thanks for the fun clothing article [ katayone adeli hipsters ]. it's
especially nice, after the bickering that i have seen on here the past day.
"...to touch the heart, speak from the heart" XOXO girl with the skinny
black pants.
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From: Leenda Karina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Katayone Adeli hipsters
>
>Yeah, I've seen it; but theyre not that special...I suppose they've got a
>good fit and they must be super comfy considering all the hoopla!
>
>>From: Paul Secular <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Katayone Adeli hipsters
>>Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:56:06 -0800
>>
>>Anyone seen these? Any good??
>>
>>>- The right trousers -
>>>
>>>Katayone Adeli is said to design the sexiest trousers in the world but
>>>shuns
>>>publicity and can't be bothered with fashion shows. Jess Cartner-Morley
>>>tries
>>>them on to see what the fuss is about
>>>
>>>Friday February 11, 2000
>>>
>>>Talk to any woman about clothes, and one subject is almost sure to come
>>>up:
>>>finding the perfect trousers. While the pomp and pageantry of catwalk
>>>fashion
>>>hold the gaze of the media, the wardrobe fantasies of real women are more
>>>likely
>>>to centre around that elusive pair of black trousers. This is what the
>>>real
>>>business of getting dressed is all about: trousers that fit like a dream,
>>>go
>>>with everything and can be worn anywhere. Oh, and make your legs look
>>>longer and
>>>your backside smaller.
>>>Reader, I've found them. Not that I can take the credit, sadly: Gwyneth
>>>Paltrow
>>>let the world in on the secret when she told American Vogue, "I try to
get
>>>every
>>>pair of pants Katayone Adeli makes." Even before that, Garbage singer
>>>Shirley
>>>Manson told American Harpers Bazaar that Katayone Adeli "knows how to
>>>dress
>>>women's arses - more people should learn how she cuts."
>>>
>>>If you're thinking "Katayone who ?" you're not alone. The Iranian-born,
>>>California-raised designer is still little known in this country; Harvey
>>>Nichols
>>>is her only British stockist although this is likely to change soon as
>>>industry
>>>insiders predict 2000 to be a breakthrough year for her label. Katayone
>>>Adeli
>>>(pronounced kat-eye-own a- del -ee) made her name as designer for the Los
>>>Angeles line, Parallel, before moving to New York and launching her own
>>>label.
>>>
>>>Last year the two-and-a-half year-old label did $20m in sales and won
>>>Adeli
>>>a
>>>new designer nomination for the Perry Ellis award, given by the Council
of
>>>Fashion Designers of America.
>>>
>>>Adeli does not, of course, just design trousers. Her designs runs the
>>>gamut
>>>of
>>>womenswear from jeans to evening dresses, with shoes - in association
with
>>>Jimmy
>>>Choo - to be added from next season. But her trousers are legendary.
>>>Yasmin
>>>Yusuf, managing director of the British high street group Warehouse and a
>>>confirmed Adeli addict, credits the designer as "hugely influential in
the
>>>whole
>>>trend for low, tight trousers" - the boy-cut, straight-leg hipsters that
>>>in
>>>the
>>>past five years have replaced traditional high-waisted, tapered trousers
>>>in
>>>many
>>>women's wardrobes.
>>>
>>>In the hip store Scoop in downtown New York, I try a controlled
experiment
>>>to
>>>see what all the fuss is about. They only have one pair of Katayone Adeli
>>>"pants" left in my size - and they're turquoise, not generally a sensible
>>>colour, bottom-wise. I try them on anyway and they look good. Really
good.
>>>At
>>>first I can't figure out why. Perhaps turquoise is my colour after all.
>>>
>>>But no, that's not it. First, there's the low waistband, a simple ploy to
>>>make
>>>your behind look more petite, as there appears to be less of it.
Secondly,
>>>the
>>>back pockets are placed a little wider than usual - later, at Adeli's own
>>>store,
>>>it is explained to me that this makes your bottom look narrower.
>>>
>>>The legs are cut straight, but taper very slightly around the knee - the
>>>thinnest part of the leg - to give a lengthy, svelte look. The fabric is
>>>stretchy enough not to look bulky, but sturdy enough to keep a clean
line.
>>>Had
>>>there been any colour other than turquoise, I wouldn't have been able to
>>>part
>>>with my $128 fast enough.
>>>
>>>It is her skill at flattering the female form that inspires devotion
among
>>>Adeli-wearers. Adeli herself is an attractive, limelight-shy 33-year-old
>>>who
>>>prefers to let her press officer, Antony Halabi, do most of the talking.
>>>She
>>>refuses to be photographed, sending out copies of her publicity picture
>>>instead.
>>>She has a no-nonsense attitude to fashion, disdaining catwalk shows as
>>>"high
>>>drama for no drama at all".
>>>
>>>Suspicious of the media and its constant need for an "angle", she
>>>appreciates
>>>perfectly that most women are far more interested in clothes that flatter
>>>than
>>>in wearing this season's perfect shade of purple or the latest hi-tech
>>>fabrics.
>>>The root of Adeli's body-consciousness lies in her West Coast background.
>>>As
>>>Adeli puts it, "you wear less clothing in LA", so the emphasis on body
>>>shape is
>>>greater. Almost imperceptible details are used to make the wearer look
>>>leaner,
>>>more shapely: a few extra gathers on the top of the shoulder of a jacket
>>>where
>>>the sleeve starts, combined with a precisely cut underarm and torso, give
>>>the
>>>impression of broader shoulders and a narrower body. Even the colour
>>>palette is
>>>chosen to be as flattering to the skin as possible. Knitwear, for
>>>instance,
>>>is
>>>woven from a subtle melange of colours, as a slight mixture makes the
>>>complexion, by contrast, look more even.
>>>
>>>Although New York has taken Adeli to its heart, the West Coast connection
>>>continues, Adeli providing clothes for the forthcoming remake of the
>>>Charlie's
>>>Angels television series.
>>>
>>>"They wanted a look that was timeless, but modern." says Halabi.
>>>Timelessness is
>>>a recurring theme in Adeli's work. She avoids "deliberate trends",
>>>preferring an
>>>evolutionary and practical approach to her seasonal collections.
>>>
>>>Her designs are clean and easy to wear, but with subtle recurring motifs
>>>which
>>>add flavour - blanket-stitching on a carpaccio-thin leather jacket,
>>>pin-pleats
>>>at a trouser waistband. The legendary American fashion editor Polly
Mellen
>>>describes her as being "about pieces, sportswear and a little touch of
>>>femininity".
>>>
>>>Disregarding the yo-yo of bi-annual trends is radical enough for a
fashion
>>>designer, but shunning the celebrity circuit is quite another. Although
>>>Adeli is
>>>"flattered" that Gwyneth Paltrow likes her designs, giving clothes away
to
>>>celebrities is "a practice she doesn't believe in. If you like the
>>>clothes,
>>>you
>>>buy them." Adeli believes women should buy clothes that suit them rather
>>>than
>>>ape celebrities.
>>>
>>>The new Katayone Adeli flagship store in New York reflects her dislike of
>>>publicity. Bond Street in the East Village is a world apart from its
>>>London
>>>namesake: edgy and painfully hip, with a builders' merchant next door to
a
>>>photographic supply centre, a hardware store beside a cult perfumery.
>>>
>>>The Adeli shop is spacious and white in art-gallery style, with a white
>>>plaster
>>>wall to prevent clothes being seen from the street. "We wanted it to be
>>>private," says Halabi. "Our customer knows we are here."
>>>
>>>Word of mouth has already netted Katayone Adeli a robustly healthy
>>>customer
>>>base. It doesn't take a marketing expert to know that being able to cut
>>>clothes
>>>that make women look thinner is, to put it bluntly, a licence to print
>>>money.
>>>Expansion is on the cards; she thinks "it would be fun" to design
>>>menswear.
>>>
>>>OK, Katayone. But please, keep making those trousers.
>>>
>>>
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