The geometric shapes found in Art Deco architecture, as well as the majestic colors and the elaborate details of ancient Egypt and Japan inspired the design team. These influences are seen throughout the collection in the form of large-scale geometric patterns including an abstract peacock feather print and a stretched diamond shape. They are also translated through the rich color palette of jewel tones including jade, cobalt, cerise and citrine; and the collection’s delicate hand sewn beading and embroidery.
The collection is comprised of silk blouses, tweed pencil skirts, mini and maxi-dresses as well as coats in leather and faux leopard. Each garment is crafted from luxurious fabrics such as crepe de chine, silk charmeuse, satin, and burn out velvet. Key pieces include the “Jade,” a peacock feather printed silk charmeuse mini dress with slight kimono sleeves, the “Starlight,” a silk belted jumpsuit and the “Garbo,” a faux leopard cropped jacket.
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The vintage-inspired Autumn 2008 What Comes Around Goes Around Collection for men is a sophisticated blend of English nobility meets 1930’s American collegiate prep with a late 1960’s rock ‘n roll edge.
Menswear designer and What Comes Around Goes Around co-owner Gerard Maione was inspired by the dandy meets rocker style of the early Rolling Stones, antique English tapestries embroidered with noble crests and images in the What Comes Around Goes Around Archive. “When I design, I design for a lifestyle,” Maione says. “These guys are wearing preppy shirts and blazers, but with most of the buttons undone. They’re mixing pinstripe pants with a leather motorcycle jacket - it’s English nobility gone rock star.”
The collection is comprised of Italian wovens, waffle-weave knits, cotton rugby shirts, blazers with antique buttons, a pinstriped three-piece suit and leather and suede jackets. It also features a grouping of splendidly soft T-shirts with graphics that range from 1960’s psychedelic prints to English crest graphics. The color palette is a rich blend of black, burgundy, slate gray, deep green, burnt orange and gold foil details.
Additionally, What Comes Around Goes Around designed a rock tee for the up-and-coming rock band Young Lords. The four band members, with their edgy look and one-off style, were also shot for the collection’s look book and advertising campaign.
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Established in 1993 by co-owners Gerard Maione and Seth Weisser, What Comes Around Goes Around has been an innovative leader in the vintage clothing market since the opening of its flagship SoHo boutique. After more than a decade spent expanding the company and traveling the globe in search of the best vintage clothing and fabrics, Maione and Weisser turned their experiences into design inspiration with the creation of the What Comes Around Goes Around Collection, a contemporary line for women and men.
Designed with a vintage aesthetic and lifestyle in mind, the collection is distinctly modern, with a vintage edge. Each season carries influences from the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s, with the garments reflecting aspects of mod, bohemian, rock n’ roll and British genres.
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If you are a store interested in carrying the What Comes Around Goes Around Collection, please contact Liz Hehir at 212.274.8340 x:24.
We will also be attending the following shows:
BLUE
at Pier 92, Booth 210
July 21, 22, 23 |
ENK VEGAS
at the Venetian Hotel
August 25, 26, 27 |
COTERIE
at Piers/Javits, NYC
September 16, 17, 18 |
TRANOI PARIS
Le Palais de La Bourse
October 2, 3, 4, 5 |
