting a Raf Simon's-esque shiny-future-fashion. It's more about the present, the past even, than it is about the future, despite its futuristic ideas. As a result, to me, the video succeeds admirably.

Just my take on it.

[seenmy]

servo you hit the nail right on the head

[mike lowrey]

the concept is pretty nuts! are there any still pictures?

yeah. they had the skull bags (which i slept on.. wonder if they still have them), shoes, hats, and some other small things i think.

I dont recall seeing anything there. well, I was very underwhelmed by what they had all together, but quite sure no Throup items.

[seenmy]

yea im pretty sure aitors stuff was only in libary for a short period over fashion week last year.

my camera died almost as soon as i tried to take a image so not got anything of merit to show,il see what i can do next week.Im sure pics will appear soon on catwalking etc

[78]

This thread is useless without pics!

hahaha

As with the small amount of images from his graduation work and those concept pages for Umbro I'm again WELL IMPRESSED.

Dude's gonna be the next gothninjasteez...

[seenmy]

yea it basically seems like the moronic fashion press were to shorsighted to photograph his collection and only took images of the dribble on the catwalk at man instead

its a real shame,im going to try and get hold of some betterimages once im back from NY .heres what i have from the show anyways shit pics my cam died almost instantly

for those interested this issue of Vman features a 8 page shoot styled by Aitor with items from this collection and previous collections shot by solve sunsbo ,theres also a great editorial in 032c (germn publication) featuring his MA collection,

[derdankhund]

If anyone happens to know where I can score one of those skull bags, I would be eternally indebted to you...

[Charlie Delta]

^I believe the Library in London sold them at one point.

[seenmy]

images from Vman shoot are on my site

http://www.thenonplace.com/index.php?paged=8

Vman cut my credit which is annoying though

[xcoldricex]

^I believe the Library in London sold them at one point.

yep- call them and see if they still do - i'd be interested to see how functional they are.

[seenmy]

they arent in the libary at the minute,well im 99% sure that there is nothing avalible in any retail spaces at the minute from aitor,some shoes from most recent collection could be on sale soon not sure how much but they are the samples that were used in the show.il find out next week

[xcoldricex]

damn. well maybe you could start a "fell off the truck" operation?

[seenmy]

haha,im sure the bags will make it in to production again,i have a feeling at the libary they may have been made to order but im not sure.

[78]

nice update seenmy.

got some bigger scans?

[seenmy]

scans these are bit shit my scanner sucks and vmans big to scan easy

[Servo2000]

Damn. Great photoset.

[mr fluffernutter]

looks so much better on the reals peeps

[seenmy]

been a while since a Aitor info update, but heres a big piece of news that just got made public as of a few mins ago, Aitors roll as part of the design team on the new England kit,which is unvieled a week saturday.

http://blog.umbro.com/blogs/2009/03/17/the-new-england-kit-a-design-for-life/