I visited the showroom of Helmut Lang recently to view their Pre-Fall 2011 collection. Wow is it already Pre-Fall? It seems like I just finished talking about Spring/Summer 2011. Actually I have just finished talking about Spring/Summer 2011.
Helmut Lang a year or so ago came out with a dedicated denim line but seems to have scaled it back, instead incorporating denim into their main collection. With so many denim brands expanding into sportswear and other categories this move actually seems more fitting.
There were only a few denim pieces in the collection, but then it's only Pre-Fall. What was shown, however, was worth the trip. A cropped jacket had paneling that streamed from the collar while a pair of skinny jeans had stitching at the inner knee. There were two primary colors used this season; a gray and a grayish-taupe. At first it might seem odd that an indigo was not included but when viewed with the translucent, drapy knits and sweaters of the same color palette it's clear that an indigo would have been quite out of place. If it's possible for denim to achieve a lightweight, airy feeling while still retaining a certain sturdiness, Helmut Lang has certainly done it here.
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