Jonathan Saunders FW 12

PHOTOS: RICCARDO SLAVIK

Jonathan Saunders presented his FW 12-13 collection in Milano last week, a cool and simple affair with a sort of familiar feeling. Taking a minimalist approach to a subtle 1960s vibe, the collection explored the decade through interior and furniture design, with a slight nod to Prada’s retro taste ( as seen in the labels collections from the late 90s). A book about the designer Charlotte Perriand, and her furniture of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s got Saunders thinking about the aesthetics of mid-century modern design.Weave patterns borrowed from her oeuvre were enlarged and printed on clothes with a slightly sixties shape. Wallpaper designs with geometric shapes had a certain digital look to them, hinting at very elegant videogames, jacquard textiles were used for suits and jackets and ranged from the very retro to the futuristic.The materials took up where the wallpaper prints left off, woven and knitted  surfaces created architectural 3D textures and off-center colours like saffron yellow, tomato red, duck-egg blue, teal, burgundy gave the collection an optimistic vibe and a warmth that was quite in keeping with the decade which inspired it, and also a very welcome respite from the doom and gloom that seems to hover on our futures and next season’s collections.  Saunders’ success eventually lies in the total mastering of the fine balance of detail, print, and minimalist line, which fuse to create something fresh and coherent, leaving the retro as just a sweet after-taste.

R.S.

ANGELOS FRENTZOS FW 12-13 EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW- ”LIFESAVERS”

photos RICCARDO SLAVIK

model PATRYK FRIEBE at AS management

styling JOAO PAULO DURAO

shot at DANIELE GHISELLI i Milano where the collection is currently being sold

( post production done with an iPhone 3G and Swanko Lab app)

For his FW12 collection Angelos Frentzos continues his move towards a relaxed and layered menswear, avoiding completely any trace of tailoring and concentrating on beautiful details like the strips of jersey he has woven in his mohair sweaters to give them some stiffer, contrasting detail, or the beautiful vintage photographic prints he gets done in an old Paris laboratory. His men this season take a mind-trip from the snows of the Alaska to the sunny glam-rock beaches of LA, thus an old nordic-style sweater becomes a print on jersey and wool, creating the illusion of knitwear fit for a chalet, wolves are printed all over in a fractal print or take center stage on tshirts, winter landscapes are printed on bomber jackets and pants and when we arrive in LA our boys get really cool maxi goth tishirts or go full black with silver and gold studs, at a second glance the studs design a snowflake motif, thus bringing the journey back to that original vintage sweater. A move away from tailoring and a strong sportswear influence don’t mean we’re talking about easy weekend pieces here, the dark, goth soul of Angelos shimmers in its subtle rock’n’roll glory throughout the collection, which retains a strong, personal vibe and a very strong image.

R.S.

Vivienne Westwood Backstage Adventures (FW 12-13)

EXCLUSIVE BACKSTAGE PHOTOS BY GIACOMO COSUA:  Www.cosua.it/giacomo

FLAMBOYANT PRESENTS: LEEBO FREEMAN DJ SET AT DISKOPOLITAN

PHOTOS FROM LEEBO FREEMAN’S DJ SET AT BLANCO MILANO :RICCARDO SLAVIK

We asked Leebo, model, actor and music producer, to join our Fash & Fab Director ( yours truly) for a fun night at Milano hot spot Blanco, during the Diskopolitan thursday bash, unfortunately we haven’t been able to go online with our new issue yet, so we couldn’t celebrate it and share with you the two great editorials we shot with Leebo, but we had a great time anyway, we were joined by famous models, casting directors, photographers, and various fabulous people, and we got way way way too drunk!

R.S.

SO THIS IS XMAS….

Solar Queen

Drag Race Magnets

Cher Guevara

The Smiths Complete

Boy London Logo Leggings

Vernissage Imperial Moth Ring

Early Madonna Mick Rock Print

Here at Flamboyant we rarely worry about Christmas, it sort of springs on us unexpected while we were trying to do other things, so it is often the case that we forget to get a nice gift for the occasional mother, father or nephew. This year, to keep you from tears ( couldnt resist the holiday-themed rhyme) we thought we could give you guys a few cute ideas for that last minute gift.

For the royally minded ( but kind of over the whole Pippa Problem) here’s a lovely Solar Queen, it has a solar panel in its purse ( like any self-respecting queen) and will wave her merry heart away when the sun’s out.

For the drag-challenged here’s the Drag Race Word Magnet : ” Give your fridge a drag makeover with this fun word magnet. Featuring RuPaul’s most memorable tag lines, including “Gurl! You Betta Werk,” “Lip-Sync,” and “Sashay”.” What else can a gurl say? Sickening!

For the Gurl Who Has Everything : Cher Guevara, an artwork by Scott King, only £2,600 at the Showstudio Shop. Perfect for adding an ironic pop touch to a boring wall…

A perfect gift for the extremely wealthy filthy punk ( we all know a couple right?), this Seditionaries vintage waistcoat is a wonderful piece of punk fashion and at only ”Approximately US $31,054.00” it’s quite a steal!!

A great gift for everybody, and really a must have in every household, The Smiths: Complete ( Remastered) is the digital version of the boxset cointaining EVERYTHING the group ever published.

A classic of club-culture, now re-issued, the Boy London logo leggings are great unisex gear and you can even buy them for grampa to wear as long-johns!

A wonderful piece of jewelry, pretty and morbid at the same time, the Imperial Moth Ring by Vernissage, is only €200 during holiday season!

And last but not least, a gay classic if ever there was one, a little thought for your loved ones: a Mick Rock print of early Madonna ( 1980) , only £1,900.00!

but just in case, remember the true gift must come from the heart, or some other part of the body…so…

R.S.