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Ann-Sofie Back Atelje F/W 12.13 London

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another extraordinary concept of 3-dimension

PARIS, March 4, 2012
By Meenal Mistry

In the homestretch of a roller coaster fashion month, Ann-Sofie Back's Fall collection with its references to institutions and asylums seems like an apt metaphor. Sometimes all this is just crazy. The collection was called God 2, the sequel to last season's God. But it was less about religion and more about what's within, the darker impulses fighting the light, which leads to psychoanalysis, and then to plain psycho.

There was layer of clinical-looking nylon over a burgundy wool coat, and coated white cotton shirting echoed nurses' uniforms. The silhouettes were boxy and stiff, and looked almost nailed together with flat metal studs like those you'd see in a padded cell. Back did denim for the first time, dark and unwashed, and left the exposed seams unfinished and fraying, a statement about coming undone. As a finishing touch, silver rings, bracelets, and earrings were modeled after the zip ties that are used as restraints.

Back's Atelje venture is unapologetically conceptual. She has enough of an outlet for more conventional designs in her diffusion Back line and as creative director of Cheap Monday. Clearly those allow her to use Atelje as a sort of laboratory of ideas, and to do so in beautiful, interesting fabrics like the stiff woven organza she placed as a kind of shield on a white shirt, or a great laser-textured black leather cut into baggy paper-bag waist pants—one piece you could see translating easily to real life. Also ready to make the leap: the jewelry, which did double duty as the hardware to cinch a leather clutch. A small dose of insanity goes a long way.

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you're welcome as always softie ;)

you know,i feel like when i look at work like this coming from somebody who's been around for some time.....it gives me a lot of hope. between she and a few others like boudicca and the bless girls,she really remains unmoved and uncompromising of her own intentions. even her lovely BACK collection,as accessible as it is,it's still incredibly quirky and completely individual.
 
Man I love this woman's work. She's so good at leaving things bare and explicit, never jeopardizing individual pieces with anything. The white cotton shirts are truly amazing. Not only do they look like nurse uniforms, as that editor has mentioned, but to me they look more like bedsheets stuck on an asylum escapee lol Perhaps the nail-like fastening is a reference to Frankenstein? Especially that nylon dress with the black cap. After all, Frankenstein is the epitome of DIY experiments and weird psychical troubles.

Btw, is she still an editor for Self Service?
 
well a lot of those old-word european uniforms,especially those of a heavier make(including straight-jackets),required grommets to keep from being torn and ripped. that's why when you see af vandevorst use them a lot it's because part of their aesthetic is derived from a medical influence.

as far as SS i can't say...given the nature that thing has turned into,i would venture to say no but you never know. i don't read that anymore.
 
It's all truly beautiful, I love it so much. The fabrics, the cuts, raw, boxy silhouette.. Looks wonderful
 
Such an inspiring concept and it translates perfectly into these beautiful clothes. Thanks Scott. :flower:
 

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