Dover Street Market : DSM Paper

SPEEDO and
Comme des Garçons launch
swimwear collection
"I wanted to make real swimwear for people who like swimming for pleasure or for training their bodies. I chose Speedo because of their tradition and authenticity and because they simply make the best swimwear. The collection is for all those that love creative design... and swimming!"
REI KAWAKUBO.

Chrome Hearts and The Rolling Stones
An ode to Rock and Roll arrives at Dover Street Market this season with this beautiful collection of custom jewellery featuring the iconic and timeless Lips and Tongue symbol. The collection consists of accessories and jewellery in silver, gold or platinum customized with diamonds and other fine gems.

Soundshop Editor's Cut
Dover Street Market presents the Soundshop Editor's cut. This month the Soundshop selection features C.M. VON HAUSSWOLF, DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES, KELLEY POLAR, PERFECT PARTNER Box (Electra - limited edition of 500), and ROGER WATERS.

Comme des Garçons'
LOST EMPIRE
An entire collection made without a single pattern; heavenly drapes sculpted around the body in swathes of tartan mixed with Hawaiian and Japanese prints plus of course the Union Jack!

Homme Plus AND
The Rolling Stones
John Pasch's famous red lips and tongue emblem first appeared on the cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" album and marked the beginning of a new age in music. This season Homme Plus takes rock goes back to its roots of energy and rebellion with the 'lips and tongue' in a panoply of stripes, polka dots and checks, not forgetting the 'Evergreen' section, classic Homme Plus revisited, and the Homme Plus sport section, this season inspired by boxing.

Junya Watanabe. Evolution, Re-construction and Revolution
The rebellion of Punk is brought to life this season through re-constructed trench coats and morning coats mixed with slouchy jersey tops and dresses made from shredded and re-patched college T-Shirts and twisted and re-pieced stockings.

Junya Watanabe MAN.
Re-constructed Workwear
Functional workwear is given an unexpected twist as Junya Watanabe collaborates this season with Ben Sherman, Post and Pointer. Signature workwear silhouettes and fabrics are re-worked into a collection of tailored jackets and pants worn with re-constructed and over-dyed Lacoste Polo shirts, with the famous crocodile taking a walk on the wild side, all over the polo shirt.

TAO Comme des Garçons. Feminine, Fresh, Romantic, Delicate
TAO presents another creative rhapsody with a collection inspired by handkerchiefs and the trench coat. An exquisite concoction of hand-embroidered linen, crocheted doilies and exquisite lace are applied to the crisp bold lines of the classic trench coat.

Rochas. Sartorial chic
Olivier Theyskens showed trousers on the Rochas runway for the first time this season marking a milestone for the house. This inaugural and condensed Rochas collection at Dover Street Market features this beautifully tailored suiting story presented in stretch linens complimented with Victorian ruffle-neck blouses and ankle boots.

Zero Maria Cornejo - Conceptual deconstructed chic
Fabric dictates shape this season with Zero Maria Cornejo's debut collection at Dover Street Market. Jersey is draped and gathered to create bubble and tulip dresses worn with Capri pants or long shorts.

David Szeto. Western dress meets kimono detailing
Dover Street Market presents David Szeto's inimitable complexity of cut and technical expertise with this exquisite collection of dresses. Inspired by Japanese kimonos, these high-waisted dresses, echo the empire-like silhouette of an Obi bound kimono with lattice hand smocking worked into the natural drape of the body. Kimono fabrics and a traditional palette are also used to achieve an abstract line and alluring splendour to these dresses.

TOGA ARCHIVES
Dover Street Market presents TOGA ARCHIVE'S "SPIRAL FANTASIA". DSM Exclusive. Toga's unique signature is its supreme use of incomplete and deconstructed elements of garments. Inspired by a spiral staircase, Toga repeats these elements to create a totally sublime look in chiffon with gold embroidery and polka dots.

The launch of Ligia Dias' debut necklace collection
Following a three years collaboration with Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, Ligia Dias' launches her first collection, inspired by the work of Bauhaus artist Anni Albers. Ligia Dias' work juxtaposes basic raw materials with the bourgeois values of luxury. The result is an avant-garde combination of ropes and brass plates with ribbon, pearls and glass beads to produce sublime, ethereal but very contemporary necklaces.

Peachoo & Krejberg
Men's Collection
A look and soul; aged and weathered. An allusion to a former life. Peachoo & Krejberg continue the theme of architectural cutting and divine fabrics with the men's collection, new to Dover Street Market this season. This Spring Summer 2006 silhouette evokes contrasting proportions mixing narrow with wide, short with long. Deconstructed fitted jackets are paired with oversized low slung trousers. Raw frayed fringes appear on the inside of jackets or hanging off shirts creating a silhouette in continuous movement.

The launch of Anne Valerie Hash's first shoe collection
A DSM exclusive. Anne Valerie Hash launches her first line of shoes in SS06 shown for the first time at Dover Street Market. Co-ordinating with the main colour themes from her ready-to-wear collection of black, beige, and dusty rose; distressed leather, satin, and suede are mixed with lace to produce this stunning shoe collection.

OTHER NEW COLLECTIONS ARRIVING FEBRUARY 2006 : Comme des Garçons Shirt, Comme des Garçons Homme, Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons, Tricot and Junya Watanabe Levi's.

Alaia, Lanvin, Boudicca, Undercover, Number (N)ine, Martin Margiela, Raf Simons, Casey Vidalenc, Universal Utility, Christian Astuguevieille, Joes, Ronnie Loves, Rochas, Zero Maria Cornejo, David Szeto and many more.

PIERRE HARDY. THIRD FLOOR
Pierre Hardy's glorious shoes arrive at Dover Street Market.

This season heralds the launch of Pierre Hardy's men's and women's shoe collection at Dover Street Market. Pierre's work has included designing shoes for Christian Dior, Hermes and Balenciaga. His signature is a contemporary collection based on simple geometric shapes, in traditional materials and a strong colour palette. The summer 2006 collection is exquisite.

LABOUR AND WAIT. FOURTH FLOOR.
A eclectic collection of kitchen, household, clothing and garden accessories with timeless appeal. Antique blankets, vintage linen, enamelware, studio pottery and much more.

Labour and Wait was started in 2000 by Simon Watkins and Rachel Wythe-Moran. Whilst working in the fashion industry they became disillusioned with the throw away nature of fashion. They realised they had a shared appreciation of simple, honest products which do not date.

They endeavoured to search out specialist makers from around the world, many of whom continue to manufacture their goods in the traditional way to their original designs.

BUDDHIST PUNK. BASEMENT. The sum of two great philosophies.

Buddhist Punk evokes the attitude of the punk through the ages, to stand apart, take risks and not be held back by convention.

Buddhist Punk has developed out of its own strong graphic language in reaction to our overtly visual world, and has taken this spirit to grow into a genuine counterculture clothing label. It aims to make clothing to surprise through cut, construction, treatment and artwork.

Buddhist Punk has fostered friends and relationships with the film and music industries dressing young guns, rising stars and legends alike; most notably our partnership with The Rolling Stones for a second world tour.

The UK Launch of
The Adidas Adicolor series
exhibited at Dover Street Market

DSM is hosting an exhibition of all 42 shoes from the new Adicolor series featuring collaborations with icons from the world of fashion and art including Claude Closky for Colette, Suede, Emilio Pucci, Surface to Air and Peter Saville.

HELMUT NEWTON and COMME des GARÇONS - From 16th February 2006

In conjunction with the Helmut Newton Foundation's Museum of Photography in Berlin, Dover Street Market is proud to present an exclusive and limited edition collection of Tee Shirts and bags designed by Rei Kawakubo in collaboration with June Newton.

The collection utilises two iconic Helmut Newton photographs in addition to a totally exclusive and previously unseen exclusive collage of Helmut Newton's lip and eyes donated especially by June Newton. There will also be products from the Helmut Newton Museum of Photography in Berlin.

"Helmut would approve of this collaboration. In fact, he'd love it. He and Rei Kawakubo are birds of a feather." - June Newton

COMING SOON
Colette presents
UK JACK, OK! at
Dover Street Market

From Punk to Swinging London, the spirit of Great Britain continues to be re-interpreted via myths, images, artists and attitudes. It is essentially these ideals (love them or hate them), which spur on the rest of the world's fascination and intrigue with Great Britain.

Colette presents UK JACK, OK! a selection of works from assorted artists, photographers, creators, graphic designers, musicians and writers who consistently question the notion of Great Britain yesterday, today and tomorrow; a creative nod to those who inspire us all in assorted ways.

God Save the Queen and Long Live JACK!

Read January's DSM Paper featuring articles on Comme des Garçons Lost Empire, Homme Plus and The Rolling Stones, Junya Watanabe - evolution, re-construction and revolution, and more on many other Spring Summer 06 collections.