Eclectic Trends: from the Past, Present, Future—by 0044

Over the past year or so, I have been travelling throughout the Mediterranean studying the history of menswear and the impact on various cultures on the runways today.

In many of my writings, I speak of the flow—draping—which was so prevalent in the wardrobes of ancient Greek men, the Romans, and throughout the cultures of the Middle East, right down to modern times with tribes like the Tuaregs and other Middle Eastern men.

For spring/summer 2011, the label 0044 has prepared for us a collection of flowing menswear. The color palette is basic and the look is casual.

You will notice cape-like garments, low-crotch pants, and tunic-like items.

See the trends here.

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0044 Paris Celebrates 10 Years of Revolutionary Romanticism

Although the fashion line was conceived in 2003, this year 0044 paris is celebrating its 10th anniversary of Revolutionary Romanticism. Director Seiichiro Shimamura has been unveiling this philosophy through interior design, artistic creations, and “made-in-France” fashions, which rise from poetry and short films and spring into shapes of clothing and accessories.

The flagship store of 0044 paris—a museum of sorts—is located in Marais at 16 rue du Bourg-Tibourg. Floral scenes and a Siberian Woolly Mammoth skull juxtapose unexpectedly, welcoming the visitor with intriguingly beautiful originality to reflect upon life, death, extinction, renewal, and how the marriage of opposites can invent a new aesthetic.

Red greets the visitor with passion, rebellion, revolution, and fire—inspiring you with every- and anything that deals with heat. The beauty of archaeology shakes your hand through fossilized skulls of extinct mammals, longstanding symbols of a Punk culture.

History will transport you through time to a large-scale imaginative world of mysterious fascination. The faith of others will hand you back in time through a French heritage of Catholic art, which will instruct you in the beauty of sublime.

Click on the slideshow of this year's current and future seasons to celebrate with 0044 paris a happy 10th anniversary!



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Slideshow 2009 spring/summer & autumn/winter collections Copyright by 0044 paris.