N. Hoolywood F/W 2008-2009 Daily Life Truth

[herpsky]

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From last night

Enjoy

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Daily Life Trurh

monday, 17th march 2008 at 21:00

the garden hall/yebisu garden place

[herpsky]

[herpsky]

apparently the theme for the collection is

"amjacks"

i dunno. wylde homo?

[djrajio]

Thanks for this.

Couldn't make the show, with the whole stock market burning to hell and all.

[herpsky]

The whole exchange rate being fucked up = good for me.

100 yen = 1 dollar means

my rents can send me moar money!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[geekbonchic]

The camel/beige/ecru/whatever double-breasted coat actually looks pretty interesting. Aside from that, stuff that I can take or leave.

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

This is pretty bad compared to the glorious mid-60s NASA vibe I was getting from SS08. I echo the coat comment, and everything else doesn't seem too spectacular.

[raddy]

trucker hat =(

[headcoat]

Looks like they're capturing the modern American working-class look (stockboy, deliveryman, mailroom grunt as opposed to factory/farm laborer). They've even thrown in some office cubicle grunt steez, right down to the ill-fitting clothes that are so common among recent college grads entering the workplace.

And I must say, they've succeeded in replicating this look, but god only knows why one would want to. I can see this being a novelty in Japan, but here in the states, we can get all this at Walmart or the Burlington Coat Factory for a fraction of the price.

I wonder what people abroad are willing to pay to look like this.

[artificialsky]

the fuck. how could they go from "after sputnik" to this? terrible.

[mr fluffernutter]

After Sputnick... Amjack.

Am all over the place.

Am bad collection.

Am sad.

Some good looks, some nice pieces. That long red coat, with the red hoodie, red scarf, that's not too bad. Way too many bootcuts overall though.

[coalessence]

ss08 made me happy...

this collection makes me angry ...and perhaps even a little constipated

[VDSUPREME]

This is just plain bad, it just erks me in every negative way possible. Seriously three thumbs down.

[mrip]

looks like str8 thrift store steeze

[the breaks]

thats just complete shite

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

I was excited to see this.

This sucks.

I am no longer excited.

[ruach]

The theme was Harvey Pekar/American Splendor (as the "Who is Harvey Pekar?...." samples constantly reminded you during the show), so that is pretty much why everything is so "regular guy" looking at first. While a lot of it looks like thrifted stuff, but the materials and everything are of course top notch. Tons of crazy details as well; for example, a lot of the check fabrics are printed on instead of being in the weave. It made for a really crazy 3D effect.

this piece was especially funny. It is made to look like "street people clothes" and has multiple layers which can be detached and worn a billion different ways.

Piece by piece the collection was really cool and a lot of fun but I don't think the themed looks would go over too well in America.

[Sayword]

this shit looks like shit i see everyday. "regular people" wear.

[mellowbonsai]

i was initially vexed as well, but using harvey pekar as a reference point makes the collection a bit more interesting on a conceptual level, american splender is one of my favorite comic book --> movie adaptations

yes, it does look rather pedestrian and unremarkable, but some of the outerwear is appreciable, and i'd consider policing the "on strike" shirt for the pop culture nerd factor

[mr fluffernutter]

i was initially vexed as well, but using harvey pekar as a reference point makes the collection a bit more interesting on a conceptual level, american splender is one of my favorite comic book --> movie adaptations

highly unfashionable for a fashion fashion show

[wild_whiskey]

Looks like a caricature of modern day 20something Americans. Might have staying power in Asia but it's one of the most forgettable collections I've seen in recent memory.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

What I believe to be a bunch of pieces from this collection have just come in at OC NY. Despite the cringe worthy flicks here, they are dope. Really excellently detailed and seemingly well put together. They also have the compile line of 'basics", t's, thermals, sweaters, and some socks I contemplated dropping 40 bucks on. I tried on a beautiful chambrayish blue shirt, but at 6'3" it came up just a little bit short and tight in the shoulders. A shame.

Those who are in the NY and are inclined towards this type of shit might want to reconsider and check it out, but be warned--prices are steep.