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Creatures of the Wind
Designers: Chris Peters and Shane Gabier

• “Just last season, Chris Peters and Shane Gabier were focusing on intricate couture techniques. Their more masculine looks for fall also included a broad double-lapel jacket in black kidskin, ivory vinyl and olive wool worn over a black cotton and ivory vinyl shirt and a houndstooth plaid trouser in black and yellow.” [AP]
• “There were a lot of flavors to be sampled in the C.O.T.W. store, including several tailored chesterfield coats and cute tunic dresses with rugby collars all made of patchworks of different materials (leather, wool, cotton). It was their version of color blocking.” [On The Runway/The New York Times]
• “If it lost some of the uniqueness that makes CotW special, it was also easily their most polished and sellable collection yet.” [Style.com]
• “The duo have a knack for marrying rich and disparate fabrics together in the space of one piece, which they did with a controlled hand.” [Vogue.com]
• “This proved a perfect marriage of Creatures of the Wind’s past–gleeful eccentricity–and the Darwinian path the designers find themselves on now: Evolve toward the commercial or face extinction.” [WWD]