I just came across this menswear line, Komakino, (not to be confused with the store in Canada) through an interview Dazed Digital did with the designers. The design duo consists of Jin Kim, from South Korea and Federico Capalbo from Italy, but they are now based in London. They’ve only been around for four seasons, but you can see the progression they have made in such a short time. Some of their previous collections included big graphics and big shirts, a departure from their autumn/winter 09 collection, which is a lot more focused and refined. The color palatte for fall is comprised of one dominant color: black (though there are accents of white sprinkled throughout). Deconstruction and texture are embedded into the collection and I also get a utalitarian vibe from it. Probably because of the copious amounts of buckles and straps in the collection.
All in all, I’m into this line and I gravitate towards it— this collection in particular. It seems that Kim and Capalbo are constantly evolving and honing their ideas, making their line more directional. I’ll be interested to see how their next collection comes out.
images via: Komakino
