Nique designer fashion Melbourne Australia
Nique Autumn/Winter 09
Boasting a list of loyal followers including the members of Bloc party, MGMT and the Modular record label, Nique will cause a ripple in the fashion world this season with their new Autumn/ Winter 09 collection, in stores nationally from February.
Media mogul or architect, web designer or musician, Nique is the uniform of the artist and their new range, inspired by co-creators Nick and Lucy Ennis’ love of modern cinema, is guaranteed to get your creative juices going.
This passion for contemporary independent film spills into every piece in the collection, in the form of inspired prints and character outfits. T-shirts take on an epic cinematic tone, drawing passers-by in with graphics that allude to the striking imagery found in indie films such as Elephant, Lost in Translation and Somersault.
Featuring this season’s wet look fabrication, luxurious leather and interesting crushed metals, the collection is full of statement pieces and features a signature story of jackets, including the versatile, reversible ‘midnight runner’ and Grace jackets. With the choice of a matt or shiny finish, as Ennis states, you can “Wear it out to dinner, to a bar or to a gig. Dress up or crash to the gutter.”
With the leather jacket steadily making its way onto everyone’s list of wardrobe staples, Nique has responded with designs for both men and women. The women’s cropped Dakota jacket has gathering on the shoulders, making it the perfect accompaniment to a long blouse and skinny jeans. The St Germain knit, meanwhile, is the perfect example of Nique’s innovativeness. One-top-in-three, the knit can be worn as a V-neck vest, a cowl neck or a button-up top. A hybrid fabric of wool and cotton, Nique knits are incredibly soft and comfortable.
Another interesting feature of this season’s collection is the inclusion of metal in the fabric. This gives the men’s Junior Collins jacket a cool crinkled effect, while the Davis shirt has magnetic stays in the collar which can alter the way the collar sits, to suit the wearer’s taste.
As well as the eye candy that is their original, quirky T-shirt prints, the fabric is a combination of high quality jersey, cotton, and bamboo cotton, making them extremely soft and breathable- perfect for wearing all year-round.
This season sees the Nique collection hit the international market, invited to participate in the highly esteemed urban wear trade fair, ‘Bread and Butter’ in Barcelona in January. With the brand that epitomises the ideal indie fashion-crossed streetwear look, and a string of innovative and exciting retail stores about to be rolled out, this is a label to watch on both the Australian and international scenes.
Profile
And it began..........
Nique took its first breath as a Design studio in Melbourne, Australia. Designers and co- founders Nick and Lucy Ennis began designing in the loft of their West Melbourne warehouse. Their first projects included flyers and street art for the thriving local music scene which rapidly grew to include big brands and corporates looking for a connection with the youth market.
In '98 Nick and Lucy began drafting clothing designs that caught the attention of one of Melbourne's largest local clothing manufacturers and soon after the Designers had their first range rolling off the production line.
With no formal training in fashion, Nick and Lucy had no boundaries or preconceptions to contend with nor were they interested in the local fashion canon. Nique was a brand that reflected a lifestyle and culture and at that time it was thriving. Inner city warehouse parties would attract over 10,000 kids and most weekends there was a party, performance or exhibition in the docklands or abandoned carparks of Melbourne.
In those halcyon days, the electronic music scene was driven by those who loved it. Kids were passionate about music, art and culture. Nique is a brand that was forged in those times, a brand for people who love music , design and all of the above.
Now eight years on, Nique has evolved. Those 20 year olds are nearly 30 and the brand has grown with them. Nique is now stronger than ever with truly dedicated fans who have enjoyed watching the evolution as well as a new audience who have only just discovered it.
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