A Cloak Revival?
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Click here for an interview with Alexandre Plokhov, conducted by the lovely Sonnet Stanfill of the V&A.
WWD reports that Alexandre Plokhov, designer of the highly acclaimed, but now sadly defunct, New-York based menswear label Cloak will be launching his signature menswear line in Paris this January. Plokhov, who won the 2005 CFDA Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Menswear and was the runner-up in the 2004 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, closed the label back in 2006 due to "partnership issues" (why hello there...Jil, Margiela, Helmut). Cloak garments are quite remarkable in that they are still highly coveted and widely worn today, indeed from a construction viewpoint they are absolutely stunning.
It will be interesting to see how Plokhov's vision has matured since his Cloak days, notwithstanding the fact that the new line is to be a signature label, therefore hopefully far more personal. Although you can not really compare the two, judging from what Takahiro Miyashita, formerly of Number (N)ine, created for his own label The Soloist, Plokhov's offerings ought to be one to watch out for. Here's to hoping for a beautiful collection!
Click here for an interview with Alexandre Plokhov, conducted by the lovely Sonnet Stanfill of the V&A.
P.S. Apologies for falling behind with my correspondences, I will try to catch up as soon as humanly possible.
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