Reality Studio: one to watch

The label Reality Studio have recently found themselves on my style checklist. Their A/W 08 collection is wonderfully unique, with multi-purpose dresses and blouses, HUGE arm/hand bags and a brilliant muted colour palette of dark teal, slate grey and black with splashes of red. I found this quote on their website explaining more about the brand, putting its deconstructed aesthetic into words better than I ever could:

"Beat author and icon, William S. Burroughs preferred to speak of a Reality Studio rather than of Reality. A place where the movie of Reality is played in endless loops and where Artists are given the opportunity to dive in and cut away, giving the movie a new message. Those who find this idea this too philosophical should simply have a look at the clothing of Berlin based designer Svenja Specht. Inspired by Burroughs, she transfers his approach into fashion design. In her clothing, she cuts up fragments of memories, mixes up impressions and adds experiences. The result is a demanding new combination that is left up to the person who wears the fashion to define it. Her dresses, all-in-ones, hoodies, skirts, pants and jackets move between street and avant garde and are created from silk, jersey and cotton."

They have kindly sent me a preview of their Spring Summer '09 collection, titled 'Boatnik'.

Unfortunately I don't know much about this German brand, but one thing I do is they are not stocked anywhere in the UK. Do not fret though, styleserver stock a good selection of their work.