If it´s the knitted curiosities crafted by Donna Wilson and Vík Prjónsdóttir, soft flowing noble-creations from Louise Wahlgreen and Patafisic or the progressive knit-provocations by Sibling and cooperativedesigns - for me, knit is one of the most fascinating division in fashion design. As more designers I detect, as more excited I am, about the plurality of creations that come out of simple balls of wool.
And so, as a matter of course, there´s no getting around Sandra Backlund. Since graduating from Stockholm´s Beckmans School of Design in 2004 the young Swede is causing a furor with her sculptural knit-creations.
Using the human body as a starting point, Backlund composes, multiplies and drapes basic bricks into complex, exe-catching pieces that settle in between fashion and art. Indeed, vanguard and experimental, Backlund´s creations abjure any suitability for daily use, but still cause appreciative attention throughout the world with their characteristic aesthetics and thrilling complexity.

In an interview with über-blogger Diane Pernet, Sandra Backlund betrays how the name for her current collection “Last Breath Bruises” was born and which experiences conduced to become inspirational parts for her actual fashion-knitart-work. Read Interview here.

Photos via Sandra Backlund

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Thierry Mugler´s announcement of a comeback to the ready-to-wear catwalks resounded throughout the land.
Many people are curious about chief-designer Rosmary Rodriguez´designs that are inspired by some famous Mugler-pieces. Unfortunately, i wasn´t able to find a whole collection-overview. But luckily, Diane Pernet visited Mugler´s Paris showroom and gives us an awesome impression of what we can expect. I hope, that thrilling dress isn´t the only strong piece the collection offers. I am still curious…

Photos shoot by/taken from Diane Pernet

Submissions for Diane Pernet´s and Dino Dico´s YOU WEAR IT WELL Contest have to be turned in until 15th July. So, hurry up!

“YOU WEAR IT WELL - In the spring of 2006, Dino Dinco & Diane Pernet discussed the prospects of curating a traveling presentation of short films and videos that investigated the intersection of fashion and film. Furthermore, they wanted to showcase films and videos that were specifically oriented around the issues of fashion, style and / or beauty, rather than exist only as elements of the bigger picture, such as costume design.

Films of this nature are often difficult to come by and are gradually appearing via the Internet, if at all. Dinco and Pernet felt that a global audience existed for these types of films, but that it would be more interesting to create an ever-evolving presentation of these films and screen this presentation in cities around the world. Hence, YOU WEAR IT WELL was born.

Through YOU WEAR IT WELL, Dinco and Pernet sought to unveil the best moving images from international filmmakers, artists, photographers and designers, culled through two degrees of separation from their inner circle of creative friends and acquaintances. Simultaneously, they offered an Open Call for submissions to the world at large, through Pernet’s blog, A Shaded View on Fashion as well as through word of mouth. A small jury of fashion and film professionals assembled to select the best of the best, and the result was a program that put some of the biggest names in the world of fashion next to the inspired work of largely unknown, creative hopefuls. The common thread was a passion and admiration for the magic that can occur when fashion meets the moving image.

To select the best of the Open Call submissions for YOU WEAR IT WELL 2, we were honored to have the following film and art world professionals as our jury: Ned Brown, Executive Producer of HKM / Rockfight; Charlotte Cotton, Curator of Photography, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Deborah Irmas, Photography Curator and Documentary Film Producer.”

Picture via YouWearItWell.tv