Posted on 03 July 2009
Brutality in Pale Colors + The wild side of youth leashed +
Back with yet another brilliantly edited and forwardly cohesive menswear collection is Olivier Borde, Garde-Robe for SS10. This designer duo is making a name in fusing fashion antonyms. Their collection can be described as a love scene where the prepster met the grunger or the fine line between the slouch and the polished. It is a mix of all that we love. See their statement about the SS10 Collection, Brutality in Pale Colors, below.
Collection Statement
Inspired by the almost post-urban mood of the Pieter Hugo series ‘The Hyena Men’ where the tranquil ferocity of the animal is held at the neck by young men. Dressed in multiple layers of soft, used, dusty and pale-colored clothes that also evoke the tone of Jackie Nickerson’s ‘Farm’. This is transposed into bespoke denim goods where raw cut edges mix with delicate details.
Posted on 01 December 2008
Garde Robe (see our September review) is the name of the new menswear line from Frenchies Olivier Borde & Heath Callender, winners of the annual Hyeres fashion competition – The Olivier Borde [Garde-Robe] S/S 2009 Collection was unveiled during Paris Men’s Fashion Week in June 2008. Their inspiration come from the “working class” in the 1920s and the book of Mike Disfarmer and Richard Avedon’s “The American West project” – A great Collection who will fit the most Trendy hipster pretty soon…
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Posted on 02 September 2008
The first
Olivier Borde (Garde-Robe 1) A/W 2008 collection was unveiled at the International Festival d’Hyeres in April 2008. The collection was selected and judged in the Festival by jurors who included Ricardo Tisci, Maria Luisa, Haider Ackermann and Patti Wilson. So when Olivier Borde and his partner Heath Callender presented their debut menswear collection and came away prizeless but with a verdict from
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