Dutch fashion design duo, Malou Verharen and Ferdinand Sebastiaan Hartgers of Malousebastiaan, recently showcased their autumn/winter 2010 collection at the Amsterdam International Fashion Week replete with breathtakingly sculptural garments.
Known for their conceptual and hands-on approach, malousebastiaan created textured garments in silk, wool and leather, each adorned with striking cube-shaped details, with the leather being ‘boiled into shape over mold’. The designers carefully hand-dyed each piece, resulting in hues of reds and purples reminiscent of the skies at dawn and dusk.
About malousebastiaan:
Malou Verharen and Ferdinand Sebastiaan Hartgers started their women’s label malousebastiaan in 2008 during their graduation year at Utrecht School of the Arts. Their outlandish yet ultra feminine aesthetics, and their rather conceptual and artisanal approach to fashion got them noticed right from the start; malousebastiaan was invited to show during both 2009 editions of Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Malousebastiaan made their debut in front of the Dutch fashion set at the highly regarded C’est BRILJANT show on February 1st 2009, as one of the selected young fashion talents to host the latest eyewear trends. In the next edition of AIFW, malousebastiaan starred at the prestigious Lichting 2009 show, competing for the G-Star Raw Talent Award amongst the very best of Dutch fashion academy graduates. Lichting introduced these fresh talents to the very core of the Dutch fashion industry and a handful of international influencers. Super-trendwatcher Lidewij Edelkoort was quick to pick malousebastiaan for her Talent line up at Designhuis in Eindhoven, and selected several of malousebastiaan’s leather sculptures to star in Studio Edelkoort exhibition in Tokyo. Apart from their compact handcrafted collections, malousebastiaan have been producing an ongoing series of short films about their design streamed on their website.
Photography: Peter Stigter
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I love the plaits as much as the pleats!