meteoric rise?!

Show review on thisheartsonfire.com

'Another menswear line we’ve had our eye on — Blaak Homme — seems to be making a bit of a meteoric rise at the moment and given what we saw this past week at Paris Fashion Week, it should come as no surprise.
For F/W 10, designers Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif see only in black and white. While other designers we’re into aren’t seeing in black and white, per se, there are numerous collections that have shown in the past few years who severely limit their palettes (generally to two colors) when designing their collections, which helps in giving lines an overall sense of continuity that’s much more difficult to achieve otherwise. Black will always be the de facto color for the serious fashion designer, but lately white has taken back seat to beige and taupe, the minimalist, not-so-stark and muted cousins to black’s former partner.
Check out the images below for a taste of what’s up for Blaak Homme for F/W10. We think you’ll like it.'

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'Blaak Men Fall 2010: Travel, Old World Style' show review on Fashion window

Show review by Mari Davis on Fashion windows

"PARIS, Jan 25, 2010 / FW/ — Enigmatically entitled Exodus, with the cross and a crown of thorns as accessories, there was a reference to the Judeo-Christian religion that was never expounded in the Blaak Fall 2010 menswear collection.

Instead, Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif focus on the general meaning of exodus, which is a mass migration, and for the context of the runway show, travel.

Travel cloaks, slouchy pants and walking shorts, Blaak brought their audience back in time when life was slower, that it can take a day to trek to the next town or city because traveler has to walk or ride a horse, at times take a canoe.

Hence, there are creases and patterns that came from the effects of a long journey. And as a travel companion, Blaak introduced a new line of bags that was designed in collaboration with Headporter, a respected Japanese bag company established in 1935."

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BLAAK show review and backstage images on Dazed Digital

 

'As head masters of the British punk aesthetics – at least on the Paris menswear schedule – Blaak took to the stage Friday morning. The London duo is famous for its dark and punky outlook but have long ago showed that, unlike the actual punk movement, it will age nicely....' 

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Text by David Hellqvist Photography by Yang Wang 

Paris show review by Hywel Davies on Showstudio.com

 

show review by Hywel Davies on show studio

"For autumn winter, London trained designers, Blaak sought divine inspiration. Entitled 'Exodus' the design duo presented their signature slouchy modernity with the usual confidence and ease. With models looking like Jesus and religious motifs in the form of crucifixes crowns of silver thorns, the collection had spirital expectations. Deconstructed tailoring, cut out sheep skin coats and loosely cut blouson jackets melted onto the heavenly beings. A sensitive handling of fabric and contemporary proportions ensure Blaak's clothes are instinctively cool and not overtly try hard. Perhaps too many shorts for a winter collection but a yellow plaid pair shone out from a predominantly navy and blaak collection. What Blaak do best are shirts and a series of simple white versions shone from the catwalk. Simple but divine."


Hywel's always choose nice image for his article.