DEE-KAY-EHN-WHY

DKNY is one of those iconic brands we all grew up with and even when you had no idea what the DK meant, you knew NY was no short for NYC. Much like Tommy Hilfiger, the nineties just wouldn't be the same without DKNY. So, with this whole revival of the nineties, it's pretty bitchin' of Opening Ceremony to do a re-edition collaboration with DKNY by remaking a few pieces from certain collections from the early nineties.
Though simple in nature, the entire collection is fairly bold but pretty cool. I find it to be pretty rad that in many ways, it's helping fuel this whole trend on clothing with huge logos on them from old companies.
*cough* Boy London *cough*
So, here's a few pieces that I would simple spill over and pass out if I owned them.

Though the pieces are clearly priced on the, I'm-a-broke-fashion-student side, I opted for the side I love and that was hunt me down some classic DKNY via that lovely place we call eBay. I found a cute little backpack, that actually serves the purpose of me needing a cute little backpack for the sake of adventures n' shit. So, I ultimately caved in and purchased it. I now have something to hold all of my goodies while I'm out being a hoodrat. Cute, no?

-Karl

J.W. ANDERSON X TOPSHOP

Ever since I first laid eyes on J.W. Anderson's autumn.winter 2010 collection, I knew I had found what was missing in my life. I know that makes me sound like one of Lady Gaga's Little Monsters but honestly, at the time, I was barely starting my first semester at some shitty community college instead of the fashion design school I was supposed to have attended and I even went as far as taking some pottery class to fill in that creative void. So I guess, in some ways, I had fallen into something of a depression because of it. Especially since I spent most of my senior waiting in anticipation to attend this design school, only to have the economy rape me (without lube, might I add) of that privilege. So when I found out about this mythical designer, who specialized in menswear, I knew I had found the light.

I find that since dropping out and attending a new college that offers a fashion design program, my love for Jonathan's work has grown and developed. His work is something of a fire starter that ignites some inspiration for my course work. Season after season, I see growth and can't help but find something new to admire about him or his aesthetic. I have said before that menswear is the last frontier in fashion and I find that Jonathan is truly one of the few designers breaking molds and introducing new shapes, fabrics, and silhouettes into the mundane world that, unfortunately, is menswear. That, in it's self, is what I love. That is what keeps me going through school.
So when I found out about this collaboration, I knew it was going to be good. What I love about this collaboration is seeing how Jonathan's past collections inspired the pieces in the collaboration. It's a bit of fun making out which collection stands behind which piece because it's really cool how, in a way, you're able to own something from a collection you might be fond of. Though for me, that might be hard. So I took it upon myself to find the collections that stand behind pieces from the collaboration that I love. Enjoy.
-Karl

Autumn.Winter 2010
The one that started it all.


Spring.Summer 2011
The Devoured and I


Autumn.Winter 2011
The Fear of Naturalism


Spring.Summer 2012
Craft Goes Machine

Images via Fashonista.com and Style.com

THE GAURDIAN OF FASHION

Like, seriously, I gagged on my eleganza after hearing the news. I know it's been a week or two since the news broke out and I've been too lazy to blog it out but, DUDE, how bitchin' will this collaboration be?!
At this point, none of us really know what the collection will bring but I know I'll be getting my little hands on a necklace or two. I adore Anna and have always kept my eye on her just because she brings joy into my little life.
-Karl

Magnus Magnusson