Somehow we always manage to guess the right trends….
I’m not sure how this always seems to happen, but out of sheer coincidence, Artificial Flavor is once again on trend with the runways for SS09. Witness this white mesh cardigan (top photo) by Kris Van Assche which was just shown on the Paris runways for his eponymous collection (thanks to DNR for this photo, from the July 7, 2008 issue). For those who don’t already know, Van Assche is the current creative director for Dior Homme, having succeeded Hedi Slimane a few months back. For SS09, Artificial Flavor also has a mesh cardigan, available in black, light grey, and charcoal as you can see in the accompanying picture. Now, we don’t kid ourselves… we’re not even close to being in the same league as this Belgian who is quickly becoming known as the next Tom Ford, but we do have to flatter ourselves when a design we conceived was also simultaneously created by one of the world’s top designers! Our “Sport Cardigan” will debut at Project NY taking place on July 21-23rd, along with the rest of Artificial Flavor’s SS09 collection.
