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Photographer Duran Levinson and stylist Mira Leibowitz team up to showcase SA streetwear

Photographer Duran Levinson teamed up with stylist Mira Leibowitz for a photoshoot to showcase SA designers. Mira and Duran have wanted to work together for a while, with Mira most excited about being able to bring to Cape Town Duran’s documentary-style photography she had seen from his work in Japan and Korea. This way the images are able to showcase pieces without being presented as a typical fashion editorial.

The shoot was conceptualized in such a way that the images come across as a visual diary, a collection of memories, a documentation of a day in the streets of Woodstock, while at the same time showcasing the garments from Maylee, Adidas, Sol-Sol, 2Bop as well as bags from Not Seen Store.

The images have a documentary-style aesthetic with the models being captured amongst everyday interactions and activities, such as train ride or buying fruit on the pavement. Duran skillfully captures the garments in a shoot that unfolds as a story, with intimate moments enhanced by the presence of a bouquet of flowers, and the sometimes soft and grainy look of the images as if they were taken from a previous time. The people on the streets are just as important as the models in creating images that showcase the garments as well as the atmosphere on the streets of Woodstock. We are often confronted with direct stares by passersby or children running across shots. This creates a feeling of nostalgia or moments of intimacy frozen in time.

Stylist Mira created an eclectic fashion feast with local streetwear paired with simple, vintage pieces. Maylee’s pink faux fur coat can be sen alongside oversized sweaters put together with bucket hats and sling bags from Not Seen Store. The muted colours of Maylee’s simple pieces are complemented by cheeky fishnets and the youthful colours of 2Bop’s tshirts and bomber jackets.

Go to out Duran’s website to see more images from the shoot.

Credits:

Photography by Duran Levinson

Styling by Mira Leibowitz (Stylist at Superbalist)

Make-up by Kally Boyiatjis

Models – Hanna Fischer and Feloosh Baardman

Clothing:

Sol-Sol
2Bop
Maylee
Adidas

Accessories:
Not Seen Store

10 February 2017
Forlee Bean gets some So(u)l: Sol-Sol Menswear’s new collaboration

Sol-Sol Menswear, known for their quality men’s basics, has welcomed 2017 with its capsule collection created in collaboration with Hong Kong-based artist and illustrator Forlee Bean aka BAD IDEA.

Started by Durban-born, skateboarding veteran Mathew Kieser three years ago, Sol-Sol has heavy skate and street influences. Focusing on fit as well as design, Mathew wanted to create a brand that he felt he could wear. Complemented by 2Bop and Young and Lazy who share Corner Store CPT with Sol-Sol, it is clear that all three labels share a vision when it comes to streetwear but have different ways of materializing that vision.

Mathew has been a fan of Forlee Bean’s work for a while, including his recent work with Paris store Colette. During his last trip to Hong Kong a coffee meet up planted the seed for the Sol-Sol and BAD IDEA collab. “Later that day he [Forlee Bean] texted me with some artwork and was like ‘yo lets do something’,” explained Mathew, “It was extremely easy and I think that is the way things should happen”. Already a fan of Forlee Bean’s style, Mathew chose designs he felt represented both his art and the Sol-Sol brand. “He has this 90s skate vibe [with] all these cats on skateboards,” Matt explained. This resonates with Mathew’s skating influence for Sol-Sol. “He didn’t want to hear from me until the tees were printed…He wanted a surprise and yeah that’s how it went.”.

Bearing resemblance to graffiti images spray painted over text, elements of Sol-Sol’s clean, simplistic logo share space with Forlee Bean’s illustrations of cats, birds and dollar signs. The collection sees Forlee Bean’s illustrations incorporated with the Sol Sol signature logo in cheeky ways, such as the ‘S’s for Sol-Sol presented as painted dollar signs. A second design sees the ‘S’ in Sol-Sol replaced by the curved tale of a mean-mugging cat biting a mouse with a skateboard in its hand. This adds a playful character to the collection as well as merges both Forlee Bean’s drawing style and the minimalist look of Sol-Sol in a seamless manner. The collection includes three different black and white cotton tees, rugby jerseys and a nylon coach jacket with metal coated press studs.

The new range is available at Corner Store or online

Excited about the local support SA streetwear has been receiving and the direction that it is going in, Mathew also let us in on a plans for a second collection with BAD IDEA for later this year. Keep checking out Sol-Sol’s Instagram and Twitter to make sure you get on it as soon as it drops.

10 January 2017
Sol-Sol x Young and Lazy drop an exclusive, collaborative collection at Corner Store CPT tonight!

This Friday the 13^th, the stars have aligned and luck is in your favour with two of South Africa’s finest streetwear brands, Sol-Sol Menswear and Young and Lazy, dropping an exclusive, collaborative capsule collection at Corner Store CPT.

Creative directors and designers Mathew Kieser and Anees Petersen have been inspiring aesthetic attitudes across the country and now join forces to create an internationally relevant, yet locally inspired collection with the versatility to be worn across a wide variety of cultural and economic situations; from the wayward delinquent to the advertising executive, from the care-free skater kid to the carefully-curated clothing geek.

Scope the impeccably crafted collection in the lookbook below, shot by Ricardo Simal; with classic long and short sleeved tees, collaborative text-based logos that will get the cool-collector drooling, reworked outerwear denim with the freshest silhouette, as well as beautifully detailed and reworked chinos.

With its quality, uncomplicated approach, combining a minimalistic pallet with subversive pops of colour, a tasty combination of fabrics, and an interestingly unisex feel, you can easily scoop one or two special items or wear it head-to-toe.

Check out the drop and party here and claim a piece of this important moment in SA clothing culture!

Credits:

Photographer – Ricardo Simal

Stylist + Director – Anees Petersen

Model – Pierre Carl Vermeulen

13 May 2016