GUSTAVOLINS （グスタボリンス）ファッションブランド 2011年秋冬メンズコレクション

GUSTAVOLINS 2011 AUTUMN／WINTER MEN'S COLLECTION

GUSTAVOLINS （グスタボリンス） 2011 AUTUMN／WINTER SEASON － BRAND Q&A

Q1. What was the inspiration for this collection?

I was inspired by the tailoring codes by shifting the volumes , redesigning the sleeves or giving to the clothes a souple allure. The association between kimono and tailoring codes was one of the strongest points of this collection. The rigour of Saville Row style was softened by soft volumes of coats. The coats could be worn upside-down, as well.

Q2. Where was the show/presentation held?

It was held at Galerie Particuliere in Marais.

Q3. What sort of fabrics did you use?

I worked with cashmere, wool, cotton, silk, calf leather, linen and wool.

Q4. What colors were important for this season?

The basis of the collection was grey with strong touchs of cardinal red, green or white. The black and white code was very present in this collection.

Q5. Tell us about the silhouette.

I worked on structured silhouettes and soft movements, where the collars were draped like scarves. The trousers were oversized or fitted with spiraled lines. One design of trousers is done with one pannel without seam. The shape is given by a play of darts.

Q6. What music was playing in the show?

The musical was inspired by Hector Villa-Lobos, "O trenzinho caipîra".

Q7. Do you have a favorite piece in the collection?

Yes, a parka worn upside-down, in cashmere dark ink finished with leather stripes.

Q8. What is your design process?

I draw a lot, paint, read, go to movies and museums. I swim twice a week, so when I am in water I fell all the movements of the collection and shapes...

Q9. Is there any news of your brand?

I am working with Hermès on the Project "petit H " directed by Pascale Mussard. I am supposed work with falls of leather and silk.

Photographer : Patrice Stable

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GUSTAVOLINS （グスタボリンス）

Designer

Gustavo Lins

Gustavo Lins was born in Brazil and originally majored in architecture. He completed a Master at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona in 1989. He began freelancing as a pattern maker in 1990 working both for omen’s wear fashion top brands such as Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Jean-Paul Gaultier Kenzo Paris and Agnès B ; and in menswear for Louis Vuitton and John Galliano.
It was 2003 when he created his label Gustavolins in order to develop a high fashion ready-to-wear collection for men and women. The collections are available in selected boutiques such as L’Eclaireur (Paris and Tokyo) Lift Etage (Tokyo) Wynn (Las Vegas) Jin (Seoul) and Chegini (Wien) among others. Exhibitions and installations of his work have been displayed at L’Eclaireur (Paris and Tokyo) Joyce Gallery – Palais Royal M+F Girbaud (Paris) and Dantone (Milan).

Concept

An intimate connection brings menswear and women’s fashion closer.
An interplay between masculine and feminine the expression of unseen sensuality an unending harmonious duality.

Symbol of history and exoticism the Kimono for Gustavo Lins is a fetish element and an erotic space.
A garment with no buttons nor closures no locks no keys.
A garment that can be untied anytime which less the body go free in grace and abandoned voluptuousness.

The most precious materials are daringly overlapped.
Fusing different materials together is a constant in Gustavo Lins’ work.
With the way he combines strips of leather leaving the rough edges visible the original material takes on an organic aspect.