The sisters of RODARTE, Mses. KATE and LAURA MULLEAVY, have shot to fame with their ethereal womenswear collections drawing upon such esoteric inspirations as Death Valley and Japanese horror movies. Now men can get a piece of the action with the introduction of four limited edition gossamer-light sweaters like that pictured above. (Photographed in New York by Mr. ANDREW T. VOTTERO and paired with a denim and shearling jacket from THE GAP, denim shirt by ROBERT GELLER for LEVI’S, and UNIQLO jeans.) Hand knit out of nine different fibers – superkid mohair, nylon, metal polyester, and silk, among others – the sweaters seem to have the illogical but charming structure seen in those webs of spiders exposed to benzedrine or caffeine. As, in fact, do most of the garments designed by RODARTE. The sweaters are stocked exclusively by OPENING CEREMONY who warn that they are selling fast. Covetous readers are advised to act quickly, brace themselves for a steep four-figure price tag, and bring friends along to assist in getting the sweaters on correctly, which, according to early reports, is no simple task.
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COMMENTS
bas:
If only I had the money….
Kin:
I’m hoping there will still be some left come sales time – probably not. So amazing.
Beha:
It sure is a lovely collection of knitwear, but with a $ 2500+ price tag I sure could find more interesting knitwear.
Nueve Musas:
They retail for $2,760, and indeed that is quite the chunk of change for a sweater knit, no matter the yarn or the knit structure. It’s counter-intuitive to think the Rodarte aesthetic would appeal to the menswear market, but exclusivity and conspicuous consumption have always been selling points. These are very conspicuous. Personally I like it better on the boys than the womenfolk. If this does well, and it sounds like it is, I’ll be anxious to see what other crossovers they might cook up.
mister:
Beha – if you could spend $2500, what knitwear would you buy?
youhavebeenheresometime:
wow, the rodarte sisters continue to put it out. kinda digging this more for men than women too. something clicked about this, not that i have 2700 to spend on a sweater. not even close.
dresses:
Hack again?!