BUYER’S LOG | SS16 Paris Fashion Week Re-Cap

Last week we touched down in Paris for the first leg of our buying trips for the upcoming Spring/Summer 16 season. The cycle never seems to stop. Paris during summers are insanely hot with temperatures of upwards to 38 degrees celcius this time around. The city as usual was vibrant but chaotic at the same time due to Taxi strikes and a whole bunch of other crap going down during Mens Paris Fashion Week. Uber in particular is really causing a shit storm over there. Evolve or Die!

Non-stop sunshine and heat waves the entire trip.

Anyways on to the clothes…First up was to meet Ryo over at Henderscheme. He continues their hommage hits with their Manual Industrial Products.

Waterproof rain caps in Suede, Leather and Straw.

We attended several events over our seven day stay. Here’s a pic of Takeshi Murakami at the Vans x Murakami event. He was all smiles during the entire event, signing peoples tees and shoes and taking photos with admiring fans. Super nice dude!

The New Order magazine had a launch event at the OFR bookstore in Paris.  All copies featuring Takahiro Miyashita were sold out before we even got there! I Spotted our boy Laurent Pozo (former HAVEN Vancouver staff) on the bottom right corner looking like Jesus and doing his model thing out in Tokyo!

Back to work…OAMC had a killer collection for spring.  Lots of tropical wools and amazing suiting. They are definitely becoming a brand to really keep your eyes peeled on.

Lunch at the local brasserie near our crib in Mont Martre. Toast and Sardines! I’m actually going to start eating this more often. Kinda ghetto but sometimes the simple things in life are the best…

Junya Watanabe was on some Lion King vibe…

African prints and signature Junya patch working can be found throughout the entire collection.

We had some time to take a breather between appointments.  So we hit the Tuileries Garden park right next to the Louvre.

Enjoying the view while relaxing and nursing our hangovers…

Next up, visvim.  It’s always cool to see what Hiroki comes up for his inspiration each season.

There’s some interesting flips on some old favourites as well as the addition of some new styles added to the visvim repertoire as well.

We spent an entire afternoon with our friend Kostas Seremetis. We got something cooking in the pipeline. He’s a genius!

Me and our assistant buyer Nguyen had a date night at Pierre Sang’ one evening…Never fails, I go back every season…it’s so good and the tasting menu is under 40 Euros…

Pair it with some wine and….Bon Appetit!

Our friends at Sasquatchfabrix have been showing their collection in Paris the past couple seasons. Definitely one of our favourite collections that we saw during our Paris trip.

Different Places, Familiar Faces. Satoshi is a Ninja!

Up next was visiting The Soloist. Always a personal favourite, this season Takahiro came up with an awesome technical collection loosley inspired by Liam Gallahger, Oasis and Cycling.

Insane attention to details from Takahiro Miyashita.  Nobody comes close. Peep the Head Phone inserts on the storm hood. And if that wasn’t enough every fabric used in the collection was treated with a waterproof coating.

Above and Beyond. TAKAHIROMIYASHITA The Soloist x End Zipper Clasp over Talon zippers. Insane!

The Master himself. Takahiro Miyashita.

This season Jun Takahashi revisted past seasons for inspiration for his UNDERCOVER 25th Anniversary ‘The Greatest’ collection. You’ll find some amazing references to past favourites such as ‘Scab’, ‘Underman’, ‘Unreal RealClothes’ and much more. I’ve already got my personal order down for several pieces. So good!

Chaos | Balance

“SCAB”

UNDERMAN helmet ring is so dope!

Up next we made our way to the Sacai showroom. The collection continues to get stronger and stronger. Designer Chitsoe Abe is really carving out an incredible name for herself. You’ll often see many brands reference her design details in their collections…..Here is their Sacai x Henderscheme Sandals that are a summer must.

Adidas x White Mountaineering Sneak Peek.

We’ve also got a handful of new brands that I think everyone will be stoked on. Hide your wallets…FW15 and SS16 are going to be sick!

Wango Tango!

That’s it for now…it’s never ending…I’m Heading to Japan and then NYC over the next couple weeks. Stay tuned.

- Arthur