Back to Back

6a00e5508e95a988330128775a8d5e970c-200wi.jpg

IMG_1060 >> Oh, Ann Sofie-Back… as well as having a name that makes an easy task for writing hacks like myself to do not-very-clever wordplays with you have given me an urge to unleash a very very large personal order attack…

I remember a scene in some godawful Hong Kong movie about shopaholics where a wealthy lady goes shopping and picks out three things from a rack of about 30 items… these are the three she DOESN'T want.  The rest, she's buying.  In quantities of three.  (Which reminds me, pourquoi is Victoria Traina buying THREE pairs of Prada chandelier shoes?) 

This is sort of how I felt when I saw ASB's A/W 10-11 Back line this morning.  One of each.  Please.  Need I go into the reasons why?  Heavy doses of grey, twisted takes on the basics, unapologetically functional whilst avoiding the boring trap… etc etc etc…

IMG_1049 IMG_1063

IMG_1056 IMG_1050

IMG_1055 IMG_1059

IMG_1068 IMG_1069

IMG_1072

DSC_0365

DSC_0335

DSC_0314

39 comments

  3. Oh I really like that black zipper dress.. I generally like the clothes though, I like her shapes and favrics, and the clothes are simple and straight forward but still interesting.

  6. I’m really into that final black cape, though I suppose I’m just a bit cape-obsessed in general. I love grey though sometimes I’m weary of wearing it because if you sweat in it then it’s extremely obvious, not that that should be a problem most of the time!

  9. Sadly, I know which film you were talking about.. However, thankfully, I’ve never seen it.
    Also that quote (the one with her saying ‘i don’t want these items, but i want the rest of the shop etc etc’) was popular among my friends for a while…
    speaking of which, i particularly love the safety pin + trousers

  11. SO SUPERB, i’d gladly fall into a big, grey, ASB-shaped hole at a moment’s notice.
    Susie, I have been reading you for so long now and am only just getting around to organising my own musings in online-form, but THANK YOU for your input on here, you write superbly and with an utterly charming way about you, a little delight to read.

  12. Hmmm, I can’t say I;m a big fan, but I can appreciate it for the skill it takes to create those shapes πŸ™‚ The grey top with the pointy/poofy sleeves looks like one that I liked from Marc Jacobs. I would take three of that one…

  14. OH MAN I wish she would start doing menswear πŸ™
    That grey jacket with the zips is PERFECT – it is very similar to one that Markus Lupfer did for his final Armand Basi One show in the Saatchi Gallery, but it looks like Back has refined it and perfected the shape. Even though it’s totally different, it also reminds me a bit of the Christopher Kane sheer biker jackets from a few seasons ago. Hmm maybe it’s the prominent metals zips on fabric.
    Honestly, I think the BACK collection looks a lot better than her usual mainline offering (excluding last season). Certainly more wearable (eek hate that word). Looking forward to seeing her next collection though, just waiting for the postman to bring my ticket…
    xx
    Duck
    http://anastasia-duck.blogspot.com

  15. Sorry, I forgot to mention the black cape jacket at the end! LOVE! A bit Complex Geometries mmmm
    Duck
    xx

  16. I saw you at Carin Westers fashionshow today and at HOPE yesterday. I really love your personal style!:)

  17. see that jacket with the zips across the middle? im literally wearing it right now… £30 in zara sale xx

  27. What an amazing collection! The cuts and kind of minimal feel are really interesting…It makes me think of NY designer Rad Hourani.
    xx

  32. Really like the clothes! πŸ™‚
    Awesome, you should look for more Swedish fashion to! πŸ™‚

  33. Now this is how to work casual and smart staples together! I am in utter awe! I just stopped by really to ask if you’d seen David koma in this months vogue yet? I expect you probably have but I was impressed to see they had done a really good little piece on new design talent which I really enjoyed Reading and Koma was included!

  34. HEY SWEETIE!!am the girl u met outside the holborn station today.thank u so much for the time and u r just so cute and nice!!i’ll keep reading ur blog everyday!!Γ‚Γ€β€ ΓŠβ‰€Ο€Γ‚Γ―ΒΆ!:P
    x x x

  35. I love Back….. it’s the opposite of my work and I like it a lot….
    ps…. did you get those pictures yourself ??? In that case it means you went to my Press Agent IBEYOSTUDIO, I recognize the place I think…. I hope next time you’ll see my clothes for real…

  37. sorry but maibey i don`t follow your post…you didn`t like this collection, you tell me. i found it very andrigyne 8if that how you spell that word) modern, a little boring but nothing is great…love you pos tme…bye

Comments are closed.