Ohne Titel

Carine Roitfeld kept warm at Fashion Week in New York this February by donning an enviable array of designer coats. One of the most memorable is this eyecatching number created by Ohne Titel as photographed by Blade. This gorgeous military green fur coat appears thick and heavy but it is actually lightweight because rather than being constructed entirely of fur this look is achieved by sewing thin strips of fox onto a silk frame. This technique creates the illusion of full fur with only about 33 percent of the traditional weight (and expense). 

Ohne Titel (German for “no title”), is the brand founded in 2006 by Flora Gill and Alexa Adams, two designers who met at Parsons School of Design (Julia's alma mater); Alexa worked for Helmut Lang for a stint before the duo began designing for Karl Lagerfeld. Now under their own label, they focus on apparel for the modern woman: intelligent and strong, with keen attention to detail. Regarding the controversy about designing with fur Adams says, “You see so much leather and shearling being used this season, and no one is complaining about that. I don’t see the difference between using shearling and using fur.” Notably in 2009 Ohne Titel won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award for women's wear and was among the nominees for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award.

Carine is pictured above with the beautiful and mysterious Anastasia Barbieri, fashion editor-in-chief for Vogue Hommes International.

Update on vendredi 21 mai 2010 by kellina

Contributing Editor recently conducted a fun interview with Alexa Adams and Flora Gill of Ohne Titel complete with vibrant photographs.

Update on vendredi 20 août 2010 by kellina

Full Frontal Fashion also did a cool interview with Ohne Titel.

Comments

[theue]

anastasia is stunning!

[kellina]

I know, isn't she?!

; )