Archives discussion and feedback

[Faust]

Darkbydesign, and everyone else, please make sure your pictures are high quality. Most of the ones you posted are not good enough to be there.

[Faust]

MBD, Thanks for keeping this going. I really should get back to photographing.

[michael_kard]

Yes, I also wanted to thank MBD - you have so many nice clothes, thanks a lot for taking the time to take photos.

[MetroBulotDodo]

Hi all,

You're welcome! Honestly, your thanks came at a time when I happened to need a little encouragement. I'm doing it slowly, and there are days when I feel like the time I've spent archiving my clothing is a 3rd job...

As such, I want to encourage everyone -- women and new members in particular -- to post their garments if they think that someone else would like to see it outside the context of editorial or runway.

Yes, we are all busy, but I am very excited to see what's in your closet, even if you only have one garment you feel is up to archive standards.

Cheers all, and thanks to everyone else who is posting in the archive. I love browsing through this section.

MBD

[kunk75]

^the rick coat you posted was incredible. guess no one can keep it up forever as the current men's and women's collections are leaving me cold.

[MetroBulotDodo]

Kunk -

No shit right? After seeing the first Dick Oven deliveries in the stores and prices (every season with every designer is a "welcome to your new price point" moment. jezus) I am finally wishing that he would take a quick break from looking for the new evolutionary stage and make improvements on things that really worked.

I love this jacket because it's really androgynous, but it came out only in the womens line and I don't even think it would fit on a man in its largest sizes. RO revisited the same theme with a slightly padded jacket for men in AW 2009 but without the really structural and technical double funnel collar. If he reworked this jacket for men and got rid of the velcro in favor of another closure system, adjusted the length, cut it in different fabrics, I think he'd have a classic in the making, which would make more of an impact than what he has done for men/SS 2012. (I see this jacket as being more popular with men than women - mine is a size IT 38, and it'd probably fit a young boy better than 99% of women.)

I'm gonna cross post this in the Dick Oven thread with the hopes that his team will see it...

MBD

[aussy]

Attachment mainline cool to post in the KKA thread? Had a second at work, so just added a quick shot of a Julius piece. Going to start bringing more stuff in to photograph ;)

[Cyan]

aussy, I'm so glad that the julius coat finally found a good home, it deserves . Nice photo too

[darkbydesign]

Yeah, that original season Julius coat is impossible to find . Wish it was mine! haha Great piece indeed.

[dmash]

Yeah, that original season Julius coat is impossible to find . Wish it was mine! haha Great piece indeed.

Huge +1, I could never pull that off, that thing is awesome though!!!!

[MetroBulotDodo]

I love this jacket because it's really androgynous, but it came out only in the womens line and I don't even think it would fit on a man in its largest sizes. RO revisited the same theme with a slightly padded jacket for men in AW 2009 but without the really structural and technical double funnel collar.

(edit: I stand corrected! Albert just posted a photo of the mens version of the double collar jacket from mens Exploder...thanks so much A. For the purposes of comparison, it is so fun to see the pieces one after the other.)


MBD

[aussy]

Thanks for the positive feedback! I love that coat.
Had a couple of minutes again, so I added two CDG pieces :)

[aussy]

Question: are my attached images showing up small? would just post to my photobucket, but I like the permanence (and non bandwith use) of attached images

[thee_vultures _actress]

thee_vultures _actress, that Attachment linen coat you posted looks so beautiful! I hope to see a fit pic of it!
And the same goes for that Lost & Found jacket :)

thanks rilu! that L&F jacket gets much wear these days, hope i´ll be able to snap a pic of it worn the next days.

[Dane]

MBD - your collection is seriously enviable. I honestly didn't have much appreciation for Watanabe, having only really paid attention to this menswear, but your pieces are incredible. Ditto for the Ann/YY, etc. etc. Respect.