Kenzo fall/winter 2013/2014 runway by the creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at La Samaritaine, the historic Paris department store. ”This is the first and last show here ever,” a PR rep confirmed. See the pictures of the show after the jump.
In the unusual location of San Lorenzo Market Kenzo held a Fashion Show of their A\W 2013 men’s collection.
A celestial theme pervades the prints: daytime and nighttime clouds, lightning bolts, raindrops and stars appear throughout the collection.
Some news for the trendy designers from Kenzo and Maison Kitsuné. Kenzo will serve as the guest designer for the men’s trade show Pitti Uomo and Maison Kitsuné will occupy the same role at its women’s counterpart, Pitti W.
Anyone starting to doubt the potential of short fashion films distributed online need only look at the results of this season’s Dior video, “Secret Garden – Versailles,” shot at the Château de Versailles by image-making maestros Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. When YouTube viewership figures for the film’s 60-second and 3-minute versions are added together, the video has clocked over 23 million views, a staggering number that could make it the most popular fashion film ever, surpassing last season’s CGI epic “L’Odyssée de Cartier,” which currently has almost 16 million views.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he latest collection from the Kenzo and Vans collaboration will bring on some hot colorways for the cold season. Similar to their past designs, this Fall/Winter 2012 collection will also be draped with bold patterns and colorways.
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith Opening Ceremony founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim as creative cirectors, Kenzo continues to shine as a brand . After the third release of the custom-printed sneakers in collaboration with Vans, Kenzo has released the lookbook for their onging collaboration with New Era for Autumn/Winter 2012. The caps are inspired by the women’s pre-fall collection featuring Japanese blossoms and stripes, that we already know from the latest Vans x Kenzo collection.The caps will be available beginning September from Kenzo and concept stores including colette andOC.Check out the lookbook after the jump.
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]nder the art direction of Carole Lim and Umberto Leon, the Kenzo brand gets a new pep in its step with apparel and accessories that pay hommages to the label’s history and is tinted with the dynamic duo’s knack for creating apparel with an undeniable cool factor. On the next page get a peek at the shows they are launching for this Autumn/Winter 2012.Images via Trend for Trend.
Kenzo iPad 3 and iPhone 4/4s cases are available now for purchase at Opening Ceremony. This Spring/Summer 2012 print found its way all over the collection, the OC guys have reignited interest in the label with various accessories at more ‘affordable’ prices such as the New Era baseball cap and logo tees.
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Kenzo has tapped Jean-Paul Goude to shoot its fall-winter campaign, which will break in the July issue of L’Uomo Vogue this week to coincide with the Pitti Uomo trade show in Florence. Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the duo behind Opening Ceremony, said they have long admired Goude and felt he was the ideal choice to shoot the collection, which was influenced by the spirit of founder Kenzo Takada’s Jungle Jap store in Paris in the Seventies.
The Kenzo fall campaign Photo By Jean-Paul Goude
The campaign features images of models Xiao Wen and Simon Sabbah, both wearing sweaters embroidered with a tiger and the Kenzo logo, superimposed to form an X shape. “It’s really exciting putting in the forefront that this brand is a unisex brand,” said Leon. “The idea that this image can work for both men’s and women’s magazines, depending on how you reverse it, was a very interesting take from his part on our collection.” The campaign is slated to run globally starting in September in titles including Vogue Paris, Vogue U.S., Vogue Hommes International, GQ…etc
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he big bosses behind Kenzo deserve a shout out, as well as letting them do their own thing in terms of the collection, they seem to have given Humberto Leon and Carol Lim freedom to go a bit nuts with the campaign surrounding it too. The OCTV Barneys video was a whole lot of fun, now this short animation joins it in a similar happy-happy mood. A colourful 80’s soaked short film directed by Jo Ratcliffe and animated by Rob Ward and Suzanne Deakin, press play and get cheerful.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hey say that opposites attract. But, this latest fashion collaboration feels like two worlds colliding. Converse and Missoni have gotten in bed together and birthed the fifth Missoni for Converse line, spanking new twist on the classic Chuck Taylor design for the Spring 2012 season.
The line features two women’s-only versions of the shoe with a touch of metallic sparkle added to Missoni’s signature zig zag, knit used in the uppers. One comes in green and white with silver and gold metallic detailing and the other in white and tan with subtle hues of peach accented with silver and gold.
In addition to the women’s-only versions, the collection also includes a fresh unisex model that comes in Missoni’s exclusive multi-stitch, space-dyed fabric in sharp hues of navy and white. Already familiar from past Converse and Missoni collaborations, each shoe has premium leather on the tongue’s upper, logos, heel-pull-tabs and toe caps. It is more than sure that these beauties will be some of the most sought after sneakers of the season.
Kenzo and Vans announced also a series of new collections for summer 2012. There will be three installments of products set to hit stores in May, June and July. Headed by Opening Ceremony founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, Kenzo, has recently seen an injection of youthful designs.
For the first assortment of styles, Kenzo’s vibrant colors and net prints from the Spring Summer 2012 season will be featured on Vans’ original skate shoe, the Era. The collection includes seven colorways available for men and women that feature the bright blue, white, green and red colors.
The collections will be sold at Kenzo stores, Kenzo.com and at select retail partners including Opening Ceremony, Colette, Harvey Nichols, Bosco Milan,Lane Crawford and IT starting in mid-May 2012.
