Bless FW07-08

[kucejoe]

A selection of Bless FW07-08

[kucejoe]

Re: Bless FW07-08



Here is a description of the collection that Deuxmille posted earlier (I hope you don't mind me using it):

Here's a description of the FW07-08 collection of Bless (No30). I'm
super sleepy so it might be a bit confusing to follow me, but I'll try
my best to break this down in a coherent way.

Jackets

Fabrics:

-Dark
blue wool: almost purple at times. Quitestiff but not too heavy, my
favorite fabric of the collection... I was looking for a blue like this
for a long time (my glasses are the same color almost!)

-Black wool. Same weight as the blue wool but seemed stiffer a bit.

-Tweed: nice gray tweed with accents of blue. Liked it very much.

-Quilted
denim: "BLESS" is stictched all over the fabric which makes the
quilting if you will. Not really sure what they were trying to do
here, but I can only see a girl with a chanel bag and uggs wearing
this. wack.

-Quiled black canvas: same as the denim.

1- Front pocket jacket

Short
jacket with a rectangular flap pocket in the center, slightly lower
than the middle. Two rows of functional buttons that go through loops
for button holes... take 10 minutes to button really. The jacket looks
nice on the rack, but the fit is weird. Too short and WAY too wide.
Then again, I'm tall and skinny, but usually bless jackets fit me well.

2-Hooded short jacket

Simple
short jacket with a nice thick ribbed bottom. Cool ribbed cuffs that
kinda make the sleeve loop over (totally not a good decription, it's
nice when you see/wear it haha). Big hood. Quite the jacket really.

3-Hooded long jacket

Excat
same jacket they made last FW. I have that jacket already and it's
pretty much the nicest long coat I've seen that I would wear everyday.
Slim, tapered sleeves, slit pockets on the side seam, dramatic collar
and hood.

4-Shit/light jacket

Simple
long and wide (doesn't fit me well at all!) shirt that's thick enough
to be a jacket. Not much to say, didnt't like it.

I think I'm forgetting one simple short jacket... can't remember exactly. I'll correct this tomorrow.

5-Double brested jacket.

4 buttons that are very low. Wide arms. Kinda cool, kinda not. Not sure really.

Sweaters/knits

1-Thick loose knits

Those look only good on girls I think. Loose knitted knits with very wide "short sleeves". Huge neck opening too.

2-MutliFabric? crewneck (I make up the names by the way)

Sweaters
made out 3 of the fabrics made listed at the top of my post. Each
fabric is either sleeve and joins in a X in the middle. Could be cool
as a beater sweater, but not stunning in my opinion.

3-Bathrobe

Loose
fluffly knit, almost net. Sewn in scarf. It's really long and soft.
Not my style, but it makes me think of a weird version of a julius
piece. Ravij, you should get it :p

4-Down knits.

Oversided
down filled knits. They are HUGE and scream Mr. Michellin. They come
in a vest or regular longsleeve version. They have a HUGE turtleneck
that basically covers the whole head if not folded over. I think they
were wack, but I tired them on and they impressed me. If I have a lot
of spare money I'd consider one. It totally won't sell in Japan though.

All I can think of for that.

Shirts

Mostly
printed sheer fabrics that scream summer. Normal Bless cuts. Not much
to say, I liked both prints, but wouldn't really wear any. One l/s
with beads where elbow patched would be. It was ugly but double well
as a whip if you're into that stuff, I had fun withflagelling myself
for a while.

Pants

Fabrics

Waxed toothpaste colored canvas: Weird color, cool feel.

Light gray wool: all season wool, very comfortable and nice color.

Black wool: Winter weight. Nice and a bit stiff, but just enough.

Denim: raw denim, not too heavy.

1-Pleated ultra baggy trousers

A
bit like last FW's ultra wide trousers. Cool kids will wear those. I
won't since they're too short. They have around 4 narrow pleats and
drape quite nicely, but even though they're simple, they're super loud
just because of the cut.

2-Wide trousers

Very nice cut. Not too wide, not too narrow. Staright all the way. Nice waistband, simple. I like them a lot!

3-Jeans (denim and toothpaste fabric)

Rectangular back pockets, nice relaxed cut with legs that taper slighty but not much. I like them.

Boots+Accesories

1-High boots.

First
time I ever like long boots. The top half is made of wool/felt.
Bottom is leather. You can fold the wool over to make them shorter.
Almost no heel. The toes are not pointy but not totally round either.
The sample was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too tight for me, but they really looked
good in my opinion.

2-Totes

Long
totes, like long like a hockey bag. They're meant to be folded in half
length wise. I quite like them. They come in canvas and is the two
quilted fabrics (gigatacky!).

3-Golves

4 fingers. Fingers are leather, the rest is wool and folds over itself. Weird concept but it doesn't look silly, surprisingly.

3.5-Golves part two/Arm warmers

Different lengths. Basically a long wool tube with a thumb at some point. Can me worn with the 4 finger glove or by itself.

4-Scarf.

-Knitted geometric scarf. Shaped like and inverted squared U.

-Huge checked piece of fabric with a golden border. Looked nice and it's very big.

That's
all I can remember. I like the direction they are taking, focusing on
few cuts and focusing on fabrics. Not everything is good, but what is
good is very good. I probably have a reputation of a huge Bless fanboy
by now, but it's pretty much one of the only brands that I feel totally
comfortable pieces from on a daily basis. I also like that they have
less distracting details like the nets of last FW. I'm very curious as
to what the stores will order, everyone seems to have a feeling it
won't sell very well, which is unfortunate.

Now, I need to gather money to place an order in the next few weeks... the stress begins! :D

[CHRIS]

Re: Bless FW07-08



i love love love those crazy'short sleeved'knits.

and i also like the one in the fourth row, but id be afraid it'd make me look like a christmas tree. with tits.

[explicit]

Re: Bless FW07-08

i really like that jacket on the bottom right.

[deuxmille]

Re: Bless FW07-08

wow, I really suck at describing :(

Where did you get the pics? through brigitte at reborn? looks like it could be from showroom in paris, I recognize people haha.

Thanks for the pictures, not sure about the way some of them are styled though...

[deuxmille]

Re: Bless FW07-08

[quote user="explicit"]i really like that jacket on the bottom right.
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That's one of the jackets I want, but in another fabric :D

[kucejoe]

Re: Bless FW07-08

[quote user="deuxmille"]

Where did you get the pics? through brigitte at reborn? looks like it could be from showroom in paris, I recognize people haha.

[/quote]

Nope, I have no connections at Reborn :) I should visit Reborn again though, I haven't been in ages. The pictures are available here:

http://www.vogue.fr/mode/defiles/collection/Bless-2463.htm

I really like the first outfit, with the "toothpaste" colored pants that I am drawn to for some reason. I would totally wear it..................unlike the "Michelin man" sweaters................see, your descriptions weren't bad :)

[deuxmille]

Re: Bless FW07-08

Yeah, those pants are cool. I think the fabric help detracting a bit from the color. There's a few pieces I hadn't seen in those pics, and a lot of fabric variations of course. From the description on the Vogue site, it looks like a pretty odd show.

[Faust]

Re: Bless FW07-08

I am not feeling this, to be honest. I like how it's done, definitely interesting to look at. But to whear it, I don't think so.

[deuxmille]

Re: Bless FW07-08

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I think a lot of it is actually quite wearable. The jackets and pants are very nice and effortless to wear. The can be harder to pull of depending on your own style and body.

[Faust]

Re: Bless FW07-08

[quote user="deuxmille"]/\

I think a lot of it is actually quite wearable. The jackets and pants are very nice and effortless to wear. The can be harder to pull of depending on your own style and body.

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sure, but they are not the stand out pieces :-)

[deuxmille]

Re: Bless FW07-08

Not in those pictures, you are right. I think the jackets are really the stand out pieces in person though. The knits stand out too, obviously, but they're not for everyone, that's for sure.

[Fuuma]

Re: Bless FW07-08

I really like the first pair of pants but that kind of minty white assaults my senses.