LEW. – Leemans en Wicker
30. December 2008 Designers & Labels
They call it light, i call it forte. With LEWlight, the Dutch designerduo LEW presents a successful sequel to their debut collection LEWishere, which i presented some months ago on WhatsWrongWithTheZoo.
In consideration the fact that my longtime streetwear-favorite artysm isn´t coming up with new stuff, i was convinced to find in LEW a new, progressive streetwear-favorite.
But…. the dream-bubble bounced, …(continue reading)
when Kim Leemans and Merel Wicker came up with a clownish patchwork-excursion called „Nachbarin“. There was nothing but doubt and boredom. Doubting my intuition, doubting the groundbreaking position i once awarded to the young label i bored myself away till….yesterday.
Oh yeah. Kim Leemans and Merel Wicker announced their new collection LEWlight and – SURPRISESUPRPISE – it´s blasting.
The unique, intelligent and beautiful LEW signature is back and Kim Leemans and Merel Wicker do absolutely convince with great color-work, complex cuts which create braiding- and layering effects on wearable pieces and a mix of voile, jersey and thin knitting.
Great work, great effort.
If only „light” would always be so satisfying….
Credits to LEW, photography: Petrovsky & Ramone.
When Coco Chanel opened her first shop in 1913 in Paris, no one would have been thought that this woman would become one of the most influential designers of the 20th century, a role model for the industrially expanding world and a precursor for female independence.... 
Don´t worry, What´s Wrong With The Zoo isn´t going porn - instead, I have a look towards south. To Munich, Germany. In the midst of the Glockenbachviertel, the AMEN Store doesn´t only hawk unique mirroring but also cares about the good style. (read on) 
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