Archive for February 2021

STAN Los Angeles prides itself on a unique approach to fashion construction. Using detail oriented historical techniques of handcraft, mending, and quilting. Launched by surfer and fashion model Tristan Detwiler, STAN is based on sustainability and story-telling. STAN uses textiles as old as 140 years old, forgotten over time, and unveils their stories of travels,…

There is Street Style and then there is the elevated medium of Street Couture. Pioneered by French fashion house Alexandro Fratelli, this revision of couture aims to blur the longstanding barriers of classism and exclusivity in relation to fashioning the masses. In an exclusive interview with IRK Magazine, the designers of Alexandro Fratelli discuss the…

Through The Looking Glass, KA WA KEY AW 21 collection observes the duality of the imagination and reality inspired by larger than life characters and their dual personalities. Characters like Willy Wonka, Moira Rose, Peter Pan, Mad Hatter just a few to mention. KA WA KEY is a London-based gender-fluid label by design duo KEY…

‘It was important to me that this collection be about New York City. Spending time apart was grounding and reflective but I was eager to be reunited. And though it may feel as if we lost the vibrant energy that is the signature of NYC, the colors are still there for those who have the…

The scenery inspired the perfect photograph that I could only capture with my eyes and store in my memories.” VICTOR LI “After a revisit of the achingly beautiful film Brokeback Mountain, the sustained melancholy evoked a desire in me to experience Wyoming’s picturesque mountains and plains. I took a road trip through Wyoming’s vast and…

For the Fall-Winter 2021 collection, PRIVATE POLICY brings awareness to the important historical achievement of the nineteenth century Chinese transcontinental railroad workers who built the American railroads and acknowledges the xenophobic feelings of that era, while battling similar issues today as a result of how the COVID-19 pandemic is being perceived as an Asian virus.…

IRK sat down with one of coutures most cultivated artists Natan Couture. The 40 Year old Belgian Maison dresses everyday queens, including the reigning Queen of Belgium. There is absolutely no question that his garments are designed with royalty in mind. The quality plush materials match the structured yet sophisticated silhouette of each garment. To…

Every season Victoria Tomas brings something a little different to the catwalk, and this season was no different. The motive behind this collection is also a little different, the entire collection is 100% reversible. This aspect is not only exceptionally aesthetic but allows the user to have 2 garments in one. Ultimately fighting fashions every…

GmbH A/W 2021 What seems like a lifetime in reality has only been months. The world has continued on, living and functioning behind the bright lights of computer screens. ‘Welt Am Draht (World on a Wire)’ is perfectly put as the title of the GmbH Autumn 2021 collection. According to Creative Directors Benjamin Huseby and…