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Lover (clothing)

January 01, 1970

Lover is an Australian fashion label launched in 2001 by designers Susien Chong and Nic Briand. The label began as a weekend stall at Bondi Markets[1] with a ten-piece collection of random separates.[2] Since then, Lover has risen to prominence in Australia and internationally.[3]

In November, 2017, it went into voluntary administration while administrators Ferrier Hodgson assess the financial position of the company ahead of the pursuit of a prospective sale.[4]

Background edit

Lover's collections all draw upon inspirations from the worlds of art, music, film and pop culture. Designer Nic Briand says each collection "has a narrative and central character".[5] Influences on the duo include Jean-Luc Godard, early Woody Allen films, Black Flag, Marianne Faithfull. Nic Briand's influences tend to be "heavier" such as the Wu-Tang Clan, comic books and Jimi Hendrix, whereas Susien Chong's are "softer" elements such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, ballet and Roberta Flack.[6]

Collections edit

Melodies (SS 2004) edit

Features a palette of cream, pale blue and black with polka-dot motifs and the Lover trademark oversized buttons. Influences:

Miss Francoise (AW 2004) edit

Black, white, red and midnight blues are used, with oversized buttons and satin. The collection has a masculine edge with pieces such as crisp white shirts, cuffed wide-legged pants and suspenders.

Broken Hearts (SS 2005) edit

The Broken Hearts collection features tailored, classic, simple staples in a basic palette of black and white with splashes of red and pink. Lace began to creep into their designs with an off the shoulder number that was featured in Nylon magazine (US). Chong has commented that she was inspired by "lovelorn girls working their way through the crowds at gigs around Sydney".[7]

Performance (AW 2005) edit

Performance tells "the story of a shy schoolgirl violin player who is awakened by the sounds of her brother's Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath records" according to Nic Briand.[8] Influences:

Black Magick (SS 2006) edit

Pinstriped denim cuffed shorts and the "it" dress of the season, the white lace Black Magick dress. Velvets, denim and folk-influenced floral trimmings made this collection hippie. Influences:

Lover Loves Levi's (March 2006) edit

The jeans featured an oversized button to fasten the jeans, a black Levi's patch on the back, contrast stitching and a Lover monogrammed lining along the inner waistband. The jeans were made in a limited edition of 1,000 pairs. The jeans were accompanied by a tote bag featuring the Lover monogram and a key ring with a large button motif. Lover was drawn to the collaboration with the denim giant due to the fact that "Levis rock'n'roll youth culture heritage was a perfect fit with the mood of" their A/W About A Girl collection.[9]

About a Girl (AW 2006) edit

About A Girl featured bleached-out white, grey/purple plaids and black. Patterned lace tights and skivvies were the base for many of the collection's looks. Vests, pinafores, floaty blouses, playsuits, oversized buttons, cuffed shorts and a stand-out white lacy dress were the threads that linked Lover with their past collections. Influences:

Black Rose Army (SS 2007) edit

The Black Rose Army collection depicts a transformation from innocent and "rich heiress to sex-bomb renegade";[10] this is the Patty Hearst story. Set to a discordant and raw soundtrack by the Kills the runway show depicts four periods in the Patty Hearst kidnapping saga. The first is innocence; represented via the use of white dresses, blouses and frocks. The next phase is Hearst at college; slogan tees, cuffed shorts, bandanas, denim and louder colour accents such as red, yellow and blue highlight this change, while the slow seeping of black into the palette suggests the darkness which will come. The third period is during her period as a fighter with the SLA; uniform-like khakis drench this radical phases pallet. The last phase is purely black, featuring black corsages to symbolise the death of Patty's innocence. Influences:

Altamont (AW 2007) edit

Influences:

One Plus One (SS 2008) edit

This was a swimwear line featuring 12 styles in lace knit, French stripe or denim. Reflecting the interest in 1970s skate culture the line was intended to be "At home on the bleachers of a lazy suburban swimming pool mixed with denim jeans or sitting on the beach". To accompany the collection Lover used All-white Vans hi-tops and Authentic Vans in white.[11] Influences:

Electric Ladyland (AW 2008) edit

Love Bomb (FW 2008/SS 2008.09) edit

The collection includes bell sleeves, velveteen jackets, leather short pants, neck detailing and a tailored jumpsuit.[12]

Sacred Hearts College (FW 2008/SS 2008.09) edit

White Moon Rising (FW 2009/SS 2009.10) edit

The Harvest (SS 2010/AW 2010) edit

Untitled (FW 2010/SS 2010.11) edit

A Dance For One (SS 2011/ AW 2011) edit

In 2011 the label celebrated its ten-year anniversary with a runway show - its first in five years.[13]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Loving It" - Who Magazine September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Lover The Label Fashion Profile - Australian Fashion Review
  3. ^ Fashion Windows 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ . www.insideretail.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
  5. ^ a b Refinery29 "Behind the Collection: Lover 2007-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Susien and Nic
  7. ^ Susien Chong
  8. ^ Dazed and Confused magazine
  9. ^ "Yankee Levi Takes An Aussie Lover" - Sydney Morning Herald
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-21. Black Rose Army Runway Review - Vogue Australia
  11. ^ ["Lover" - Oyster Magazine, Issue 72, 2007]
  12. ^ Wooller, Retna (June 19, 2008). "Lovestruck". JCReport.com. Retrieved 2007-06-26. [dead link]
  13. ^ The Australian Ten Years of Lover

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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Lover is an Australian fashion label launched in 2001 by designers Susien Chong and Nic Briand The label began as a weekend stall at Bondi Markets 1 with a ten piece collection of random separates 2 Since then Lover has risen to prominence in Australia and internationally 3 In November 2017 it went into voluntary administration while administrators Ferrier Hodgson assess the financial position of the company ahead of the pursuit of a prospective sale 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Collections 2 1 Melodies SS 2004 2 2 Miss Francoise AW 2004 2 3 Broken Hearts SS 2005 2 4 Performance AW 2005 2 5 Black Magick SS 2006 2 6 Lover Loves Levi s March 2006 2 7 About a Girl AW 2006 2 8 Black Rose Army SS 2007 2 9 Altamont AW 2007 2 10 One Plus One SS 2008 2 11 Electric Ladyland AW 2008 2 12 Love Bomb FW 2008 SS 2008 09 2 13 Sacred Hearts College FW 2008 SS 2008 09 2 14 White Moon Rising FW 2009 SS 2009 10 2 15 The Harvest SS 2010 AW 2010 2 16 Untitled FW 2010 SS 2010 11 2 17 A Dance For One SS 2011 AW 2011 3 Notes 4 External linksBackground editLover s collections all draw upon inspirations from the worlds of art music film and pop culture Designer Nic Briand says each collection has a narrative and central character 5 Influences on the duo include Jean Luc Godard early Woody Allen films Black Flag Marianne Faithfull Nic Briand s influences tend to be heavier such as the Wu Tang Clan comic books and Jimi Hendrix whereas Susien Chong s are softer elements such as Picnic at Hanging Rock ballet and Roberta Flack 6 Collections editMelodies SS 2004 edit Features a palette of cream pale blue and black with polka dot motifs and the Lover trademark oversized buttons Influences Meg White Francoise Hardy Miss Francoise AW 2004 edit Black white red and midnight blues are used with oversized buttons and satin The collection has a masculine edge with pieces such as crisp white shirts cuffed wide legged pants and suspenders Broken Hearts SS 2005 edit The Broken Hearts collection features tailored classic simple staples in a basic palette of black and white with splashes of red and pink Lace began to creep into their designs with an off the shoulder number that was featured in Nylon magazine US Chong has commented that she was inspired by lovelorn girls working their way through the crowds at gigs around Sydney 7 Performance AW 2005 edit Performance tells the story of a shy schoolgirl violin player who is awakened by the sounds of her brother s Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath records according to Nic Briand 8 Influences Freaks and Geeks Ballet 1970s Rock Black Magick SS 2006 edit Pinstriped denim cuffed shorts and the it dress of the season the white lace Black Magick dress Velvets denim and folk influenced floral trimmings made this collection hippie Influences Folk music Charles Manson Tarot Cards 1960s Lover Loves Levi s March 2006 edit The jeans featured an oversized button to fasten the jeans a black Levi s patch on the back contrast stitching and a Lover monogrammed lining along the inner waistband The jeans were made in a limited edition of 1 000 pairs The jeans were accompanied by a tote bag featuring the Lover monogram and a key ring with a large button motif Lover was drawn to the collaboration with the denim giant due to the fact that Levis rock n roll youth culture heritage was a perfect fit with the mood of their A W About A Girl collection 9 About a Girl AW 2006 edit About A Girl featured bleached out white grey purple plaids and black Patterned lace tights and skivvies were the base for many of the collection s looks Vests pinafores floaty blouses playsuits oversized buttons cuffed shorts and a stand out white lacy dress were the threads that linked Lover with their past collections Influences Kurt Cobain Black Rose Army SS 2007 edit The Black Rose Army collection depicts a transformation from innocent and rich heiress to sex bomb renegade 10 this is the Patty Hearst story Set to a discordant and raw soundtrack by the Kills the runway show depicts four periods in the Patty Hearst kidnapping saga The first is innocence represented via the use of white dresses blouses and frocks The next phase is Hearst at college slogan tees cuffed shorts bandanas denim and louder colour accents such as red yellow and blue highlight this change while the slow seeping of black into the palette suggests the darkness which will come The third period is during her period as a fighter with the SLA uniform like khakis drench this radical phases pallet The last phase is purely black featuring black corsages to symbolise the death of Patty s innocence Influences Patty Hearst Symbionese Liberation Army SLA Berkeley in the 1960s Nic Briand commented that Black Rose Army was influenced by the last half of Martin Scorsese s documentary No Direction Home about Bob Dylan The Kills Zabriskie Point the first two Public Enemy albums Glen E Friedman s photos of the LA punk scene the box set of Peanuts with Charlie Brown Joseph Szabo s Teenage early blues players Son Lightnin Hopkins and Robert Johnson and Curb Your Enthusiasm 5 Altamont AW 2007 edit Influences Altamont music festival The Rolling Stones 1970s One Plus One SS 2008 edit This was a swimwear line featuring 12 styles in lace knit French stripe or denim Reflecting the interest in 1970s skate culture the line was intended to be At home on the bleachers of a lazy suburban swimming pool mixed with denim jeans or sitting on the beach To accompany the collection Lover used All white Vans hi tops and Authentic Vans in white 11 Influences Dogtown and Z Boys California in the 1970s The Z Boys skating crew 1970s skating culture Robert Altman s 3 Women Harvest by Neil Young Prayer of Death by Entrance Electric Ladyland Jimi Hendrix Imagine Our Love Lavender Diamond Brightblack Morning Light Electric Ladyland AW 2008 edit Love Bomb FW 2008 SS 2008 09 edit The collection includes bell sleeves velveteen jackets leather short pants neck detailing and a tailored jumpsuit 12 Sacred Hearts College FW 2008 SS 2008 09 edit White Moon Rising FW 2009 SS 2009 10 edit The Harvest SS 2010 AW 2010 edit Untitled FW 2010 SS 2010 11 edit A Dance For One SS 2011 AW 2011 edit In 2011 the label celebrated its ten year anniversary with a runway show its first in five years 13 Notes edit Loving It Who Magazine Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine Lover The Label Fashion Profile Australian Fashion Review Fashion Windows Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine Another fashion chain enters admin Inside Retail www insideretail com au Archived from the original on 2017 12 01 a b Refinery29 Behind the Collection Lover Archived 2007 05 05 at the Wayback Machine Susien and Nic Susien Chong Dazed and Confused magazine Yankee Levi Takes An Aussie Lover Sydney Morning Herald Lover Review Lover Schedule 2006 2007 MAFW Spring Summer 2006 Show Coverage Fashion Vogue Australia Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 05 21 Black Rose Army Runway Review Vogue Australia Lover Oyster Magazine Issue 72 2007 Wooller Retna June 19 2008 Lovestruck JCReport com Retrieved 2007 06 26 dead link The Australian Ten Years of LoverExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lover clothing amp oldid 1105902567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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