VANTAN TOKYO

With this year marking the forty-fifth anniversary since its opening in 1965, Vantan has remained committed to a particular philosophy for cultivating highly sensitive creators to become the next-generation leaders of creative industries: recruit only professionally active creators to teach fledgling creators. By learning about today’s industries from active professional creators, your refined adaptability, facility for anticipating future trends and the passion reflected in your works will surely constitute significant personal assets.

Vantan has a high market share in fashion and media department. It has a new education method and an original creative development program, a great deal difference with traditional school. More than 160,000 graduates play their active part in the industry. This makes Vantan be regarded as “a recognized school” in Japan.

NELLY HOHMANN

EISUNOGE by KEI TSUNOJI

SAGAN by NATSUKI WATANABE

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York TUE, FEB 12 2013

Bark jacket spotted at New York Fashion Week

Franziska Michael

Franziska Michael is a Berlin based Fashion designer. She graduated from Esmod Berlin International University of Art for Fashion in 2009 before setting up her label. In 2010 her graduate collection was awarded for the most creative collection by “Walk of Fashion Berlin”. Since then the young designer works and creates in her studio in Kreuzberg.
Franziska Michael is intrigued by opposites and combines contrasts in her collections, aiming to achieve the perfect balance in each design. Her psychedelic prints quickly became her signature look. In New York she presented her Spring/Summer collection for the first time

 

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 16 January 2013

 

UBI SUNT

UBI SUNT consists of two designers Aidin Sanati and Moa Wikman. They met while working at a design studio in London. Aidin Sanati is a Paris born persian raised in Sweden. Previous to his design education in London Aidin has studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and history of art at Stockholm University. Moa Wikman is raised and born in Härnösand in north of Sweden and has a background in pattern cutting and fashion design before completing her fashion degree at London College of Fashion.
UBI SUNT is a cutting-edge clothing concept that has its base in Sweden. The most conceptual pieces of the collection will invite you to experience a subtile journey and an intimate relationship between the wearer and the garment that is to appear and reappear over time. All pieces are produced in Sweden.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 15 January 2013

 

 

Marc Stone

The story of Marc Stone started in Zurich in the multicultural district circle four. The city is in the middle of the well renowned fashion metropolis Paris and Milan. Today Marc Stone is an international design team based in Zurich, speaking the same language. Since 2011 the collection is presented in Paris, Milan, Berlin and New York.
 

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 15 January 2013

SOPOPULAR

Daniel Blechman - Head of design of SOPOPULAR - was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1971. In his early childhood, he moved to Berlin with his family and his sister, where he grew up. Attracted by the cultural gush rising in London, Daniel Blechman moved to UK in the 90ies, where he graduated from Richmond University, with a bachelor of Interior Design in 1996. Back in Berlin, he guided his sensibility toward fashion and started to work as a Managing Director for the Public Image Store, introducing the first collections of edgy designers such as Raf Simons or Alexander McQueen. In 2000 he started to work as a stylist for international agencies such as Gimme 5 from London, House of Orange from Amsterdam or M4 from Berlin. During this time, the desire rised in him to start his own label. In 2008 he launched SOPOPULAR. The label stands for a reduced and pragmatic style of men's fashion. Classic cuts and narrow silhouettes are broken with edgy streetwear elements and futuristic design details. Collections that reflect the desire for fashion and individual needs of the designer Daniel Blechman. His creativity is influenced by many and diverse artistic fields and is constantly enriched by everyday life and the simple things in life, but especially by friendships and family

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 15 January 2013

Bark - Man SS 2013 collection

For their second summer collection, Bark has decided to give a strong signal, suggesting a wider range of items than the previous collections, making a series of special items but very practical at the same time.

The Field Jacket is revived but in a new version made lighter with a different process, while maintaining "Bark point" that made famous by the Italian brand. To emphasize the outerwear’ aspect, Bark’ Field Jacket was lined with nylon camouflage and treated to gain a stone washed appearance. It will be available in 12 colors, from the most basic such as blue, khaki and beige to the brighter yellow, orange and fuchsia. All models are available with embroidered old style tatoos.

From winter line was re-confirmed the reversible model presented in two versions: laminated canvas fabric with shirt and nylon coupled with canvas. There is also a limited edition jacket with rip-stop camouflage nylon combined with Japanese chambrie.

In this collection, also, is revised by replacing the duffle coat toggles - except the first one that remains as a detail - with the buttons and reviewing their proportions, making it a real Valstar. Although this model was designed with solid nylon lining and the exterior is made of linen.

Another new item is the reinterpretation of another Military garment: The U.S. Air Force bomber, made of gauze, linen and lined with nylon, all personalized with "Bark point” print.

The summer line continues with a knit jacket - both in single and double chest - made of cotton or linen. All jackets are made with traditional colored pouch pocket, to give the contrast force of a classic accessory coupled to casual jacket and shirt.

In this collection there are also two pieces of clearly retro origin but interpreted in a modern way: a polo shirt that refers to the 50's style and a reversible K-way.

Absolute novelty is the cooperation with 2Easy Project for the realization of a reversible quilted jacket as well as a waistcoat, always reversible that could also be used under the jacket fastened with a patented system of pins. This collaboration will be highlighted by a pendant and a special label.

The Bark Men's SS 2013 collection ends with the introduction of an accessory, the scarf, available in silk and cotton, in which we find expressed all the strengths of the entire collection.

FW 2012-13

MR PORTER.COM and ACNE Studios launch exclusive Capsule Collection on Nov 13th

Based on the classic tuxedo, ACNE in collaboration with MRPORTER.COM presents an eveningwear capsule collection, launching in November.  The collection of 14 pieces is a complete eveningwear wardrobe.  Classic tuxedo shapes in wool and velvet accompany bespoke jacquard fabrics and silks.  Pieces include smoking jackets and trousers, an evening overcoat, formal shirting, a tuxedo T shirt, bow ties and shoes. 

‘We have worked with ACNE from the launch of MR PORTER and are delighted that they have been willing to further develop our relationship. This collection provides everything a man could need where evening attire is required and is designed with the most beautiful fabrications and attention to detail.’

Toby Bateman, Buying Director

The collection will be launched exclusively on Mr Porter today, on November 13.

MRPORTER.COM

 

MRPORTER.COM is the global retail destination for men’s style, combining the best international menswear with award-winning editorial content.  The site sells over 170 leading international brands, with content and new products added weekly.  MR PORTER offers express worldwide shipping to 170 countries (including same day delivery to London and Manhattan), and a free collection service for returns and exchanges.  Designers available include Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Raf Simons, Lanvin, Maison Kitsune, Boglioli, A.P.C, Beams Plus, J.Crew, Church’s, and Common Projects.

ACNE STUDIOS

 

ACNE STUDIOS is a Swedish fashion brand founded in Stockholm in 1996 by head designer and creative director Jonny Johansson. With its foundation in jeans ACNE STUDIOS is today a full-fledged fashion house producing six ready-to-wear collections per year for men and women that are presented during the international fashion weeks. ACNE STUDIOS has stores in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bergen, Berlin, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Hamburg, London, Melbourne, New York, Oslo, Paris, Stavanger, Stockholm and Sydney. At the heart of the company lies an ideology of developing creative projects as an extension to the signature fashion collections. This has resulted in the establishment of their own bi-annual magazine, Acne Paper, a furniture line, a relationship with the French fashion house Lanvin, a collaborative collection with Lord Snowdon, a jeans project with the men’s magazine Fantastic Man, a line of denim blouses with the cross-dressing magazine Candy, a bicycle with Bianchi, a jewelry collection with Michael Zobel, and a textile and sculpture collaboration with the artist Daniel Silver.