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Tracking back a season from the A/W 2010/11 post, here are some Out-Takes from S/S 2010 (Northern Hemisphere).
Mjolk Melbourne are having a blow-out sale, 50-80% of all season stock..crazy prices.
Suit jackets $750 to $150
Suit pants $380 to $75
Shirting $250 to $70
Shoes $440 to $150
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Discounts available @ http://web.me.com/mjolk1/MJOLK_SALE/PAGE_1..html
Inspired by the melding of generations, juxtapositions of past and present, and themes of abandonment and renewal, Mjölk materialises every stage in a man’s life: his childhood and youth, wearing his father’s oversized jackets, school uniforms, and tee-shirts; his entrance into adulthood with denim and shirting; his middle age with tailored suiting and overcoats; the end of his life with nostalgic knits and corduroy. The collection, literally and figuratively, patches together the different textures, shapes, colours, and proportions that distinguish one generation from another, consolidating the span of a lifetime into a singular visual set.
Mjölk’s Autumn/Winter collection finds its palette in city neighbourhoods whose character and beauty stem from long-standing cycles of cultural death and rebirth. The forgotten cobblestones of Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill tell the haunted and invigorating stories of the neighbourhood’s past and present. Mjölk follows the lives of the world’s great poets who lived and worked there—Walt Whitman, Hart Crane, E.E. Cummings, William Carlos Williams—and re-imagines the beauty and tragedy of these artists’ lives. Their wit, demeanour, and sense of physical appearance supplies endless philosophical and visual inspiration this season.
The fin-de-siecle and Depression-era art scenes in New York combine with the passage of time, the movement of generations, abandonment, and renaissance to inspire this season’s collection. A mélange of contrasting textures, colours, and cuts complements Mjölk’s long-standing devotion to a perfect sense of line, shape, and fit.
Raw footage from the epitomise Mjolk Autumn/Winter 2005 Runway at Melbourne Fashion Week.
Click on video to be redirected to Facebook to view in HD.
Thanks to Candy Wyman!
An array of Australian and NZ labels will be presenting this year at Capsule in New York on the 18th and 19th January. We wish the brands good luck, especially for up and coming Vincent & Vincent.
Care of Fader TV a rare video of Lars Stoten from Mjolk, filmed at Capsule in New York on the 29th July 2009 (note the correct pronunciation of ‘Mjolk’).
Lars starts at 1minute21seconds.
Some detailed shots from the upcoming collection titled: ‘Cameras For Eyes and Horses For Hearts’.
In 2005 when Mjolk wasn’t world famous and Patty P. Bone Pebbles from The Whiskey Go Gos was Mjolks muse for 2 seasons.
Filmed at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney.
Video care of F-T archived Pedestrian.TV(Pedestrian Group, 2005), left in original unedited form.
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Mjolk is now based in New York with operations in Melbourne just for production administration. An interview with Lars by Dazed Digital about this collection can be read here.
Rugged and masculine elements, inspiration taken from military uniforms from the American Civil war, converge with adventurous, whimsical modern twists of tailoring, creating a poetic, melancholic beauty proposed in a muted color range varying from earthy tones to blasts of electric blue, yellow and red.
Rare and innovative patterns, techniques and finishings are featured in a luscious line of knitwear; hand-made oversized pullovers, cardigans and leggings with cozy organic linings.
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Tell us a bit about your background. We understand that you are originally from Denmark, grew up in London, schooled in Japan, began your label in Australia, are now based in Brooklyn, but show in Paris?
Lars Stoten: When it’s put that way I certainly feel like a motley mix. My father’s business took my family all over the world growing up so I guess the nomadic rhythms have continued into my adult life.
Why did you choose New York as your new home; what does it offer to you, personally and professionally?
LS: I fell for NYC the first time I visited by myself in my teens. I think it is a city where you can choose anonymity or identity on a daily basis. The village feels like home, which is strange for me to admit. Professionally, I certainly feel some external creative impulse here that excites and motivates me to be better.
How did you get your start in fashion?
LS: My Grandfather and family were all wool pleaters, dressmakers, button makers and machinists- although none of my other 4 siblings are in the industry, it seemed very natural to me. I graduated in Design, Men’s Tailoring & went onto further garment engineering studies in Japan. I was working in costumery and bespoke suiting there until I decided to create full seasonal ranges under the name Mjölk.
We will be there next year!
As always, amazing work by Lars.
The brand is still based in Melbourne but now has an office in New York.
