Kristian Aadnevik S/S 08 London

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All pics from www.vogue.co.uk

 

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Review from Ipapier:

I’ve been a fan of Mr. Aadnevik’s ever since his Spring/Summer ‘06 collection. This is one designer that just doesn’t seem to disappoint me. Kristian’s S/S ‘08 collection proved to be just as fabulous as his previous ones, taking inspiration from heros such as Barberalla and Flash Gordon. Whether its with the accessories that he pairs with his looks, or the design of the looks themselves, Kristian Aadnevik’s pieces are always sweet enough to stay feminine, but tempting enough to explore that inner “bad girl/diva-in-disguise”.
The runway was graced with models wearing sheer chiffon babydoll dresses adorned with rhinestones on the neckline and hem, body-conscious dresses that applauded the female form, colors of nude,black, metallic hues, soft silver, and the shoes..oh the shoes — beautiful pink/silver peep-toe stilletoes. My favourite piece, an angelic strapless dress adorned of silver feathers…makes for a beautiful Phoenix.
After looking at this collection of sweet “superhero” innocence, I’m now prepared to ask Kristian, “what flight of fancy will he take us on next season?” Bravo Aadnevik!

 

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I lost count of all of the designers he was referencing. Pretty much every major Milanese label.

Cavalli, Versace, Dolce, Dell'Acqua....even DSquared!!

And, it's kind of poorly finished in places.

 

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hmm...i saw Thierry Mugler and Versace more than any others...

And, it's kind of poorly finished in places.

i agree with this...
though as a fairly new designer this is probably a function of not having the proper funds or sewers who are talented enough to produce th elevel of work necessary to execute the designs...
espicially in london i would think this would be a problem...
but...
i think he is based in milan...no?...
he would certainly be better off having samples made there from a quality standpoint...

i dont' know..
as unoriginal as it may be...
most of the designers he's referencing aren't working any longer...
so it would seem that in a certain way this fills a void in the current market...

even roberto cavalli seems to be toning it down and going more commercial...
so we need someone to be doing this fantasy diva stuff in a way that isn't completely comstume-y or drag queen...

i'll keep watching to see how it goes...