Although I have posted some items for spring/summer 2011, today I bring you the entire look book by Li Torres.Enjoy!
See the entire look book here.
Photos Copyright Li Torres.
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Showing posts with label Argentine designers. Show all posts
Li Torres Spring/Summer 2011
Although I have posted some items for spring/summer 2011, today I bring you the entire look book by Li Torres.Enjoy!
See the entire look book here.
“Search and Destroy” at BAFWeek by Santana X Kostüme
Well, next week is BAFWEEK once again, otherwise known as Buenos Aires Fashion Week, and for this edition Argentine label Kostüme is team up with Santana Textiles—one of the largest denim producers in the Americas.Santana X Kostüme has positioned itself as a high-end item—an object of desire or product of conceptual luxury.
The collection (#20) draws inspiration from the song “Search and Destroy” by the Stooges in their Iggy Pop album (1973), which lead singer Iggy Pop from a heading in Time Magazine about the Vietnam War.
The line of denim is avant-garde with geometric shapes, washed almost to the point of destruction, with colors of ultra black to various shades of grey.
Santana Textiles was founded 1963 in Jaguarana, Brazil, and now runs 5 major plants with 2,500 employees. The company holds to an green policy that seeks to lessen the environmental impact from denim manufacturing.
Kostüme is designed by Camila Milessi and Emiliano Blanco.
Photos Copyright Kostüme.Category ›
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Alpargata Shoes from Paez
Here’s a fun, funky, fair-trade abiding shoe company called Paez (pronounced as ‘pice’), which specializes in a compfortable shoe named alpargatas!Alpargatas, which are a lightweight shoe made out of canvas, are said to have been brought to Argentina about 1830 by Basque immigrants. (Paez alledges that alpargatas originated in Egypt as a sandal.)
Originally available only in black and white, Paez alpargatas now come in a rainbow of colors—as they are manufactured totally in Argentina.
Photos Copyright Paez.Pony+Kostüme 2010 Autumn/Winter Limited Collection
Inspired by architecture and geometric forms, Kostüme is an Argentinean brand, which forged collaboration with international sportswear label, Pony.As a result, Pony+Kostüme was created in 2010 as a limited edition brand of fashionable sportswear.
At first, the brand was aimed exclusively at the Japanese market, whereas this winter Argentina will see 30 items from the collection.
The line combines leather with many additional fabrics and materials.
Although experimental, the collection is unique and avant-garde.
Spanning the colors of white, black, and different shades of grey, Pony+Kostüme was designed by Kostüme designers Camila Milessi and Emiliano Blanco, in conjunction with the Pony design team.
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