I hummed and hawed over the wonderous Hartmann Nordenholz's chiffon patchwork dress from their AW 08 season ages ago. It went on sale somewhere online but I never did buy it and now kinda regret it. However their latest collection has sent me into lust overdrive with a plethora of spraypainted stencilled prints, armouresque construction and interestingly structured silhouettes.
The label was founded by Filip Fiska and Agnes Schorer in 2000. Agnes cut her teeth under the expert guidance of Helmut Lang, Marc Bohan and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, whilst Filip learned from the mastery of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Viktor&Rolf and Raf Simons.
You can see the influence, although not to such a degree where it's hard to tell where their mentors end and they begin. They have clearly found their own voice, and in the seven years the label has been going, that voice has become more prominent and clearly defined.
In terms of DIY, I have been thwarted in my latest idea due to lack of the necessary fabric, however I have been getting busy with spaypainting shoes, although with little success. I am however now tempted to transfer my spraying experimenations onto cloth instead and get busy with some stencilling to see what happens.
Queen Michelle
