Aitor Throup: New Orleans Project

[Servo2000]

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[quote user="Chinorlz"]

did The Library carry his New Orleans collection this past season?

I do wonder what the price points are/were... his first collection was none too cheap as well. I figure it's made on a VERY small level though so unfortunately high prices have to offset the small production number.

[/quote]

I think they made literally "a couple" piece and only carried a reasonable number of the bags (those skull ones) since they were produced elsewhere and they were $500+ at least if I remember correctly.

[Casius]

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I dont know man, I can't really get into Throup's work anymore.....That tie is a straight Eric Glennie rip. Hasn't he got any decency?

[Avantster]

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Thanks again bakla for this article. Some great insights!

[quote user="bakla"]

I
view my work as a static product and the audience should be active
around it. They should view it whenever they want and as long as they
want..

...We as consumers are not allowed to buy things when we want or even when
the designer wants, which runs contradictory to the essence of
creativity. While fashion cycles may give structure and boundaries that
creative people think they need, designers can become self-absorbed and
indulgent...

... fashion would allow itself to show a product whenever it's ready, not
in predetermined cycles. Now more than ever, people like to layer
rather than having a winter wardrobe and a summer wardrobe. That's such
an old-fashioned system.

Imagine if
the music industry did it that way. Imagine if they released all their
new music every six months. You'd have to listen to the new albums all
at once and, worst of all, once an album comes out, you're only allowed
to buy it for six months. After that you have to buy the new album,
which would probably be shit because they only had six months to come
up with a concept, develop it, record it, do the artwork, etc. My
collections operate a lot differently.

[/quote]

I find this very interesting and the comparison to the music industry got me thinking.
Is the seasonal cycle of fashion killing/draining/exhausting the creativity of fashion designers? Have we as consumers become unrealistically demanding in clamoring for something new, fresh, or groundbreaking every six months?

[quote user="bakla"]
Whereas I'm very strict in my exploration of my creativity,
in that every single thing has to be justified and make sense, so much
so that if I also submit to the limitations of the industry and its
deadlines, I think I would choke...

... I always think about anatomy and the
notion of understanding the outside by understanding the inside. I'm
actually obsessed with it, especially 16th-century notions of anatomy.
The very soul of my collections is based on my interpretation of the
human body...

... I can't leave
something until it's fully finished. I'm interested only in the content
of the piece itself, which can be enjoyed aesthetically or seen on
different hidden levels: conceptual, contextual, philosophical,
metaphorical and symbolic. I focus on answering all those questions for
the viewer.
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This made a lot of sense to me as it's his interpretation of the human body is what I think makes his designs most interesting to me, evident from his sketches. It's just the execution that seems to be a little lacking at this point.

[Servo2000]

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A small bit of new work from Aitor, via Seenmy at The Nonplace.

Modular Anatomy is a new construction technique developed by Aitor for his contribution to the Stone Island FW 08/09 collection with every panel of the garment being a separate object as opposed to the traditional construction method of a down jacket

[Faust]

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Very smart from SI to give him a collaboration. He is clearly talented. Thanks for this, Servo.

[nycd]

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from: the nonplace

I just spent a few days in Milan with designer Aitor Throup, helping
set up his instillation at Stone Island/C.P company showroom as part of
the Milan furniture fair which started officially yesterday and runs
over the weekend I think until next Tuesday. Aitor?s instillation is a
visual explanation of the process he used to create his first project
with Stone Island the Modular Anatomy down jacket for A/W 0809. The
instillation takes you through the 5 stages of Aitor?s unique process,
he starts with the human body which he takes a cast from to form one of
his trademark white sculptures, a pattern is then created off of the
sculpture, in the images above you can see the actual pattern that he
created for the Modular Anatomy jacket its a work of art in its self,
stages 3-5 show the jackets construction process in the form of the
exploded hood structure I posted a few months ago. If you happen to be
in Milan it is well worth popping in to see it in the flesh, as the
jacket really has to be seen.

[soultek]

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Thanks for posting, ^ this is very cool.

[diamonds]

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In those photos Seenmy looks almost like he is one of aitor throup's drawings... i wonder if its the coat

[Servo2000]

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Damn. I really, really want one of those things. Maybe even more-so than a Vexed Generation balaneck (certainly more practical).

[deuxmille]

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I really quite like the pockets on the jacket, and the neck/hood. The silhouette from the side is much less interesting though. I think I might have a problem with the length... and the ugly logo. It's cool to see more of his work.

[Servo2000]

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[quote user="deuxmille"]I really quite like the pockets on the jacket, and the neck/hood. The silhouette from the side is much less interesting though. I think I might have a problem with the length... and the ugly logo. It's cool to see more of his work.[/quote]

Agreed - I wish the silhouette from the side carried more of that "jutting forward" emphasis that the model in the bottom left picture (where it tucks in at the back and juts out at the front) still has and that his drawings seem to show.

[Servo2000]

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A small bit of new work from Aitor - and it's even going into production! With the launch of Topman's stateside stores there's also the "Black Trouser Project" that comes with it. Several prominent designers are creating a black trouser for Topman, amongst them Aitor (along with Ervell, Tim Hamilton, and others). The Aitor pant is his usual pant cut and includes an elasticated hem that can be pulled down over the shoes. Might be interesting!

(admittedly atrocious photography for a black trouser project - can't see any details at all)

[xadam]

more on throup.

not sure i agree with the title of the article, but i haven't seen any of his pieces in person. didn't the library carry some of his work?

maybe some drop crotch trousers in the second installment for your merz.

[ahlefeldt]

Some pictures:






I like the the Jackets, they got the kinda a classic cut, but still a twist to it. I'd like to see some real people wearing some of it though :P

here's an article about him, from the independent.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/shapes-of-things-to-come-aitor-throups-menswear-is-conceptual-but-eminently-wearable-914320.html

[Barims]

Well, just swung by the website and they were never in my size. It's a shame, but does make me feel better about not heading over to Topman on Saturday, considering I spent three hours that afternoon with a stylish friend discussing Throup and the Black Trouser Project, among other topics
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