Ostwald Helgason

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Young German-Icelandic design duo based in London, recently showed their third collection at rendez-vous, Paris.
Their style is ecclectic, yet wearable, surrealistic and opulent.
www.ostwaldhelgason.com
pictures from: http://ostwaldhelgason.rendez-vous-paris.com/9299/collections.html?m_op=13965-13966&m_is=1

ss07:

 

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Past aw 06/07 collection,

picture source: http://ostwaldhelgason.rendez-vous-paris.com

 

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more ss 07, picture source as above

 

[MulletProof]

I like the skirts with the tiny pleats in the second post.

 

[JJohnson]

Nice...it's like a high class Oilily

 

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JJ, I see the high class Oilily in the ss 07 collection, lol! But more I see Eley Kishimoto. And when you take a closer look to the prints, they are not as happy-go-lucky as they seem to be at the first glance.

 

[piep]

I like the skirts with the tiny pleats in the second post.

me too! the shell-like red skirt and the black and green one are my faves! i also the shoulder-thingie/mini cape

 

[ilaughead]

I love the use of color! I'm surpised the designers are European, I'd have thought they were Indian.

 

[Whitelinen]

I like the skirts with the tiny pleats in the second post.

I also adore the prints, but I think they should improve a bit more. But I think this is very good I had a question to ask, but now I can't remember it...

 

[kiddokiddo]

Here's their FW07 collection entitled "Le Train Bleu" ... it's absolutely their best effort, more controlled and in tune of finding a quirky signature of their own..I adore the blouses and the picture framed jackets

credit: rendezvousparis.showroom.com

 

[kiddokiddo]

The last skirt

 

[kiddokiddo]

Also, here's their new SS08 collection "Le Tricorne"..I'm slightly underwhelmed because of the lack of whimsical pieces. Aside from the beautiful use of ombre and the trompe l'oeil pleated effect, it looks too "trendy" and perhaps too old Prada imo...It's not bad, just not as strong as their FW07

credit: rendezvousparis.showroom.com

 

[kiddokiddo]

I like the ombre suit a lot...however, the hash black/yellow looks seem to interrupt the springy watercolour palette unfortunately

 

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[gius]

^i thought thir fall collection stood out so much from their past collections
certainly more refined in the palette and silhouette
i love the narrowness and formality, so strict
and all the looks combining transparent with opaque
gorgeous collection

thanks for adding the photos in, kiddokiddo

edit: and now i'm shocked about the 2008 collection