Fall Forward At TENOVERSIX
BY Vivianne Lapointe 25 Feb 2011Fall Forward At TENOVERSIX
Finally! TENOVERSIX‘s very first Private Label collection is here! Take a peek at “Gee’s Bend,” a fabulous, Southern-inspired uniform collection with a vintage feel. All these precious pieces will be available to the public in August at the Los Angeles boutique.
CAREY dress: shown in rose sand silk with butler woven clutch and Kat pumps in red kid suede.
PARKER coat: shown in black raw silk with cotton ticking-stripe lining and Kat wooden wedges in caramel leather.
JEZEBEL dress: shown in natural silk noil with triple-knot tubular belt and Kat pumps in light denim.
TOMMY coat: shown in honey wool with Viva Q. ankle booties in black kid suede.
MAE dress: shown in olive floral sand silk with obi headwrap in olive floral and Viva Q. ankle booties in honey kid suede.
MINA dress: shown in black silk noil with obi head wrap in olive floral and Kat pumps in natural canvas.
JOJO jacket: shown in natural patch print raw silk, over Mae dress in rust floral with Kat pumps in red kid suede.
MOOD BOARD
1. The Quilts & Women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama
2. The work of SF-based artist Llane Alexis, adorable hand-made dolls
3. Anndra Neen jewelry
4. Vintage jewelry curated by Nomade Exquis
7. Win Butler of Arcade Fire and his homemade clothing
8. Poppy Red Lips
9. the Getty museum: the perfect modern backdrop for a day of looking at art.
10. Our TenOverSix Kat Wooden Wedge (loving everything carved and wooden)
February 25th, 2011
Miss Marlowe Schwartzman is gracing the store with her presence, and clearly being around all the new Spring-Summer items is tiring for an aspiring fashionista (Her green knee-high booties? To die for.).. Seriously, though. How cute is she?!
February 24th, 2011
For those of you who are not familiar with this London based designer, Here is a quick and easy guide.
We were first introduced to Peter Jensen during his New York Fashion Week showcase and have been hooked ever since. Peter Jensen is signature for his whimsical, eccentric designs and he is not afraid to use bold color to enhance his minimalist aesthetic (see colorblock leather satchels below).
From Spring/Summer 2011
Upper: Blue Front Angela Bag featured with hand-dyed Upsate scarf
Below: Red Front Angela Bag featured alongside TenOverSix Kat Pump in Lipstick Red
There is equally one part modern and one part fairytale fantasy that is consistent in this update of the Angela Bag. I couldn’t help but think of a little train set I used to play with or the color story of Alice in Wonderland (somehow this reference is always sneaking its way into our shop, and it’s also possible that a soy latte appears every time I use it).
Now for fall 2011, the designer is moving in another direction. With a beautiful look book shot by famed photographer Autumn de Wilde and stylist Shirley Kurata, we are taken on a journey with a backpack full of neutral tones, neon accents, and a a copy of Jean-Luc Godard’s, “Une Femme est Une Femme.”
The muse for this new collection is undoubtedly Danish actress, Anna Karina (below).
With the beatnik inspiration of Anna Karina’s character and the backdrop of Los Angeles, Peter Jensen’s fall collection weaves both romance and feminine and paints them on a masculine canvas composed of tweed, corduroy, and printed crepe de chine.
February 22nd, 2011
By Vivianne Lapointe
Kristin Lee & Brady Cunningham, the owners of cult Hollywood boutique TenOverSix, are first and foremost designers so it’s no surprise the pair will be launching their very first full ready-to-wear collection under the store’s name for Fall 2011. W met up with the duo in Los Angeles for an exclusive look at the new lineup:
Brady just had a beautiful baby girl, and you’ve just given birth to your first boy. How curious is it that you both got pregnant at the same time? Was it planned?
Kristen Lee: Was certainly not “planned” but we were both ready, and I finally convinced my man this past spring! It did all happen very close, which is great, because it’s been fun to go through it together.
Has maternity affected your sense of style?
KL: Not really, although we are both looking forward to being able to wear high-waisted jeans again! We love shapeless, voluminous, oversized ready-to-wear right now. Luckily, we were both already feeling that shift in shape before we were pregnant, so the transition was not that crazy. I didn’t buy a single piece of “maternity” clothing. Everything I’ve worn comes from the designers I always wear, with a slight adjustment on how I wear them (i.e. no waist belts). Great accessories provide a style lifeline through pregnancy, as no matter how big your belly grows, a bold necklace or beautiful shoe always fits.
Describe the concept behind the third birth this year, the first TenOverSix Private Label collection.
KL: We both were designers before opening TenOverSix, so a private label has always been part of the plan. We’ve only designed for the store, and in pieces up until this point, but were finally ready this year to take it to the next level. We know our customer very well, the market, and we’ve fine-tuned the concept of what we want to bring to the world: chic uniform dressing. A uniform that consists of non-trendy, practical yet stylish coats, dresses, handbags & shoes that are meant to be worn over and over again. For us they have become our uniforms, and we hope other women will use them the same way.
Tell me more about Gee’s Bend and the Alabama inspiration. How did it come about, and why has it made the title of your very first RTW collection?
KL: Brady is from Alabama, and my mother is from New Orleans, so the South is close to both of our hearts. Brady has been obsessed with these quilts for some time now, and it just seemed the right starting point of our inspiration for this collection. There’s such history in the quilts, and yet their graphic nature and color stories are so modern. We were both gravitating to the quality and time put into handmade/ homemade pieces at the start of the design process, the lasting nature of such pieces, and the tragic BP Oil Spill reset our focus on the Gulf region last year. It just seems to sum up the spirit of the collection.
What’s your overall favorite thing about this collection?
KL: It’s not overly complicated or gimmicky, but still special. The pieces are so easy to wear.
Brady Cunningham: Coats are a big part of fall, which is a category we adore.
Where do you source most of your inspiration?
KL: Everywhere. The usual suspects: life, environment, travel, art, books, music, history, vintage, color.
BC: Overall, I think we just design for ourselves, for what we want to be wearing everyday.
After successfully designing as a team, would it be frightening to go back to working on your own?
KL: I wouldn’t say frightening, but we certainly love the collaboration & support. We work together, but also independently. We come up with the concept together, color story, and mood - then break off - Brady designs the ready-to-wear (jackets, coats & dresses) and I design the accessories (shoes & bags). We are able to do the detail work independently, but always bounce things off of each other, which is great.
What makes you most excited about getting dressed in the morning?
KL: Putting on heels.
Do you ever miss the New York groove?
KL: Of course. Luckily, we both still spend a lot of time there. I went back ten times last year, and Brady sometimes goes back for a few months at a time.
What do you love most about living in Los Angeles?
KL: The weather.
That was easy! Which other city would you be willing to make a move to?
BC: Paris.
KL: Back to Brooklyn, a Rockies mountain ski town, Paris.
If you could do one thing all over again, what would it be?
KL: To have kept a journal.
February 22nd, 2011
