3 posts tagged "MYKITA"
Damir Doma X Mykita Sunglasses
Up-and-coming designer Damir Doma had a strong showing on the Paris runway yesterday—what Style.com’s Nicole Phelps called his “click moment.” Paired with those smartly tailored pantsuits and sleeveless shifts were these über-cool circular frames, made in collaboration with eyewear brand Mykita (the label has just come off a collab with musician Beth Ditto). “This particular shape perfectly rounds up the Damir Doma look,” the designer says of the sunglasses made from gold, platinum, graphite, and horn (which explains the price tag—they start at $1,700 and they’re available on Mkyita.com in February). “From the very beginning, our aim was to translate the traditional shape into something modern and create an iconic object.” Here, Style.com has the up-close look at the shades.
Bright Side
The Berlin-based eyewear label Mykita first made its debut with a metal frame collection and has since rolled out more eccentric styles, like the futuristic, buglike Moncler frames released in December. For Fall, the brand, favorited by the likes of Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker, looked to the Panto shape of the twenties and thirties, which resurfaced in the late sixties and again in the eighties, and gave it an update. The four new styles revisit classic round frames in stainless steel with red or blue lenses ($472), but the more square versions (pictured) in amber or gray acetate ($462) are our favorites. Style.com has the first look at the latest sunnies, above. To see the full collection, click here.
Bernhard Willhelm’s Fashion Fiesta
Chaos and confusion were the order of the day at Bernhard Willhelm’s Mexican-fiesta-themed presentation at Paris’ Kogan Gallery yesterday evening. But, according to the rambunctious German designer, who came dressed for the occasion in a sombrero and a coconut necklace, that was precisely the point. “The theme is ‘You’ll Never See What You Have Paid For,’ and then we went Mexican, but the collection is not Mexican,” said Willhelm. “It doesn’t really make sense, but that’s the only way to describe it.”
Models caused a stir on the street as they shimmied in front of the gallery window wearing cutout frocks printed with collaged human eyes, two-toned leggings, and retro trainers. Characteristic of Willhem’s conceptual perspective, the runway was an installation by New York-based artist Christian Holstad. Wrapping around the gallery, it featured totems made of discarded fashion magazines, hanging sculptures crafted from vegetables, fruit, and plastic wrap, and what appeared to be Styrofoam cakes spinning on old record players. The models, with their radioactive-pink lips and shredded-paper pigtails, effectively merged with the artwork: One girl smashed a cake against the window while showing off her tribal-print black and white tunic, while another incorporated a watermelon-topped umbrella into her strut.
Most of the designer’s playful street-cool looks were paired with metal MYKITA glasses with XXL cut into where the lenses should have been. “It means live large, even if you only have a little money,” explained the designer. Judging by the models’ lighthearted runway behavior, as well as the laughing, if not rowdy guests, Willhelm’s point was well taken. And perhaps, in these pressed times, his collection’s message makes sense after all.