Dear Shaded Viewers,
Stockholm Fashion Week started yesterday with Altewai.Saome's inspiring and high-energy show. Natalia Altewai and Randa Saome launched their line in 2009 and I was impressed with their sense of cut, texture, volume and luxurious detailing. They combined a great techno fabric -resembling plastic bubble wrap- with more traditional woolens and exquisite embroidery. The clothes were minimalistic in spirit, but innovative in their execution and use of embellishment, as well as layering. It was a young, chic and self-assured proposal.
Best,
Philippe
All photos by Sonny Vandevelde
http://www.mercedesbenzfashionweek.se
Philippe Pourhashemi
A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.
