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Thamanyah Spring Summer 2016 Collection
Ahmed Abdelrahman steered his label, which combines a sound understanding of Western tailoring with elements borrowed from traditional oriental dressing, into a more athletic direction for Spring Summer 2016. this season, the Dubai-born designer reworked a bisht, the cape that tribesmen put on for special occasions, as sweatshirt-coat-hybrid. Abdelrahman also deconstructed a kandora, originally a long-sleeved…
Raf Simons Spring Summer 2016 Menswear, Paris
Raf Simons Spring Summer 2016 collection in Paris on Wednesday evening saw the designer fusing elements of gang culture with knits, print and colour schemes appropriated from the past – particularly the idiosyncrasies of style exhibited by his grandparents. It was a juxtaposition of elements that only he could pull off; his models faces were covered…
Experimentation & Beauty From the Menswear Runways
From candy floss headpieces to over exaggerated eyebrows, we look at some of the ways designers have experimented with beautification during last week’s Spring Summer 2016 runway shows. 1. Julien David’s sheer veils emblazoned with fluid line drawings of facial features. 2. Haider Ackermann’s exaggerated bushy brows that were amplified with bold, hairlike strokes. 3. Rick Owens’…
Framing House in Shiga, Japan by Kouichi Kimura Architects
A recently completed project by the studio of Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura reflects the stark minimalism and sensibility for the nuances of domestic life the studio is so well-known for. Occupying a street corner plot in Shiga, Japan, the Framing House stands out for its black-coated steel exterior and elaborate geometric volume, dictated by its internal functions and layout. The…
JAN-JAN VAN ESSCHE COLLECTION #6 – ‘NO MAN IS AN ISLAND’
We would like to present to you a preview of Jan-Jan Van Essche’s Collection #6, “NO MAN IS AN ISLAND”. Jan-Jan Van Essche is exclusive to 4. Shop the collection here.
All That Glows
Friend of the store and model, The Glowing Mask, spent some time at 4 last week styling himself in some of our Spring Summer 2015 Collections. Silk and linen bomber jacket and cotton panelled pullover both by Haider Ackermann – available in store. Fornasetti available online here.
Paris Men’s Fashion Week: Designer to Watch - Thamanyah
Paris Men’s Fashion Week starts today with a number of our favourite designers all showing SS16 collections in the French capital over the next several days. One designer we’re particularly excited about seeing is Ahmed Abdelrahman of Thamanyah. Abdelrahman has lived a life of switching between time zones and cultures, a life that eventually led him to…
Etudes Studio Minimalistic Shop Design in Paris
Menswear brand and creative agency Etudes Studio brings contemporary urban culture to the Marais with the opening of their new store. The shop’s minimalistic interior, fashion-forward streetwear looks, and selection of self-published books makes it a destination of its own right. Etudes Studio is exclusive to 4. Shop the collection here. Read the full post…
Robert Montgomery: Gifting His Poetry To The Public
It’s hard to miss Robert Montgomery’s work. The Scottish-born artist, who took a strong interest in situationism and Marxism at university, spreads his simple and provoking poetry across the world through installations and (often illegally placed) posters. Whether it’s in the form of a 12ft-tall billboard, a dazzling neon sign, words set ablaze in the gardens of the…
Matthew Miller Spring Summer 2016 Collection at LCM
One of the most striking outfits in Matthew Miller’s Spring presentation featured a smartly tailored blazer over a linen tunic that hung in shredded tatters. Miller said that was how he felt after two months of writing a business plan to submit to the BFC/GQDesigner Menswear Fund. Keywords, this season, were conform/control/constrict, reflecting his state of mind…
Craig Green Spring Summer 2016 LCM
Craig Green’s Spring Summer 2016 collection at LCM last Friday continued the now-familiar variations of his mutated martial arts outfits/utilitywear. The quilting, the wrapping, and the ties that bind streaming behind were all present once more, but this season a palette of primary colors: orange, red, yellow, blue, and grass green all featured. The show was…
Mugler Resort 2016
Mugler have unveiled their resort collection for 2016. David Koma has been creative director at Mugler for one year but he’s convincingly defined the label’s new approach – minimalist, angular and largely monochrome – this collection features a group of pastel shades to offset the graphic prints and patterns clearly derived from op-art. Mugler is exclusive to 4. Shop the spring…
Mats Rombaut’s Natural Approach
Coconut, fig, potato starch, pineapple. These are a few of the natural fibres that Mats Rombaut has used to manufacture his vegan shoes. Rombaut hails from a long line of shoemakers. Both his father and grandfather made clogs in his native Belgium. In 2008, Rombaut joined the men’s accessories department at Lanvin, before moving to Damir Doma, where he worked on product…
Here's A Little Something On Us
As a loyal 4 follower we’d like to offer you an extra 10% off all items in our Archive eStore. Just enter the code extra10% at checkout to redeem your discount. Valid for 48 hours from June 2nd 2015. Shop our archive here: shopnumber4.com
4 Sale : 20 - 30% Off Spring Summer 2015 Collections
4’s Summer Sale started today instore with reductions of 20-30%. Includes Mens and Womens Spring Summer 2015 collections by A.F. Vandevorst, Aganovich, Ann Demeulemeester, Boris Bidjan Saberi, Forme d’Expression, Juun.J, Kolor, Raf Simons, Rick Owens, Yohji Yamamoto and more. Visit the store to see all collections. thenumber4.com
The Belgians An Unexpected Fashion Story
The Belgians An Unexpected Fashion Story is an exhibition at The Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, Belgium. The exhibition gives a unique historic overview of the DNA of Belgian fashion, starting with the legendary Antwerp Six (including Dries van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck and Ann Demeulemeester) and working up to the individualistic creations of Martin…
AURA by Robert Wun
AURA by Robert Wun from Robert Wun on Vimeo. London based designer Robert Wun has collaborated with with Director 44 & BLANK to produce ‘Aura’, a promotional film For his Autumn Winter 2015 collection. Robert Wun is exclusive to 4.
Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio Present Cuppa Café
Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio was invited to design the interiors for the Cuppa Café at the Conran Store in Nagoya, Japan. Modelled on an upmarket English working man’s café, the project uses a monochromatic colour scheme and features the Y Chair, Etch Light Black, Slab Chair and Pressed Glass Lights. Tom Dixon is exclusive to…
Vetements' Voice
Until recently, cult clothing label Vetements was produced by an anonymous collective of Paris-based designers. Information surrounding the group was scarce: there were approximately seven of them, at least several of which were former employees of Maison Martin Margiela. By the time LVMH announced the eight finalists for its Young Fashion Designers Prize earlier this…
Exploring The Darker Side of Fashion
Love and Loss: Fashion and Mortality at the Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria focuses on the development of new aesthetic approaches that formed in the 1980’s with designers like Alexander McQueen, Martin Margiela, Yohji Yamamototo and Carol Christian Poell. The exhibition connects the rise of post-punk, deconstructivism and a darker conceptualism more accustomed to the literary and art…
