Fall 2012 Menswear

I admit, I haven't looked that closely at every collection but I had a peek at most of them. None of them really convinced me to blog about except Acne and Wood Wood – two premium brands considerably cheaper than most of the other things shown on the runway these past two weeks. I haven't bought anything from Acne for quite a while now but at the same time I have always included them in my favourite collection sum-ups each season. The whole mood of the collection gets me every time and the styling is perfect.

Wood Wood



Acne

Venetia Scott

Do you know Venetia Scott? Not only is she quite well-known as a stylist in the fashion industry but she's also a really good photographer. She's been styling the Marc Jacobs ad campaigns from the beginning with Juergen Teller (working with him a lot in the early days and they were a couple at one point and have a child together). Her photographs are immediately recognizable among the flood of fashion editorials. She's regularly photographing ad campaigns for A.P.C. and Margaret Howell and editorials for various magazines. As with Juergen Teller, she only does an assignment if she has complete control over the process and the way of dealing with it. I guess that's how you can maintain that distinctive look and stay true to yourself.

All photographs by Venetia Scott

Bits And Bobs #69

Shirt by American Apparel, Woolen Sweatshirt by Our Legacy, Coat by ASOS, Jeans by Acne, Shoes by Nike, Glasses by Moscot, Socks by Uniqlo

Happy new year everyone!! Thanks for still bearing with me in 2012 even though my blog entries have become somewhat of a rarity these days compared to a year ago. I often have a hard time choosing what to blog about (especially related to fashion) and I don't want to spam you with outfit entries either but you may rest assured that I am not abandoning this blog. But let's have a look at my outfit now. Fortunately, there's no snow in the city (where it only turns into big piles of mud) so I am able to wear these comfortable pair of sneakers from Nike. It's the same model as in one of my previous entries just in another colour. I love the sporty and relaxed cut of sweatshirts so what's better than combining that with a warm wool fabric for winter? Our Legacy has become my new favourite brand for basics.

Go-Sees by Juergen Teller

I recently made myself an early christmas present and purchased this book from a reseller on amazon.com. Go-Sees by Juergen Teller was published back in 1999 by Scalo (doesn't exist anymore unfortunately but was one of the big art book publishers back then) and printed by Steidl (very popular art book publisher today). The book contains lots of portraits of young girls by Juergen Teller that visited him in his atelier in London during the late 90s to present themselves in hope to maybe get the photographer's attention for a consideration in the future. Those visits are called go-sees in the fashion industry. As more and more agency called Teller if they could send some models to his atelier, he told them not to just send the ones the agencies thought were interesting or pretty but to simply send all of the girls they have. So the book presents a really nice demographic study of models in London back in the late 90s.

© Juergen Teller and Scalo

Little Findings #4

1st column: Tricker's Woodstock, Dr Martens Lester, Our Legacy Cap Toe Black Grain / 2nd column: Topman, Pantherella, Scott-Nichol

I have been pretty obsessed with shoes and socks lately, which lead to several new purchases and also a lot of internet researching about different brands, materials and manufacturers (mainly UK-based ones). Sanders, Mark McNairy and Our Legacy shoes are all made in the same factory in the UK. Alden and Crockett & Jones might produce some very fine shoes but they just don't suit me yet. Those are two facts I have learned in the past week. Socks shouldn't be neglected and add a nice finishing touch especially if you roll up your trousers. While browsing many online shops over and over again I came across a lot of nice pairs that would make a fine addition to any wardrobe and I put my favourite ones together above. My next pair of shoes for spring will definitely be from Tricker's (these are perfect!!).

Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2011 Ad Campaign

I wasn't aware that Miu Miu had such a beautiful ad campaign this season. Hailee Steinfeld was photographed by Bruce Weber and she somehow fits really well despite her young age. It seems to become normal to use very young actresses for ad campaigns (think Marc Jacobs). I don't mind as long as the outcome is as pleasing as this one and it's not sexually offensive.

Bits And Bobs #68

White Shirt & Scarf & Jeans by Acne, Sweatshirt by Uniqlo, Blazer by Albam, Shoes by Our Legacy for Très Bien Shop, Wool Socks by Falke

Temperature dropped over 10 degrees over the past week and it's suddenly near the freezing point. But I shouldn't be surprised as it's soon December anyway. I am keeping myself warm with layers. Love comfy sweatshirts for that, my wool blazer from Albam and my gigantic scarf from Acne. I recently got these derby shoes from Our Legacy in collaboration and exclusively for Très Bien Shop, which is my favourite online shop. I seriously spend each day a few minutes to look through all the things – fashion candy for my eyes. Back to the shoes. I love the chunky crepe sole and the smooth soft calf leather and the contrast stitching. I was surprised how comfortable they were to walk with. To keep my feet warm I got some thick wool socks in addition.

Vogue Salon Zurich

The past two weeks were terribly busy and they didn't really leave me any time nor energy to update my blog. I want to share with you some backstage photos I took last Friday at the Vogue Salon (during Fashion Days Zurich). I was actually planning to continue with a new outfit entry, but that might have to wait a few more days. See some more backstage photos on my Visual Diary.

Streetstyle Selection #14

1 by Glamcanyon, 2-5 by StockholmStreetStyle, 6-9 by The Sartorialist, 10 by Styleclicker, 11 by Vogue.it, 12 by Hel-Looks

Colourful Socks

Image Source: Mr Porter Facebook Page

I have been neglecting colourful socks for way too long and only recently have I discovered what a pretty nice touch the right choice of the right coloured socks add to an already complete outfit.