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Bleu de Paname AW09 - Rungis

"- Mature throughout the year 2008, the project stands for a vision of French lifestyle. Putting forward a knowledge embodied in our heritage, but also a genuine desire to show a well-made and good product. Following a hybrid logic of creation, it is a textile range mixing functional and aesthetic: the revisiting of the work uniform with a contemporary vision. Developed and manufactured in France. "

Parisian brand Bleu de Paname release their Winter Collection, “Rungis”, for 2009. Inspired by the Halles de Paris, which was a huge market in the center of Paris, the relatively new brand manufacture all of their apparel in France, and continue to stay faithful to both French cuts and styles. This latest collection once again makes extensive use of navy blue with white detailing and is designed to be functional, comfortable and stylish.

Kapok has in store selected from the latest collection of the engineer garments!

Veste d'entertainment sportif <<Grand Prix de Paris>>

Pantalon <<carotte>> caramel pocket (left)

78% - Back to Old School

About

78% is a young and vibrant brand inspired by street art and culture, music, Japanese design, Mediterranean temperament and the way "ordinary" people improvise to find practical solutions to everyday problems. 78% is here for the urban professionals with strong sense of individualism and a taste for enduring style and quality. Functionality, Quality and Individuality is what the brand aims for.

"78%" is originally a design manifest which was developed by Elad Klein, a talented artist, musician and designer who died young in an accident. In short - the manifest suggests that products should be designed with an international flaw that would affect the way users interact with them. "78%" is therefore named in memory of Elad, by bag designer, Shai Levy.

The Force behind 78% 

Designer Shai Levy, was born in Israel. He studied product design in Jerusalem and Berlin before he started up a studio, specialized in designing technical backpacks for all sorts of outdoor activities. 

"It seemed to me that not enough thought is being put into making bags for people who walk on concrete and breathe carbon-dioxide. We deserve more..."
And that makes Shai move from outdoor packs to urban bags for the professionals.

Back to Old School Collection

It is a refined, functional collection taking its inspiration from the classic satchel school bags. The bags are crafted from specially sourced Japanese cotton canvas and premium Italian cow hide using a special vegetable tanning method. Available in 3 sizes and various choices of colour.

Schults: 39 x 27 x 13 cm
Dimitri: 37 x 24 x 6.5 cm
Zazie: 26 x 17 x 7.5 cm

Schults - interior

Double compartment. A4 size document holder. Protective PC sleeve (fits in 15" Mac book Pro). Flat organizer for passports, business cards, credit cards etc. 3D pockets for phone and camera. Pen pocket at side. Quick access zip pocket at back. Detachable shoulder strap. Just perfect for urban traveller!

Kapok is proud to be the first store in the world carrying this new and exciting brand! The whole collection of Back to Old School is now in store.  

Malin+Goetz = Natural+Universal

matthew malin. 

Matthew started his career in the Executive Training Program at Saks Fifth Avenue following university in 1991. After two years there, Matthew worked for three years as a cosmetic buyer at the privately owned Barneys New York. For the next five years, Matthew oversaw global distribution and sales development for the family operated Kiehl's. After Kiehl's sale to L'Oreal, Matthew accepted a position with Prada to develop and manage the Helmut Lang Parfums Division and licensing agreement with P&G. Two years later, Matthew and Andrew began developing a business plan for (Malin + Goetz).

andrew goetz.

For ten years preceding the launch of (MALIN+GOETZ), Andrew worked as Marketing Director for family owned Vitra, a Swiss-based design manufacturer. Andrew's responsibilities included finding and cultivating the architects and industrial designers whose careers Vitra is known to begin. Both the New York flagship (MALIN+GOETZ) architect and graphic team behind our packaging were organic extensions of previous collaborations and relationships. Utilizing his creative expertise for (MALIN+GOETZ), Andrew has also established himself as chef for a monthly dinner party that March 2006 Food & Wine Magazine call one of Manhattan's "best."

malin+goetz

Started in 2004, business and life partners Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz wanted to combine experiences in cosmetics and design to create products that were universal and efficient. The line is simple and basic, not only in packaging but in theory as well. All products are perfected in their on-site botany lab using natural fatty acids and without the use of synthetic detergents. The natural fatty acids are hydrating yet gentle, and alcohols are non-drying, which they believe is the right balance for all skin types. The idea is: people are stressed and busy, they don’t have time to hassle with thirty bottles of goo, but they still need quality. This is what makes MALIN+GOETZ’s minimalist take on beauty products superior.

Kapok is proud to present the new items from MALIN+GOETZ,with the wider range of product selection to meet the needs of everyone.

intensive hair mask 
scientifically blends essential fatty acids with natural plant extracts and wheat amino acid proteins to restore dry, damaged, and chemically processed hair. Effective for all hair and scalp types, this fortifying treatment helps replenish moisture and repair damage for advanced, residue-free conditioning and detangling. Nutrient-rich grapeseed helps strengthen and protect while meadow foam seed nourishes, leaving hair soft, shiny, and healthy. Natural fragrance and color.  Easily integrates into daily maintenance and prevention regimen. (For all type of hair)

vitamin e shaving cream

synthesizes natural vitamin e and amino acid proteins to effectively prepare and ph balance all skin types for a smooth, non-irritating shave. This soothing formula cools and protects without clogging razor; rinsing clean without residue, drying, or stripping. An appropriate treatment for the most sensitive of skin.  Natural fragrance and color. Easily integrated into daily maintenance and prevention regimen.

 

detox face mask

Winner of Allure Magazine's Editor's Choice Best of Beauty Awards (2008)  Best Deep Cleansing Mask
An easy five minute foaming gel mask: Innovative, oxygenating cleansing agents replace harsh detergents and drying clays to deep-pore-cleanse, lifting dirt, oil and make-up away from the skin without irritation, while creating a physical barrier to seal hydration. Complex amino acids and natural almond extract gently and effectively purify, clarify, balance and soothe. Stable Vitamin C, anti-oxidant Vitamin E and Soy Protein help firm and address concerns for aging. Natural fragrance and color.

and more!
including Peppermint Shampoo, Bergamot Body Wash, Vitamin b5 Hand Treatment, Lip Moisturiser....

Patrik Ervell - Minimalist Staples for Downtown Types

About 

Patrik Ervell is a designer brand was founded in New York, 2005.
The Swedish-born Ervell got a political science degree from UC Berkeley and fell into design after working as an editor at V magazine. His aesthetic is minimal, and involves creative use of utilitarian materials—think parachute fabric and solar-blanket fibers. In 2007, the year of his first runway show, Ervell won a $25,000 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award.

Design

Ervell's designs focus on minimal, carefully tailored American sportswear, with luxurious touches.
Futurism and technology is a prevailing theme; the label is known for its use of technical fabrics and utilitarian materials like gold emergency blankets or silicon-coated parachute fabric.It is also well-known for its three dimensional structural cutting, which create a long and slim visual on human figure.
Spring 2009 saw Ervell's designs go in a less restricted direction, with more playful silhouettes and prints and less pragmatic adornments.

Selected items from A/W 09 collection is now available at Kapok!

American Trench

Wool x Cotton Baja,
Cotton Formal Pants

Ines de la Fressange - Sparkling from the 80's

 

About the Designer
Ines de la Fressange was the first model to sign an exclusive modeling contract with an haute couture fashion house, Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld, whose muse she became in 1980. However, in 1989, Lagerfeld and De la Fressange had an argument and parted company. Likely this argument was, at least in part, regarding her decision to lend her likeness to a bust of Marianne, the ubiquitous symbol of the French republic. Lagerfeld reputedly condemned her decision, saying that Marianne was the embodiment of "everything that is boring, bourgeois, and provincial" and that he would not dress up historic monuments.

 In 1991, she made her own brand, “Inès de La Fressange S.A.” and her shop selling luxury goods, ready to wear, and perfume at 14 of avenue Montaigne, in partnership with Louis Vuitton group. It was an immediate success, especially in France, U.S.A. and Japan.

In 2002, she wrote with the Marie-Claire journalist Marianne Mairesse, her autobiography:” Profession mannequin” published by Hachette. She collaborated with Parisian designer Bruno Fissoni to relaunch the Roger Vivier’s haute couture shoes, for which she became art director then chairman.

As of 2009, De la Fressange does not model often. She has been a businesswoman with a chain of clothing boutiques, a designer, and a consultant for Jean-Paul Gaultier. She presented a creation by Gaultier for his Spring/Summer 2009 haute couture collection at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week and walked the runway for Gaultier during the event, at age 51. 

Ines at Spring 2009 Couture - Jean Paul Gautier Runway

Ines de la Fressange Jewel line

From the most classic lines to genuine fashion accessories, in sterling silver or gold-plated, each piece is produced with painstaking care and enables you to satisfy every desire. For the Spring-Summer Collection 2009, the Ines de la Fressange pieces of jewellery continue to seduce women won over by the sensuality of the Montaigne line, imbued with “Parisian Chic”.

Silver Necklace

3-color Silver Bracelet 

A selection of Ines' jewel is now available exclusively at Kapok.

Bonjour! - Berangere Claire A/W 09

Bérangère Claire is a 29-year-old designer from Lorraine, currently working and creating out of her atelier in Paris. In 2007, she launched her own brand that was quick to gather notice by the fashion, music and art press and has been featured in Elle, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Les Inrocks, WAD, The Fader, amongst others. The brand has rapidly established its niche amongst an eclectic and ever-growing clientele. Bérangère Claire's designs include women's and men's wear, as well as accessories revolving around simple, comfortable and noble materials: cotton, wool, cashmere and duffle… Her inspirations from the codes of menswear are apparent in the simple yet sober lines of her collections. Each of her collections is a distinct balance between streetwear, athletic attire and high-end ready-to-wear. A distinctive emblem adorns each of the collection's pieces: a badge, which is a hybrid of U.S. college logos and that of the "Croix de Lorraine", a nod to her origins.

A/W 09
Kapok is happy to present a selection of the latest A/W 09 collection: subtle and classic as it always does.

Pull Karina on lady

Pull Fanny 

Daydream Nation A/W 09 - Letter to Paul

About Daydream Nation

Daydream Nation is a Fashion-Storytelling brand established since 2006. It is the creation of brother-sister design-duo Jing and Kay Wong, graduates of Central Saint Martins and Royal College of Art in Theatre Design and Textile Design. Playfully quirky and ready-to-wear, their clothes are designed to tell the story of the season, and are presented in visual performances during Fashion Weeks. Daydream Nation is now selling to 16 countries all over the world, stocking in Harvey Nichols and I.T. Hong Kong, Selfridges London, Pixie Market and Henri Bendel New York, Franck Et Fils Paris, Beams, Via Bus Stop and Nano Universe Tokyo etc. The latest territory is a collaboration with Urban Outfitters US & UK on the Accessory line "The Dreamers"

"It is a way of life in which people see boats in buckets and hear sea waves in radio glitches." 

Jing and Kay believe that daydreamers are the lost children in the society, and that the creative potential of a society depends upon them. Daydreamers are the missing link to the poetics of life of which our society is slowly neglecting. Daydream Nation is an attitude. Daydream Nation is a hope that someday people will respect a silly thought like one respects a great painting, and that one day everyone can share and enjoy the subtle shades of beauty in the everyday. We hope that daydreaming will not become a minority game of the artists but a way of thinking that anyone can embrace. Daydream Nation belongs to everyone

Letter to Paul - A/W 09

Their latest collection was inspired by their late father's old letters and photos from over 30 years ago. Like a letter, this season's collection is sent to their father.
"...much about remembering as it id a celebration of dreams that never fade."

Selected items are now available at Kapok.

Here, there, envelope Tee

Little Paul Knitted Top

In his shirt Dress