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[faust]

me too ... i'm so sad right now

and i had plans to visit the helmut lang boutique in nyc when i go next fall!

the store will probably be there. i think it does pretty well.

 

[softgrey]

dang...that is shocking...!!..

thanks for the news whawhat...

 

[AlexN]

There's only one way to fix this...blow up the entire world.

 

[Arturo21]

No, just Prada..We wouldn't want to kill Dior Homme, Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garcons, etc..would we?




Oh...and all the ppl..

 

[Andro]

[email protected] - PRADA USA
[email protected] - PRADA Milan

tELL them how U feel!

 

[raijin]

Well, Helmut pretty much sold out.
He was probably aware of what would happen when Prada controlled the company.

 

[metal-on-metal]

Oh my god. All those people that worked in the showroom. Terrible.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Gross, and I had hopes of trying to get an internship there had I gone to nyc to study. NEVERMIND!

 

[kimair]

wow...that is sad...

did they do the same thing with the us jil sander offices?

 

[softgrey]

Oh my god. All those people that worked in the showroom. Terrible.

...i know...what a blow..!!

 

[Kimkhuu]

I am also very sad. Hopefully they'll at least be keeping his vision in mind. So they're going to be doing Helmut Lang collections themselves or are they terminating it right now?

And it's so lame, I wish Prada could change their mind and bring back the good old Lang. And it would be ridiculous if Helmut himself couldn't design his own stuff without using his name.

 

[Arturo21]

^ Exactly!

 

[whizkit]

Prada doesn't care about the vision and integrity of their labels. It doesn't matter to them who designs the label. They see them as just brand names. They're just interested in using them to create bottomline products which they can't sell under the Prada name. Detestable!


I would buy things designed by Helmut Lang even if the label doesn't say Helmut Lang. The brand name does not really matter to me. Maybe we can try to come up with possible names thet Helmut Lang could if he starts a new label.

 

[Kimkhuu]

I don't see who would appreciate a piece from Helmut Lang not designed by him. Wouldn't it be lame? I really don't see the point. At least they could have just ended off the brand right away instead of throwing Helmut out and continuing the brand.

 

[whizkit]

I think the perfumerie will be next to go.

 

[Fade to Black]

I would buy things designed by Helmut Lang even if the label doesn't say Helmut Lang. The brand name does not really matter to me. Maybe we can try to come up with possible names thet Helmut Lang could if he starts a new label.

Hell yeah, I would definitely support Helmut Lang if he decides to design again, regardless of the brand, name or whatever.

Regarding the NYC office, it sucks to hear that...almost feels like the death of a dynasty

 

[birdofparadise]

Not Helmut Lang by Helmut Lang

Lang's Helmut by Helmut Lang

Helmut Hair by Helmut Lang

Mutter
Helm
Yin Lang
Langry
Helmut Lang for Gucci

 

[mouko]

Helmut Lang for gucci sounds nice

what about Lelmut Hang?

 

[haruki]

I wonder if Patrizio Bertelli and George Bush would get along well with one another?

 

[softgrey]

Thursday, March 24, 2005
Helmut Lang's New York Office to Close
By Courtney Colavita

Helmut Lang

excerpt from wwd...
MILAN — Helmut Lang’s New York office, the creative center of the designer brand for almost a decade, is set to shutter.
WWD has learned that Prada Group plans to close the SoHo space, just two months following Lang’s resignation from the company he founded 19 years ago. A Prada spokesman confirmed the imminent closure, but declined to elaborate further.
It is understood a handful of assistants worked in the design studio with Lang, but packed up their sketches and swatches and left with their boss in January. If that is indeed the case, then it begs the question: Who is designing Helmut Lang?
Since Lang’s departure in January, Prada has been tight-lipped about the future of the brand, which at its pinnacle defined minimalism and made designer denim and white racer-back tanks fashion staples.

One of the defining figures of the Nineties, Vienna-born Lang built his edgy women’s collection around sharp lines and abstract shapes. His contribution to men’s wear was equally cutting-edge, being one of the first designers to put men in skinny, razor-sharp suits.
He moved his business to New York in 1996, at a time when wholesale volume was approaching $100 million.

Prada, in a cost-cutting effort, has sought to reduce overhead where possible by creating synergies between its brands, which include Miu Miu and Jil Sander.
One source close to Prada said keeping Helmut Lang’s New York office open “just didn’t make sense.”