All clothing: TAKAHIROMIYASHITA TheSoloIst F/W 2013 “AMRCN DANDIES” Photography: Wenjun Miakoda Liang Styling: Eugene Rabkin Model: Wataru Shimosato Shot on location in TriBeCa, New York City. Special thanks: Al Abayan at TheSoloist and Kyle Wittels at All Good Things Stockists: Barneys and IF Boutique in NYC, Maxfield’s in LA, Dover Street Market and Hostem in London. [...]

The Japanese label Individual Sentiments, designed by Yoko Ito, has teamed up with the finest Italian artisans to produce a capsule collection of footwear, IS. All shoes are handmade from vegetable tanned bison, horse, and calf leather. Available for F/W 2013 at select retails around the world. (click on any image to enlarge) http://individualsentiments.com  

  Photography: Wenjun Miakoda Liang | Styling: Eugene Rabkin | Hair: Takeo Suzuki | Makeup: Victor Amos Male Model: Paul Boche at Fusion | Female Model: Jelena Salikova at Muse All clothes and jewelry: Valentina Kova www.valentinakova.com | All products available at www.otherfashion.net (click on any image to enlarge)

Dear readers, Please check out the work of Nico Uytterhaegen, the Belgian designer who produces some brilliant bags, footwear, jewelry and a perfume series. We are glad to share the showroom space with Nico in Paris during the men’s fashion week next month at 13 rue de Thorigny in the Marais district. http://www.nicouytterhaegen.be/  

“It’s all about embodiment in the digital age,” – I overheard at the opening of the Iris Van Herpen’s exhibition at SHOWcabinet, Belgravia’s new installation space curated by Nick Knight’s SHOWstudio project. The man who said it was Tobias Klein, one of the artists whose work accompanies Van Herpen’s in SHOWcabinet. His sculptures shown here [...]

In case you did not know, GUIDI, the Italian maker of shoes and bags, is also a tannery with a 120 year tenure, called Guidi & Rosellini. Next season the company pays tribute to its heritage by relaunching the Guidi & Rosellini brand of shoes and bags. All products will be made from cowhide leather [...]

First time I came across Taiana Giefer’s work, I spent a while examining one of her scarves. It was majestic, in a fairy tale way, something from another era. I wondered about how it was constructed, the crisscrossing wool felt surfaces that formed a kind of a grid, leaving openings like fortress embrasures. The fringes [...]

I first met Valentina Kova at a party in Williamsburg last fall. She invited me to see her work and I am glad I went. I was thoroughly impressed by her brilliant and hardcore jewelry; a rare occasion, since I am usually not a jewelry person. Kova produces a range of designs, and her most [...]

  Dear readers, I am happy to announce the launch of OtherFashion, the new e-commerce project curated by StyleZeitgeist. This venture arose quite spontaneously, from numerous encounters with under-the-radar designers who do impressive work but are not necessarily well-known, usually because they do not want or cannot afford to play by the rules of the [...]

Dear readers, We wrote about the otherworldly work of Aoi Kotsuhiroi in our second print volume. Those of you who will be attending the Arnhem Fashion Biennial in Holland, curated under the theme “Fetishism in Fashion,”  will be able to experience Kotsuhiroi’s creations in the flesh, but we offer a little preview here. http://moba.nu/ http://www.aoikotsuhiroi.com

  Dear readers, We want to introduce to you another outstanding under-the-radar brand, Piece d’Anarchive. We came across their clothes at Susan of Burling Game in San Francisco and we were thoroughly blown away by the quality of fabrics and construction. They do best what we love vest – take the traditional values of craftsmanship [...]

  From the 29th to the 31st of May 2013, during the Preview days for 55th International Art Biennale, Paris-based under-the-radar label Aganovich will join forces with Venetian brand Setecento to present a womenswear capsule collection at Bauers l’Hotel in Venice. Entitled ‘Camera oBscura’ the presentation will feature Aganovich’s reinterpretation of classical Venetian chiaroscuro motifs, [...]

In 2011 Zhao Wu and Chen-Ling Fan decided to solve an all-too-familiar problem – how to offer interesting basics without breaking the customers’ bank. Thus VOIDTHEBRAND, the line of not-so-basic men’s tops was born. The business opportunity seemed a no-brainer. There clearly is a void to fill, as there is significant demand from those who [...]

A 1970s cabinet from the German Democratic Republic with a frameless mirror on top, a low and narrow single bed, an Uzbek patterned carpet: the furnishings that fill the newly-assembled living-room in the basement of Dover Street Market are unmistakably Soviet. As someone born and raised in the USSR I immediately recognize the utilitarian shapes, [...]

  Dear readers, We would like to present the Fall/Winter 2013 collection by the German artisanal jeweler Werkstatt:Munchen. This season, in addition to their usual offerings, W:M wanted to experiment with leather and added a few interior design pieces with new treatments. http://www.werkstatt-muenchen.com/  

  Earlier this month we presented Barny Nakhle’s men’s collection of footwear. Here is the women’s counterpart for next season. Nakhle’s footwear is available at LN-CC in London, H.Lorenzo in Los Angeles, and other shops around the world. For more, please visit http://barnynakhle.tumblr.com/  

Rigards, the eyewear brand, began as a collaboration between two friends in Los Angeles. Jean Marc Virard and Ti Kwa, both self-professed “four-eyes for life” and avid collectors of glasses were not quite satisfied by what was available on the market. In particular they were drawn by the traditional way of making frames from horn, [...]

  Dear readers, I met Filep Motwary almost a year ago. Filep is a costume designer, photographer, and fashion features editor for Dapper Dan magazine. He founded  Un nouVeau iDEAL in 2006. We have corresponded regularly since, sharing our views on fashion. We finally realized that we should share our insights with the larger audience [...]

Dear readers, We are happy to present the current women’s collection from Forme d’Expression. http://factoryofaith.com/

We are happy to present the Spring-Summer 2013 collection by Forme d’Expression. We will post the women’s looks tomorrow. Click on any image to enlarge. http://factoryofaith.com/  

The new exhibit on punk and its influence on fashion by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York may, naturally, raise questions, such as “What the fuck”? What is punk, with its emphasis on anti-establishment and disobedience, doing in the halls of this grand dame of culture? Would Sid Vicious [...]

  I first met Barny Nakhle in Paris a year ago. I was preoccupied with finding a perfect pair of derbys at the time and therefore developed an unbecoming habit of staring at other men’s shoes. His were the first I liked in a long time. Hoping to score the same pair I asked where [...]

Zam Barrett fall-winter 2013. Continue reading for a preview shot for StyleZeitgeist at the Paris showroom.

It is with incredible sense of sadness that I write about the departure of Yohan Serfaty, who succumbed to cancer earlier today. Yohan was a talented menswear designer, but, more importantly, a sweet and gentle human being. He worked quietly and showed his menswear in Paris without fanfare. He designed from the heart and the [...]

Exclusive photos of the fall-winter collection from A1923 / Adiciannoveventitre, by Simone Cecchetto.

It’s no secret that fashion was late at adopting the Internet. The photographer Nick Knight is one of the few figures who early-on realized its potential as a platform for doing awe-inspiring things with fashion, especially the role of video. In 2001, he created what would become his virtual project lab, SHOWstudio. It is only [...]

In 2009, in response to recession, Comme des Garcons created BLACK Comme des Garcons, a line of reasonably priced classic CdG garments replete with their own boutiques around the world. The practical nature of the project was reflected in the small, minimalist spaces themselves. As part of the ongoing effort to outfit the various sides [...]

  We are happy to share the lookbook of Sruli Recht’s Fall/Winter 2013 season. The collection is called Concentrated, a meditation on the many holocausts committed by humanity, past and present. www.srulirecht.com  

Fashion can be many things, likeable or not. Among these, fashion as theater is one aspect that gives it a certain kind of excitement. And by theater I don’t mean a mere parade of lavish outfits, but a convergence of the immaterial, in the form of designer’s ideas, with the material, in the form of [...]

Entering Boudicca space at Vyner street, 45, I suddenly remembered why this address sounds familiar – designers used to host Halloween events here, for which they invited their fans to participate and show their baking skills in creating craziest cakes for the occasion. Results were unpredictable and sometimes impressive – cakes in shapes of human-size [...]

Dear readers, If you happen to be in New York this Sunday, you can stop by Atelier New York (304 Hudson St.) where the Russian-born designer Alexandre Plokhov will be holding a trunk show. You will have an opportunity to meet the designer and order items from his Fall/Winter 2013 collection, which we thought strong, [...]

That graphic design can unite fashion, art, and music is an unusual proposition, certainly one I haven’t thought about, but going through the new book M to M of M/M (Paris) (Rizolli, $85) was an eye-opening experience. It makes sense on a basic creative level. All three disciplines demand visual representation and M/M, the design [...]

Dear Internet, Here is my aural journey: Beginning with When Gravity Fails, two tracks, Moving through Cast By Shadows, Field Dressing, and up through Circumsolar, the birth of my son and the songs that put we sing to entertain or put him to sleep, and most recent collection Concentrated – these are the various and [...]

Yesterday I stopped by the installation/trunk show of the New York label InAisce held in West SoHo at the menswear boutique Atelier. It is a first event of this kind for InAisce, where you can view the entire Fall/Winter 2013 men’s and women’s collections, pre-order the garments that you like, and chat with the entire [...]

  Yesterday I visited Alexandre Plokhov’s studio in New York’s Flatiron district to check out his Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Plokhov was in a pretty serene mood despite his mind-boggling schedule (he was hopping on the plane the same afternoon to go to Premiere Vision in Paris.). The collection reflected Plokhov’s continuous refinement of his style. [...]

Dear readers, Check out the video for the new Alexandre Plokhov collection. And watch this space for an exclusive update from his showroom next week.

Lost & Found is one of our favourite labels to visit, not just for the heartful welcome given by designer Ria Dunn and her husband Alessandro Esteri, but also because they are consistent in presenting a strong and beautiful collection season after season. Fall-winter 2013-14 was no exception, this time introducing some more technical materials alongside the raw edged knits and leathers [...]

Australian label Song for the Mute presented its 7th collection during men’s fashion week in Paris. This season, the collection also features heavier weight pieces for the winter, and creates an interesting correlation between hard and soft -sharply cut and tailored garments as well as more relaxes and comfortable ones. The materials used, many created [...]

  On a snowy and gloomy sunday afternoon last week, the Stylezeitgeist crew invaded the showroom of Boris Bidjan Saberi, hidden inside the massive Institut Français de la Mode on the left bank of Seine. The runway show, which had taken place the day before, showcased the fall-winter 2013-14 collection in a way which could [...]

Photography by Eugene Rabkin

Two days ago, Daniel and I were sitting in a cafe in Paris and he said, “We should’ve tracked down Tobias Wistisen since we are here; he makes great jewelry.” That’s why I was pleasantly surprised to find Wistisen a few hours later at the Tranoi fair. The Danish designer cut his teeth assisting John [...]

Continue reading for the runway video as well as an exclusive preview of lookbook images for Sruli Recht’s fall-winter 2013-2014 collection, “Concentrated”.

If you happen to be in Paris during the men’s fashion week, make sure to stop by L’Eclaireur on Rue Herold where the artisanal jeweler Werkstatt Munchen set up the most comprehensive installation of their work to date. Along the classic products, WM are displaying their forays into mixing siliver with leather to make belts, [...]

Photography by Eugene Rabkin

  Photography by Eugene Rabkin

Photography by Eugene Rabkin

Photography by Eugene Rabkin

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Inaisce fall-winter 2013. The collection – Seeking Aether. Continue reading for an exclusive view at the lookbook. 

A video preview of the upcoming fall-winter 2013 collection from Inaisce, which will be presented during men’s fashion week in Paris in January. Video by Jeff P. Elstone II.

Here is the video preview of Sruli Recht’s Autumn/Winter 2013 collection titled “Concentrated.” It will be presented in Paris during the men’s fashion week on January 19th, 2013 in Carrousel Du Louvre.

For spring-summer 2013, designer Mariavittoria Sargentini continues her ReCikli project with the same ethos that was implemented for the current fall season, presenting 15 new unisex patterns in special materials from Marvielab’s archives.

There is no doubt in our mind that the Iceland-based designer Sruli Recht is one of the most interesting creators out there. Finally, there is an opportunity to buy his otherworldly designs from his newly relaunched webshop. We highly recommend the wallets, bags, and of course the special edition of StyleZeitgeist magazine. http://store.srulirecht.com/

At StyleZeitgeist magazine we count the menswear editorial, “America Still Likes Me,” one of our proudest moments. Based on the Joseph Beuys’s 1974 infamous performance piece, “I like America and America Likes Me,” it was published in volume 2. We have tried to recreate everything as it was, down to the hay, the felt, and [...]

Spring-summer 2013 marks the fifth mens collection for New York based, Jamaican born designer Zam Barrett. Presented in Paris – handmade in the designers atelier in Brooklyn, the collection compiles wearable clothing with influences from tailored and work wear as well as military garments, and fabrics sourced from Barrett’s homeland as well as the US.

Boris Bidjan Saberi spring-summer 2013, Paris. Continue reading for the runway video and highlight photos.

Lost & Found by Ria Dunn spring-summer 2013, captured for StyleZeitgeist. Continue reading for photos from the Paris showroom.

The Italian shoemaker showed its spring-summer 2013 collection in Paris during men’s fashion week. The lineup consisted of their signature footwear, bags as well as leather jackets designed with Italian label Layer-0. Continue reading for more pictures from the showroom.

Sruli Recht spring-summer 2013, June 30th, Paris. Continue reading for photos of the full runway presentation photographed for StyleZeitgeist.

Ann Demeulemeester spring-summer 2013, June 30th, Paris. Continue reading for our highlights of the collection.

Preview of the new spring-summer 2013 collection from Julius. Stay tuned for showroom coverage later this week.

Rick Owens spring-summer 2013, June 28th, Paris. Continue reading for the full runway presentantion.

Dear readers – below is the exclusive sneak peak at the upcoming Lost & Found men’s collection. We hope you enjoy it.

Exclusive preview of the upcoming spring-summer 2013 collection IN/YO from Devoa. The collection, featuring entirely new patterns done in very special materials such as Japanese paper-linen, is the label’s first to feature garments for women.

A first look at the spring-summer 2013 collection, from New York based label Inaisce. The collection, entitled Columna Cerului, will be shown in Paris next week. Continue reading for the full lookbook.  

Continue reading for lookbook shots of the current spring-summer 2012 collection from Individual Sentiments, designed by Yoko Ito.

ReCikli is a new stand-alone project by Marvielab and designer Mariavittoria Sargentini, presented in January during men’s fashion week. The concept revolves around archived fabrics which undergo a series of treatments and dyeing techniques, giving them a unique, weathered texture.

Boris Bidjan Saberi spring-summer 2013, Paris. Continue reading for the runway show video and highlight photos.

Yoko Ito, the designer behind the Japanese brand Individual Sentiments who cut her teeth at the now defunct Carpe Diem, has launched a capsule footwear collection called IS. Made in Italy, the line will be available in select stores this fall. All we got from the reticent designer was the rather cryptic, “IS has the [...]

Yesterday evening we visited the opening of The Smallest Traveling Store in The World, a mini-guerilla shop by the Belgian design duo A.F.Vandevorst. The store-within-a-store took up residence at Patron of the New, a multi-brand boutique in Tribeca, New York. This is its first stop in the U.S. after being featured at places like The [...]

Last week Geoffrey B. Small, an American designer who lives and works in Italy, presented his new collection in Paris. Small works outside of the confines of the fashion system and he is a civic activist, so when he puts on a show it’s usually because he is engaged with a political issue that is [...]

During my recent visit to Italy, I caught up with my favorite scarf makers, Faliero Sarti. Here is a look at the highlights from their F/W 2012 collection. The scarves and shawls looked impeccable as usual and Federico Sarti explained to me some interesting fabric treatments and weaving techniques. It turns out that one of [...]

Our friends at Lumen et Umbra are cooking up something special for next week in Paris. Here is a little preview video they did for the concept of their new collection. LEU AW2012-13 / ANATOMICAL STUDIES from Alessandro Tinelli on Vimeo.

It’s an open secret in the fashion world that New York offers little in terms of creative design and much in terms of hype. But there are exceptions, the label InAisce being one of them. Its designer, Jona (last name undisclosed), was happy to offer us a preview of his new collection for men and [...]

Dear readers, You might have seen our beautiful photo essay on Guidi. Well, our friends at Atelier, undoubtedly New York’s best menswear boutique, are having an exhibition of the photographs from the same series that went into the article. Moreover, from December 2 to the 4, you can order your own custom pair of Guidi [...]

We reviewed the newest Deborah Turbeville’s book, The Fashion Pictures, in the first issue of SZ magazine. This week I was pleasantly surprised to find out that a selection of Turbeville’s photography is on view at Staley-Wise gallery, hidden above the hubbub of Broadway in SoHo. The exhibit consists of twenty-one prints that transport you [...]

We covered the brilliant creations of Iris van Herpen, the Dutch haute couture designer who makes her otherworldly creations using 3-D printing, in the first issue of StyleZeitgeist magazine. Here is a video of her beautifully haunting show in Paris that took place this past summer. The clothes take on a completely different dimension when [...]

Lumen et Umbra, the under-the-radar Italian label known for its deceptively simple menswear, introduced their first collection of womenswear in Paris earlier this month. Issei Fujita, the Japanese-born designer who has been working in Italy since 1999, has transferred the same understated complexity of his men’s garments into tops, skirts, pants, and jackets for women. [...]

If the thought of peeking into a wealthy woman’s closet makes you feel uncomfortable, you are not alone. Surely there’s something odd about finding in a museum context what is ostensibly a display of personal taste (and a taste made possible by vast and inherited means, at that). And isn’t there also something improper — [...]

EXCLUSIVE TO STYLEZEITGEIST: Lost & Found shawls, limited edition of 10. 88% linen, 12% silk. Width, 135cm, length, 200cm. $250US/$275 global, including a copy of StyleZeitgeist Magazine, Volume 1, available in our market.