“Bored looking Americana denim-clad teenagers with arms crossed and shoulders slumped…”
– Dazed & Confused
I will never, ever, ever get bored of denim… think I might start doing my own denim separates.
All pictures: Philip Trengove for Dazed Digital.
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“I don’t overthink the idea that I might be an outsider. I guess it’s just how people see me sometimes. When I was younger, I took more of an attacking attitude. I always felt like I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I guess a lot of teenagers feel like that.”
-Raf Simons.
Text Isabella Burley
Photography Ben Toms
Styling Robbie Spencer
via: Dazed and Confused.
Initial reaction:
A breath of karate chopping fresh air for Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier’s first season with the label. Their gang of anime gaming girls welcomed a reinvention of samurai and ninja influences, interpreted through the lens of youth culture. Funny, graphic branding mixed with elegant suiting, zig-zag sole moon boots, and handkerchiefs with a Misfits style skeleton smile. In true Marc Jacobs form, a list that reads all wrong but comes out looking extremely cohesive and exciting.
Music:
The theme music from the Alice in Wonderland film. We are so pleased to be down Katie and Luella's rabbit hole.
Set:
A plywood skate park. It still smelled of freshly cut wood.
High note:
Watching Marc Jacobs watch Marc by Marc Jacobs. The designer sat front row with Sofia Coppola, and stood and applauded the ladies when they came out to take a (modest) bow. Backstage, the two were giddy and flushed. Spotting Alexa Chung and Tennessee Thomas, Luella exclaimed, "the girls are here!"
Backstage:
Katie said the moon boots were for "Narc-y girls who stomp around." Marc Jacobs flew to London to see the collection and "took some things out, fiddled around a bit." Luella added that when the two sat down, they realized they had about seven collections they wanted to pursue. We can't wait to see them all.
Feature: Dazed Digital.
Pictures: Lea Colombo for Dazed Digital.
