ARGYLE & OXFORD MOOD SWINGS LOOKBOOK

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ARGYLE&OXFORD FOR THE GOODS DEPT COLLECTION

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by Jo Reiner Widjaja

 

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PRINT FEVER! COURTESY OF ARGYLE&OXFORD

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MOOD SWINGS COLLECTION FOR THE GOODS DEPT

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by Jo Reiner Widjaja

In a city where trend is something that catches like a viral plague, Jakarta people have to brace themselves for a new type of fever. Trend fever of prints that is! This coming season a full display of prints were shown by lots of household labels abroad, from commercial names such as Topshop; Topman, and Asos, even to labels such as Pierre Cardin (although we're not going gaga for their recent collection) and Karmakula. Yes, there is something about prints in vibrant colors that speaks to generations right now, especially when they incorporate those prints in a short sleeved buttoned up collar Oxford shirt (where guys usually doubled it up with some basic and rolled up the sleeves, paired with some rolled tapered chino or rolled skinny jeans, accessorized with bright colored socks and some leather shoes). Yes, it is a viral plague that one would surely like to see, a vintage effortless look. On the subject of that matter, Argyle and Oxford an Indonesian brand has just launched another collection (their sixth collection to be exact) that showcases a lot of those vibrant prints. And for the first time ever, their collection could be worn by men, and to be frank from their teaser video above we are more psyched about the menswear rather than the womenswear for this specially collection for The Goods Dept. You heard that right, this collection is limited only for The Goods Dept. Do wait up for this sure to be viral collection and trend. Their lookbook in due to be released by the end of the week. Let us express our gratitude to Argyle and Oxford for their soon to be catching prints fever! See their collection here.    

Di tengah kota seperti Jakarta, tren layaknya 'virus' merupakan sebuah hal yang menyebar secara massal dan cepat. Dan ditengah pergantian musim koleksi seperti waktu-waktu ini, kita sebagai kaum muda Jakarta sebaiknya mempersiapkan diri kita untuk terjangkit epidemik demam tren yang baru. Prints! Ya, tren yang terlihat begitu pesat berkembang di negara-negara mode terkemuka dan yang diadopsi oleh berbagai label komersiil ternama seperti; Topman, Topshop, dan Asos, dan label artisan seperti Pierre Cardin dan Karmakula telah menampilkan koleksi dengan corak atau print yang memiliki warna vibran dan dalam pola yang berbagai macam. Sesungguhnya terdapat suatu daya tarik yang menarik dari tren print ini, generasi sekarang seolah-olah terhipnotis oleh daya tarik yang ada, terutama ketika pola atau print tersebut dipadukan dalam potongan kemeja berlengan pendek dengan kerah berkancing ala Oxford. Dalam subjek tersebut, Argyle and Oxford sebuah merek lokal Indonesia akan merilis koleksi terbaru mereka yang didedikasikan terhadap prints atau pola ini. Dalam koleksi mereka yang keenam, Argyle and Oxford mencoba untuk menciptakan pieces bagi pria, and let's just say that we're digging the look! Bahkan mungkin kami lebih menyukai konsep ini bagi pria daripada bagi wanita. Argyle and Oxford yang ternama akibat produk wanita mereka, dalam koleksi kali ini justru kami lebih mengapresiasikan terhadap kepiawaian Argyle and Oxford dalam mengadopsikan tren bagi lelaki. Either way, kita semua harus menantikan deman tren oleh Argyle and Oxford ini, yang hanya akan tersedia di The Goods Dept. Terima kasih Argyle and Oxford atas demam tren yang diberikan! Lihat koleksi mereka disini.

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THE MIXOLOGIST OF URBAN WEAR

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JAN/SOBER MIX OF TAILORED AND STREET LOOK

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by Jo Reiner Widjaja

We cannot deny our longing and deep fascination towards both street-wear outfits and refined tailored looks, but so very often these two very distinctive styles seem to clash with one another. With street-wear, people tend to look so casual and down to earth in their own mod forward urban way, whilst if they use something that is finely tailored they tend to look too dressed up for up-scale events. This fact is what drives us every now and then to look for ground breaking local labels that are able to provide us with the right mix of this two styles, a hybrid (you may call it) between a refined tailored look with the flair of street-wear casual, all targeted for you self proclaim urban guys everywhere, and we are proud to say that Jan/Sober has successfully lived up to that expectation. How men are able to dress in tailored pieces but are still able to make it look like they are effortlessly styled is hard, but this particular brand has break that belief. Jan/Sober has able consistently to made street wears look tailored, or vice versa the right amount of these two styles are mixed up into a truly acceptable collection. Jan/Sober the mixologist of urban street-wear. You could see their products and stockist right here and here.

Bubs and babes, ingin tahu dua gaya pakaian apa yang selalu membuat kami antusias? Dua gaya berpakaian yang yang selalu menarik perhatian kami? Well, kedua gaya tersebut merupakan pakaian bergaya street style dan formal-wear dengan tailoring yang sempurna. Yup, kedua gaya berpakaian ini selalu memikat hati kami dengan daya tarik yang dapat dikatakan tidak pernah terpuaskan, kami selalu menantikan koleksi-koleksi baru yang menawarkan kedua gaya ini, tetapi sering kali kedua gaya ini dipersepsikan sebagai dua aliran yang sangat berbeda, jikalau anda sedang berpakaian street-wear, well anda akan terlihat begitu kasual, dan jikalau anda menggunakan pakaian yang tailored anda akan terkesan begitu over the top. Sehingga sering kali kedua gaya ini sulit dipadukan dalam sebuah koleksi yang cohesive, oleh karena itu di saat-saat seperti ini kami selalu berusaha untuk mencari merek-merek lokal yang berhasil memadukan kedua nuansa gaya tersebut, sebuah percintaan dan percampuran antara gaya street-wear dan tailored looks yang dipersembahakan bagi anda semua, para pecinta gaya urban yang mature. Jan/Sober merek lokal Indonesia, dapat dikatakan telah secara konsisten sejak tahun 2009 memadukan kedua gaya tersebut. Layaknya seorang bartender atau seorang mixologist yang mencapur padukan beberapa tipe minuman dan membuatnya begitu nikmat, Jan/Sober telah berhasil memadukan dua gaya tipe pakaian yang kami cintai tersebut dengan harmonis dan dengan daya tarik yang begitu memikat layaknya segelas cocktail yang nikmat. Ya, Jan/Sober the mixologist of urban street-wear. You could see their products and stockist right here and here.

You could see the demure silhouettes that Jan/Sober uses, some of you probably thinks that in some ways it looks too simple but that is what we think is their primary appeal. All of the shirts and jackets uses basic oxford shirt silhouette and double breasted jacket designs that are not too tailored, they do not fit to your body too tightly, or having too much detailing and heavy shoulder paddings on it, all the tailored look are made casual and urban. This is their spring summer 2012 collection, and may we say that it hits all the right mod and trend style appeal, tapered trousers in multi color tone (that they rolled up, to give a little edge), loose fitting shirts and jackets with color blocking, and patch-work here and there in soft color, and even a little sense of vintage by the usage of demure patterns and designs that made the pieces look like they came from the 80's or 70's (which is in right now, with all the hawaiian floral prints people are rocking). In other words, these simple tailored silhouettes babies are made casual and down to earth by loose fitting forms and following mod styles. Mixing it up, flaring it up.   

Kalian bisa melihat siluet yang dipergunakan oleh Jan/Sober, seluruh koleksi mereka di dominasi oleh siluet yang sederhana dan demure. Mungkin beberapa dari kalian melihatnya terlalu simple, terlalu sederhana dan terlihat tidak well made, di sanalah anda salah, karena gaya kasual dari siluet oxford dan jacket yang ada inilah yang memberikan daya tarik pada koleksi mereka. Kemeja dengan siluet oxford shirts yang sederhana, jackets dengan double breast yang tidak begitu pas dengan tubuh dan konstruksi bahu yang rileks, membuat pakaian yang terkadang terlihat terlalu tailored menjadi sederhana dan sangat urban. Koleksi musim ini mereka mengeluarkan begitu banyak pakaian dengan pengikutan arah tren yang ada, celana tapered dalam berbagai warna, color blocking dalam kemeja yang ada, patch-work yang dipergunakan dalam kemeja dan jackets, bahkan gaya vintage dari penggunaan pola kemeja yang terlihat begitu tahun 80-an dan 70-an. 

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