Label Under Construction (Luca Laurini)

[eton97]

Thanks Nictan and Shum. Baffling this is... When the times comes, dry cleaning will be the way.

Not that I want to say anything that will damage the fabric, but I washed my washi on a 30 degree cycle and hung them out to dry.

A small amount of shrinkage (which i needed in all honesty) but no spots, streaks, marks....infact they came out like new.

The only issue was a small amount of fraying around the signals laser cuts, but I didn't particularly like the signals on the back of the legs, so got my tailor to work his magic.... He did an amazing job hand embroidering the laser cuts, so now no fraying or weak points from the laser....just the perfect pair of hard wearing, stunning fabric pants

[Peasant]

speaking of the paper fabric, there will be a sick suit made out of the material for SS12.

Does that mean the Washi pants will be produced again?

[Ivans On High]

The paper fabric was only used for the classic jacket and 'tuxedo' pants, not the j-pants.

But Lowrey is right, the suit is amazing. The button hole is sewn on a horizontal seam which aligns with the top of the pocket, and the pockets themselves continue around to the side seam. It will be available in silk tussah, fly-yarn cotton and the paper fabric.

Something like this (though the button stance is much lower):


I have actual pictures of the silk version but am not allowed to post them.

[MikeN]

Another photo of the man himself:

[BSR]

hmmm... not sure it's the most flattering pic ever

[gavagai]

maybe not the most flattering picture but the shirt is dope. I believe you can purchase that at The Archive for a mere $1,000...

I can't understand why people wash their clothes. It simply ruins them. It really isn't necessary very often unless you have extreme body odor (very unfortunate).

[BSR]

maybe not the most flattering picture but the shirt is dope. I believe you can purchase that at The Archive for a mere $1,000...

I can't understand why people wash their clothes. It simply ruins them. It really isn't necessary very often unless you have extreme body odor (very unfortunate).

maybe i won't buy this shirt, that way i won't have to wash it, it'll spare me a metaphysical headache

[bonejelly]

Mike, what is the source of that photo? I don't find the fit to be particularly unflattering, although I'm partial to a 'clothes being worn on real people' approach.

[MoFiya]

The t-shirt is indeed nice... Is it screen-printed?
However, never been fond of those drop crotch shorts. Has anbody seem them being pulled off in a good way?

[MoFiya]

O hai. In this case I eat my words, that is one of my favorite outfits by you But it's a rather hard piece to pull of and you do it well by creating the elongated silhouette. Just matched with a plain t-shirt it doesn't look too good IMO.

[MoFiya]

What material are they made of?
What strikes me as important in your outfit is the elongated tops you wear (e.g. the cardigan and the layers underneath). Makes the whole outfit appear more fluent and cohesive because not only the layers are 'dropped' but also the pants. Doing the shoe-tuck as suggested serves the same purpose, e.g. making the seperate clothes melt with each other.
Regarding the fit pic of the man himself (no offence, biggest fan!) - I don't think the pants work well here because the tee is too short to create that kind of silhouette. And in this case, I think I prefer the shorts being worn as if they were proper-length pants (e.g. with a longsleeve top).

[MoFiya]

Thanks for the elaboration
A reversible piece that fits differently depending on the side you wear. Now that is really something!

[Faust]

the shirt is in fact screen-printed, much like most of LUC's spring/summer offerings. as to whether or not anyone has pulled off the trapezium skirt-pant, you be the judge. if i've gone so far as to expand on my traditional skinny jeans preference with a pair of those, that should give you some vague idea as to how fucking awesome they are.

They looked great on my girlfriend.

[birdytg]

Embossed Poem Graphite Dyed Sweater Merino Superfine 100's Wool and Selected Angora


This LUC sweater from the Signals collection looks gorgeous on pics but I would like to know if someone here has already seen it for real or touched it?
If yes, I would be happy if you can tell me how you liked it and what was your global feeling about quality and fit. Thank you so much.

[MoFiya]

What kind of wool did Luca use on this roundneck sweater? Is it 140s super fine merino wool or sth rougher?
This piece is on my grail list