Stephan Schneider's Fantastical Sportswear
From Fashion Wire Daily
By Godfrey Deeny
The Paris men’s schedule is getting busier and busier with the roster flooded with entries from German-speaking designers. We’re talking about Wendy&Jim and Bulgarian born Petar Petrov from Vienna attempting to fill the void left by the most famous Wiener Helmut Lang. For the record – the former are Lang studio alumni.
But for a take on fantastical sportswear one should get an invitation to see Stephan Schneider, a German designer who has been part of the Paris men’s season for most of this short century.
Antwerp-based Schneider showed his spring summer 2006 collection in a gallery space in the Marais Friday night, drawing an eclectic crowd, though, realistically, paying the prize of coming after an ultra late John Galliano show on the official calendar.
Known for his innovative approach to sportswear, Schneider continued his quest by lining up an impressive number of easy sweat pants with summer T-shirts and light, color block-stripe sweaters. Stephan presented an installation of a dozen industrial freezers filled with champagne, salads, snacks and soft drinks scattered throughout the gallery.
On cue, the tops of the freezers were closed and out stepped the models to ELO’s fantastic “Blinded by the Light” tripping from one freezer to the next and making their way through the tightly-packed audience.
We did not quite understand what the message was here but Schneider’s take on the ultimate Cote d’Azur playboy staple, the blue club blazer with gold buttons was a sure winner. He presented it single-breasted with two buttons and proved that he is one to watch for innovating a men’s wardrobe.
From Fashion Wire Daily
By Godfrey Deeny
The Paris men’s schedule is getting busier and busier with the roster flooded with entries from German-speaking designers. We’re talking about Wendy&Jim and Bulgarian born Petar Petrov from Vienna attempting to fill the void left by the most famous Wiener Helmut Lang. For the record – the former are Lang studio alumni.
But for a take on fantastical sportswear one should get an invitation to see Stephan Schneider, a German designer who has been part of the Paris men’s season for most of this short century.
Antwerp-based Schneider showed his spring summer 2006 collection in a gallery space in the Marais Friday night, drawing an eclectic crowd, though, realistically, paying the prize of coming after an ultra late John Galliano show on the official calendar.
Known for his innovative approach to sportswear, Schneider continued his quest by lining up an impressive number of easy sweat pants with summer T-shirts and light, color block-stripe sweaters. Stephan presented an installation of a dozen industrial freezers filled with champagne, salads, snacks and soft drinks scattered throughout the gallery.
On cue, the tops of the freezers were closed and out stepped the models to ELO’s fantastic “Blinded by the Light” tripping from one freezer to the next and making their way through the tightly-packed audience.
We did not quite understand what the message was here but Schneider’s take on the ultimate Cote d’Azur playboy staple, the blue club blazer with gold buttons was a sure winner. He presented it single-breasted with two buttons and proved that he is one to watch for innovating a men’s wardrobe.
summer collections can get a tad bit too kitschy.. i like his winter stuff
