function with flair: the new collaboration with Tom Dixon Fashion Adidas

It was after a visit to the Milan Furniture Fair last year that Tom Dixon decided that it was time to try his luck in fashion. Hermes birkin 25 "The fair is a week of hard work and serious fun , which means that you need clothes for all eventualities. Since the weather is unpredictable in April , when it takes place , so I thought that a reasonable fit perfectly one in the luggage good solution for people like me would be wardrobe . Dixon, who never for an unforgettable experience ( he taught himself furniture design ) , went straight to Adidas with the idea. When he , the company turned to the end of last year , he offered to co-design a shoe , maybe a bag, but after several meetings with Dirk Schönberger , the artistic director of the department Adidas style (which is also the success of Y -3 cooperation with Japanese Yohji Yamamoto ) , the couple realized it was much more than the two companies could do together. "I like to come unexpected people to work with us to create an exciting new dialogue," Schoenberger said. "I was a fan of the design work already Tom was absolutely thrilled when he came in contact I thought the idea of ​​him on a fashion project would be disruptive I mean that in a good way - . . 's Where the interesting things can happen , "and he proved it .. Hermes birkin 30 Back in West London studio Dixon, his team began " to deal with pieces of tape, textiles and paper , " making crude models he describes as similar to Action Man kits . Then Adidas presented . "When we camped at the Adidas headquarters outside Nuremberg , they were really develop about what we were doing and excited like what we them and then do it all in a show of more than magic. They took our thoughts and with their expertise and turned it into something much more serious. The result, first as a prototype at the event design Dixon was introduced , most officially launched this year and in November at the Milan Furniture Fair , a collection of 15 pieces for utility - style by a seven -day trip is about to happen . There are two kinds of shoes, three luggage pieces and 10 pieces of clothing. All named Dixon has changed since the collection was originally submitted , the details naked - it is a brand Dixon, leave things with a simple expression of functionality . " The Adidas team this immense capacity for more features and details , because this is the nature of sport , Dixon said . " But he felt at fixed for me. I was sure that I wanted to make it as easy as possible. That's my problem with the modern world in general - there are just too many details : the TV remote controls and cell phones , for example. Does anyone know what make more than five buttons on the remote ? The collection , while officially unisex, clearly leans towards menswear. "I love the Unisex Clothing , Dixon said . " It reminds me of my youth , reading the back of the NME , the search for these ads for loon pants. Everyone seemed slim hips were so wear these things. I think this collection is flattering for both men and women. In fact , I would say that the shoes look better on women. The dresses are mostly multifunctional features : a reversible jacket with snaps welding is a hunting - jacket style with large pockets ( " It's good for shoplifting or a walk of shame, " Dixon jokes ) , a down jacket, of a sleeping bag and a set of three pieces ( pants, jacket and general) , separately or together in various combinations to the zipped - all signed Dixon playfulness in good measure. There are thoughtful details , too, such as trousers and jackets without seam, so they can be adjusted to the desired length and jackets waterproof fabrics . Dixon seems particularly excited about the luggage. " The key element is the shift of the backpack that can be hung in your hotel room and takes place in a portable housing with pockets in the right direction ," says Dixon. "It's really simple cubic outside ,Hermes birkin 35 but he works very hard inside. I took with me to Milan and I noticed he gets a lot of good looks at the airport.