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Damir Doma Men's SS12 Paris
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DD posted a small statement about the collection today than can be found here http://damirdoma.paperrain.com/?p=1870
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I really like this! It's very reminiscent of Raf as Kunk mentioned, especially Raf's S/S 2009.
Very sober, mature, subtle, understated. Most of the clothes drape onto the body instead of imposing a silhouette, this is something I've always liked about DD's work. It feels very natural and unaffected. I could do without the gold and the squares strapped onto the chest, but I dig the other straps, even if just on the runway. It gives the look a little edge to it, a little BDSM/punk.
It's also interesting the way DD chooses to connect two different parts of a piece of clothing. He's said before that buttons and zippers break a possible wholeness of a piece of clothing, but uses them when necessary. I like the harness/belt solution for the blazer. He might be reaching, but I find it original. Maybe Raf or Helmut Lang did it first, I dunno. Somebody help me out on this one.
The hickory stripe is a bit odd but I don't think it's completely unplaced. Not as exciting as his previous collections, but more wearable than his usual blanket-sized tailoring.
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lol. even the press release is confusing...
according to the text the mesh knits are paper yarn. i thought they would be leather (like the ones for fall). cool. and that second look actually are dungarees ('overalls') and i like them!
i think this is a collection i'm not really gonna get to grips with until i actually try the stuff on instore. there's just too much going on and too many odd details i have to see firsthand to see if i like them or if they just mess up some good cuts.
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I like the questions he's asking, not sure how fond I am of the answers.
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Originally posted by mrbeuys View PostHelmut did when Damir was still in school.
This is splitting hairs, but Helmut seems to have done the straps and harnesses for the sake of decoration or chic, while Damir's buckle across the blazer is an alternative to buttons, motivated by a desire to preserve the "wholeness" of a garment.
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Originally posted by several_girls View PostThat sounds nice rhetorically, but getting there first doesn't make Helmut the best, nor is it Damir's fault he was born when he was.
This is splitting hairs, but Helmut seems to have done the straps and harnesses for the sake of decoration or chic, while Damir's buckle across the blazer is an alternative to buttons, motivated by a desire to preserve the "wholeness" of a garment.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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