On Thursday, February 9th, men’s wear designers Daniel Silverand Steven Cox debuted the Duckie BrownFall ’12 Collection at Industria Studios in NYC. The collection featured baggy separates in a variety of plaids and tweeds, layered one on top of the other, perfect for the cold winter months. Cozy fair isle sweaters and knit hats and gloves completed the look. They closed the show with several all-black looks, perfect for the gentlemen whose sense of style is a bit more subversive.
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Jade Juanyu Liu was inspired by the French collage artist Damien Blottiere, known for his unique layering technique that creates shadows and empty space. She layered several fabrics, including wool, jersey and fur, to achieve the same effect.
Jeanette Au was inspired by Sergei Diagliav’sBallet Russe and the paintings of Leon Bakst, both of which influenced the texture, patterns, and color palette of the collection. She incorporated mohair, wool, synthetic yarns, and metallic threads into her knit fabrics.
Kate Y. K. Lee was inspired by the sculptural elements of architecture and features rounded silhouettes, offset by defined lines and sharp, angled seams. She constructed the garments using leather, wool knits, lightweight wool, and silk charmeuse.
Farida Khan was inspired by the idea of unconventional beauty, creating unique fabrics and silhouettes. She constructed bold silhouettes using wool, cotton, coated denim, polyurethane, and punched leather.
Donghyuk Dan Kim looked to vintage military uniforms and clothing from the American West for inspiration. He constructed his garments using wool, cotton, and leather in shades of olive green and dark brown.
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Deanna Pei-Ju Lo’s women’s wear collection has a borrowed-from-the-boys feel, a look she describes as “a modern Teddy Boy.” Soft, luxurious fabrics such as lambskin and cotton velvet add a subtle femininity to the collection.
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Xiang Zhang was inspired by Plato’s philosophy that the highest form of beauty can be explained by principles of mathematics. He used Plato’s theory of the golden rectangle, in which the ratio of the long edge to the short edge equals the golden ratio, to determine the proportions of designs, as well as the number of stitches and their orientation within the pattern. He used cashmere, mohair, and silk throughout the collection.
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Amy Bond was inspired by complex shapes and construction – but strove to make the complexities appear clean and minimal. She used fabrics that would bring light and movement to the collection, including silk georgette, silk charmeuse, and Schoeller-Aeroshell, a lightweight, breathable and water repellent fabric often used in aerobic sports activities.
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