Johnny Love 2010 Autumn/Winter Collection

Johnny Love is a Norwegian label that combines classic fashion with classic streetwear into a marriage of sporty comfortable garments.

The brand draws particular inspiration from Mods, architecture, and retro-futurism, while textiles are sourced from top quality Italian manufacturers.

Here is what Johnny Love says about its philosophy:

“There are two central issues defining the making Johnny Love garments: ‘What should the clothes feel like?’ and ‘Why?’ The answer is pretty simple. Johnny Love wants clothes to be comfortable and relaxing, yet stylish. Looking and feeling great.

The way most people deal with this in a world of classic fashion vs. casual clothes is by donning the black blazer/stone-washed jeans combo. We want more. So we try to make garments that perfectly combine the two elements.

Our materials are always of extreme top quality, and the saint of roughness and edginess is looking over our shoulder as we design the fits. The result is an unbeatable marriage of elegant lines, unique details, and durability—equally suited for work, leisure, and royal audiences.”



Photo & slideshow Copyright Johnny Love.

Suzan Heyns, the World Cup & Africa Fashion Week

Suzaan Heyns is a South African, Johannesburg based label, a brand known best for its avant-garde aesthetic.

Highly constructed, tailored, and sculptured garments create a feeling of conceptual androgyny, and steely hard-edged femininity, which is a common thread throughout Suzaan’s work.

Inspiration often comes from architecture, 1800’s sketches and old medical instruments, which give the brand its macabre yet structured sentiment.

An emphasis is always placed on quality fabric, which is fundamental within the design process.

Throughout the past couple of years Suzaan has concentrated on establishing her label showing at various fashion events.

Further highlights thus far have been: being chosen to showcase at Design Indaba ’08; collaborating for the What If The World Collective; showcasing at Cape Town Fashion Week ‘08, participating in Audi Joburg Fashion Week A/W ’09; and being asked to design for Anglo Gold Ashanti AuDITIONS collections at Africa Fashion Week ‘09, which won an award for the most creative range.

Recently Suzaan Heyns’s origami inspired show at Arise Cape Town Fashion Week S/S ‘09, has had an excellent reception.



Meet the other designers:
Top Fashion Design Stars In South Africa during World Cup
The World Cup, Africa Fashion Week & Dax Martin
The World Cup, Africa Fashion Week & Fabiani
Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs, the World Cup & Africa Fashion Week
Heni, the World Cup & Africa Fashion Week
Suzan Heyns, the World Cup & Africa Fashion Week

Image Description : Suzaan Heyns
Location : SCC, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Credit : Simon Deiner / SDR Photo

Text Courtesy & Copyright Africa Fashion International.

Asger Juel Larsen & the Futuristic Man

As many of you may know, the insurance giant Lloyds of London, which is housed in the Lloyds Building of East London, was designed by Richard Rogers.

What’s fascinating about the building is that the stairs, elevators, water pipes, and electrical work are all placed on the outside the structure, leaving the inside totally unencumbered.

Danish-born designer, Asger Juel Larsen, reminisces of Rogers’ innovation with his 2010 autumn/winter collection, which he then associates with the armament designed for Julie Taymor’s film, Titus.

Continuing to add to our wintry protection, Asger draws from the outer defences of riding uniforms, fencing helmets, bicycle equipment of the 70’s and 80’s, and horseshoes.

Bolstering a hyper-imaginative sci-fi image, the collection’s materials consist of synthetic rubber, PVC, neoprene, and quilted leather.

The collection of exaggerations and contrasts finally culminates in the flip glasses of the early 90’s.

For further reading on Asger, proceed to the following article:
Knights in Armor by Asger Juel Larsen

Photo & slideshow Copyright Asger Juel Larsen.

Rembrandt Repaints Palm Springs

Although already trading in the 1930’s, the Rembrandt menswear company was founded 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Today, Rembrandt sells to over 400 retailers in New Zealand and Australia, producing four distinct lines: Rembrandt, Wayward Heir, César, and Kent & Lloyd.

The Rembrandt 2010 s/s collection was designed to revive the popularity of the mid-19th century architecture in Palm Springs, not only evoking images of art deco and Spanish-influenced styles but also recalling the “desert modernism” of Swiss-born architect Albert Frey and the modernist, airy structures of Austria-born architect Richard Neutra.

Palm Springs is enjoying a resurgence of popularity,” says Rembrandt designer Jonathan Hall, “attracting people keen to revel in the fantastic design, architecture, and attitude that made the town so popular in the middle of last century.”

The collection, entitled “Mirage,” adds space-age colors of chrome, titanium, and silver alloys to a palette of sun-faded colors and desert shades of sand and stone, all of which are punctuated by pastels that recall the splash period of British pop artist David Hockney.



Photo top right Albert Frey’s Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Copyright Lockley at Wikipedia.
Photo middle left Richard Neutra’s Miller House by Ilpo's Sojourn, Creative Commons Attribution at Wikipedia.
Photo 2009/10 s/s collection "Mirage" Copyright Rembrandt.