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When I lived in Antwerp I used to visit the Fragma shop all the time because they carry Chalayan, but I never took very much notice of the house line...hanging alongside the other labels they stock, it tends to fade into the background. It feels a little weird to see all this current press interest in it, because to me it's kind of like if everyone were to suddenly make a deal of the Barneys house line. That being said, it does seem like they've invested quite a bit in it this season, and the results are good, if somewhat Belgian-by-numbers.
I think it's a bit less typically Belgian than Droogist implies. The robe-style leather coat is very cute and the collection overall has a certain sleazy something. It's a little bit Camilla Staerk isn't it?
When I lived in Antwerp I used to visit the Fragma shop all the time because they carry Chalayan, but I never took very much notice of the house line...hanging alongside the other labels they stock, it tends to fade into the background. It feels a little weird to see all this current press interest in it, because to me it's kind of like if everyone were to suddenly make a deal of the Barneys house line. That being said, it does seem like they've invested quite a bit in it this season, and the results are good, if somewhat Belgian-by-numbers.
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I know the financial backer of this line is Russian - I accidentally met his brother (you never know who you can meet on a children's playground in New York [:)]. He was telling me how hard it is to penetrate the US market. Maybe this is why he's trying harder? What mention in the press did you see, droogist?
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
^ Whoops, my mistake. Cerfas from tFS very recently posted a press bit on him which I assumed was current, but it turns out it was from last year. It's a strange coincidence that both of you started threads on him within such a short period of time. Must be something in the air...
is the robe supposed to be a boxer's robe? i'd imagine it presented in a different way if that was the case- i think it gives me too large of a conflicting image in my head. think it'd look better with something a bit more edgy? anyhow i like the skirt.
is the robe supposed to be a boxer's robe? i'd imagine it presented in a different way if that was the case- i think it gives me too large of a conflicting image in my head. think it'd look better with something a bit more edgy? anyhow i like the skirt.
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Actually, it looks like a leather coat to me, that's why it got me interested! I wonder if that's indeed the case. The shoes are the sex. [U]
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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