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Astrid Andersen Wants to Make Cropped Men’s Puffer Jackets Happen
By Leah Chernikoff
COPENHAGEN–Astrid Andersen is a Danish menswear designer whose collections are very literally inspired by American athletic and street wear. From the mid to late ’90s.
A graduate student from London’s Royal College of Art, Andersen showed her second collection this week at Copenhagen Fashion Week, set to a hip hop track played on the piano. Though Andersen is white and blond (as is most of Denmark), her models, with the exception of one, were all black, their hair parted and razored into styles most recently seen on Kid n’ Play. And these boys were jacked.
She showed animal print velour track suits (all unzipped to reveal massive pecs and washboard abs), cropped hooded puffer jackets in bright neons with elbow length puffer gloves to match, mesh sports jerseys (also cropped). Some of the models carried basketballs in gold chain sacks. The show was totally over the top, not to mention completely unexpected, but we heard that Opening Ceremony has picked up some of the collection. Men, will you wear cropped puffer jackets?
Check out the full collection.
All photos: Copenhagen Fashion Week®
Designer(s): Astrid Andersen
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I LOVE puffers but this is straight up rubbish in any and every sense of the word. We’re trying to teach men to buy smarter, even if it’s “trendy” but there is absolutely ZERO excuse for a man to be caught in public (or even private) with these horrid “designs”. On to the next one, please?
As far as the age group that Asdtrid is aiming for she has got it spot on. Jimmy Jam, you are possible a bit of ‘a stiff-upper-lip’ type. I would think that you are of a mature age group, like me, but a bit behind the times for youngster’s fashion. You obviously don’t work or aware of the current fashion trends.
I’m not in a mature age group, I work in fashion, and am not a stiff-upper-lip.
And I think these are ATROCIOUS. Just AWFUL. Crop tops are one thing (Calvin Klein did them well) but these just look comical and not in a good way.
I’ll be honest Paul, I can be a stiff upper lip when it comes to menswear (even at 27) but I do have an open mind at least. These clothes are terrible. There is a major difference between the two, I don’t care how you slice it. There is also a difference between good clothes and bad and this isn’t even close to touching the former….I’m even pissed of I have to explain how bad this is!
It’s nothing groundbreaking….The same as when 70′s hippie luxe became trendy in the 90′s. Some designers like to re-visit the past and copy it straight up, some like to look forward. I prefer the latter types.
OK, OK — I have been trying to ignore this for some years now, but FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, WOULD THE MENFOLK PLEASE PULL THE PANTS UP FROM AROUND THE BUTTOCKS/KNEE AREA?!?! This entire collection says nothing except “I need to hold this corner up as my job” and “skanky ‘hos please apply in my pants.”
I realize I am inching towards middle age when I write this, but this type of “fashion” reinforces style as outre ridiculousness over the projection of inner substance. And to use only black models (save one)?!?! That sure isn’t “winning the future” in any one’s book.
Now please excuse me while I go assault someone by pulling up their pants and putting a belt around their waist…
none of the models in this show’s pants are sagging……. I believe that ur just racist and felt the need to say that in response to a fashion show inspired by (and modeled by) urban black men.
none of the models in this show’s pants are sagging……. I believe that ur just racist and felt the need to say that in response to a fashion show inspired by (and modeled by) urban black men.