Ute Ploier Mens S/S 08 Paris

[gius]

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[gius]

thecelebritycity

 

[gius]

some info about Ute Ploier

Vienna-based Ute Ploier has been successfully establishing her menswear label since 2003. January 2004 marked her debut in Paris when she showed her Electrification collection for the autumn/winter 2003/2004 season during the Paris Fashion Week.

Her creations reflect a critical analysis of the modern men’s armour, the suit, and all that evolves around it: role play, social connotations and issues of masculinity.

Her designs feature dress codes and elements from different social levels while remaining wearable and most of all comfortable. Unusual textile combinations and manufacturing techniques are at the basis of her designs.

“Each collection is a project in itself. I am not a formal designer. For me, it’s all about the idea, the concept, the social aspect. There are many male fashion designers who design for women. I wanted to reverse that and experience what it is like for a woman to design for the opposite sex; to create from another point-of-view and outside the usual system."

http://www.contemporaryfashion.net/index.php/none/more/3520/uk/profile.html

 

[vetements]

nice...wearable, cool and stylish.

she used to be trained under raf simons?

 

[DandyWarhol]

i hope the clothes come with the models..

 

[markie]

cute. a bit generic, but cute.

 

[gius]

some more work from her on TFS

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f60/ute-ploier-f-w-06-07-paris-39473.html?highlight=ploier
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f60/ute-ploier-w-2005-2006-a-29793.html?highlight=ploier
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f60/austrian-designer-ute-ploier-24999.html

interesting when you see the last link
some of the stuff looks like it could be from recent seasons or even this s/s 08 season

 

[JJohnson]

Wow looks great...I do see similarities to Raf, she's a little more loose with her approach

 

[kahlilg]

Love the scarves.

 

[SomethingElse]

Thanks, Gius! Although nothing would enduce me to wear someone's face on my body, I appreciate that most of her creations can be successfully worn by either men or women! Viva Street Style! B)

 

[Miss Galliano]

love this collection.. love to see the spooky and the darknyness

 

[BerlinRocks]

isn't it Morrisey (young) on the tshirt?

 

[gius]

it does look just like him.. morrissey

allposters.com

it would be neat if men could wear womenswear too, hmm? SomethingElse

 

[Benzo]

So cute... the models.

I think there're tiny bits of problem w/ the finishing.

 

[Squizree]

The pants look nice, everything else is ugly.

 

[Casualuxury]

I didn't know the regulars at Safari Sams had a runway show. Since when did the scene and all the hipsters tragically associated with it become high fashion?

 

[jhaime]

I'm not really a fan of Ute's line, there's something about it that just puts me off every season...can't really put my finger on it, maybe the extensive use of metallics, it's usually the boxy cut, but it's not even that this time round.

Concerning the prints, more of a gimeck than anything else...similar to what Petar Petrov tried to pull-off a couple seasons back...Patrik Ervell most recently.

I've seen some great use of print elsewhere, so this level of saturation is a bit much to take...there's not a great deal of effort in the design either, looking closely, i'm confident a number of more advanced designers could piece that collection together inside a week. I mean, how difficult is it to stick a print on a sweatshirt & release the same sleeveless shirt every season?

 

[gius]

she did do this half-tone effect to the 'morissey' prints, which is kind of neat i guess. it's like computerized
but yeah menswear can often be guilty of being but styled classics/basics

anyway
seems like a lot of guys don't like the boxy silhouette?
i have been hearing it lots in for example Jil Sander Mens --i forget where else right now