BEAT STREET AUTUMN 2017
An ode to rainy sidewalks,
black turtlenecks & smoky
village cafes... CINDY SHERMAN Cindy Sherman’s early work, Film Stills, cap- JEAN SEBERG tures female stereotypes with a vaguely beat, early 60s aesthetic American actress Jean Seberg, star of Godard’s “Breathless”, exemplified the gamine style of the early 60s with her JULIETTE GRECO pixie cut, bulky sweater & skinny pants. French chanteuse Greco earned the nickname CHARLOTTE “la muse de l’existential- GAINSBOURG isme”; She was known for Gainsbourg, her chic bohemian style, daughter of shocking audiences with Jane Birken her winged eyeliner, “black & Serge trousers, her bare feet Gainsbourg, slipped into projects a golden sandals”. mix of French nouvelle vague chic & modern day APACHE DANCER androgynous Apache (Ah-Pahsh) PATTI SMITH cool. dancing involved PUNK GODDESS fake violence Patti Smith, with her choppy between partners; bangs, tees & jeans, has long the woman often channeled beat poet heroes wore slit skirts and like Allen Ginsberg, William fishnet stockings. A Burroughs & earlier French modern-day example symbolist Arthur Rimbaud. of the dance is found STREET STYLE in Pink’s “Try” video. Simple black tops, shiny black pants ART SMITH JEWELRY or miniskirts, & bulky sweaters Greenwich Village jeweler Art Smith helped define the arty beat aesthet- ic. He said “Jewelry is a ‘what is it?’ until you relate it to the body.” BEAT STREET ANATOMY of a LOOK
Public School Pale blue for faded denim & heathered
PANTONE 1029 sweaters Dark wine for knits & sweaters or mixed in plaids PANTONE 1029 Rainy day gray for sweatshirts & faded blacks BEAT STREET PANTONE 1029 True black for every- COLOR thing, including shiny patent pants STORY PANTONE 1029 Lipstick red for buffalo plaids & leather items
PANTONE 1029
Softest baby fawn, knits or suede jackets
PANTONE 1029 Luscious pink-cast caramel for trenchcoats & easy corduroy or PANTONE 1029 canvas items
Yigal Azrouel BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA + + =
Anna Karenina, nouvelle vague muse to Goddard Debbie Harry, punk goddess Warsan Shire, poet, lyrics for Beyoncé Lemonade
BEAT STREET FORMULA LOOK Nouvelle Vague Muse meets Punk Goddess at an midnight poetry slam WHO DID IT BEST Acne, Alexander Wang, Courreges, TREND Black basics worn with arty attitude TRIBE Sophisticate & Rebel TOTEMS Black Turtleneck / Black Leather Jacket / Slit Skirt / Flats RITUALS Always has a Kerouac paperback in her handbag Cuts her bangs daily Wears fishnets whenever possible CORE VALUES Individuality, Anti-establishment, Art is Life
A.F. Vandevorst BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET KEY LOOKS
It's a distillation
of female rebels:
Mod, Beat, Teddy Girl,
Punk, Grunge
Couregges Isabel Marant Anthony Vaccarello N21
Françoise Teddy Beat Grunge Hardy Girls Chick Goddess French 60s Yé-yé 1950s/60s UK Beat girls wore Courtney Love singer who con- girls with tough simple boat-neck exemplifies the tinues to inspire proto-punk style tops, black capri post-beat, post- with her timeless that fused dandy pants & ballet punk DIY mix of beat style with rocker flats sex, innocence & grit BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / PATTERN WRITTEN WORD
... brave souls who put their
messages out there
Christopher Kane Gucci Puma x Rihanna
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Each x Other Alexander Wang
Gothic type / Graffiti drips / Handwritten looks / Glitchy type / Printed, screened or intarsia / Back placement
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / TRIMS PIERCING MIND ...wearing non-precious
anti-jewelry culled from the
rough & mundane... grommets, Damir Doma J. W. Anderson Sibling safety pins, staples, hammered
Christopher Kane Alexander Wang Opening Ceremony
Pierced effects as embellishment / Earring-type hoops for sweaters, closures, hems / Safety pins / Staples
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / DETAILS (UN)CENSORED
... subverting the symbols of
censorship, appropriating
irony of 80s club invites...
Aquilano Rimondi Alexander Wang Alexander Wang
Gabriele Colangelo Milly Teatum Jones
A band of black / Sheer & opaque mixes / Dimensional effects / Bandeau bras under sheer tops
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / SWEATERS MOCK OUT
It's about the iconic
turtleneck, ever reinvented,
ever the symbol of beat
Off White Loewe Acne bohemianism
Barbara Casasola Cedric Charlier Nina Ricci
Beatnik black turtleneck, updated / Super snug & stretchy / Mesh versions / Draped necklines / Sculpted hems
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / SWEATERS THE FUZZ
Or running for shelter under
a big fuzzy sweater...
Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini R13 Alexander Wang
Milly PPQ Louis Vuitton
Brushed yarns / Large gauge for sheer effect / Pierced details / Off-shoulder / Short-sleeved / Active stripes
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / WOVEN SHIRTS SHIRT FORM
It's about the poetry of the
plain, the beat of the basic...
AF Vandervost Anthony Vaccarello 1205
Celine Paul Smith Preen by Thornton Bregazzi
Classic or experimental shapes / Roomier fits / Dropped shoulder seams / Point collars / Crisp or silky
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA it's about plain jane for day &
cool chick for night
Ports 1961\ Mara Hoffman Paul Joe
Shirtdresses evolve / Sheer overlayer / Sleeve interest / Fitted sheaths in knits or wovens / Below-knee lengths with slits or openwork
BEAT STREET / DRESSES SHIRTS + SHEATHS
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA Miu Miu Proenza Schouler Opening Ceremony BEAT STREET / SKIRTS APACHE DANCE
It's about the daring slash
of leg, anytime
David Koma Ports 1961 Versace
Slit skirts / Asymmetric cuts / Extra long or to knee / Zipped patent / Worn with sneakers or flats for casual attitude
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / PANTS SECOND SKIN
... or the hot-tar sheen of
shiny black pants
BEAT STREET Manuel Facchini Carven PPQ
Leather pants, matte or shiny, as new basic / Stretchy second-skin fit / Hi-gloss trouser / Glossy leggings / Zip hems
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / OUTERWEAR TRUCK STOP
... Denim truckers found in
thrift shops, the more
beat-up the better
BEAT STREET Lutz Huelle Alexander Wang R13
Trucker jackets, endlessly reinvented / Deconstructed approach / Bleached & distressed / Ratty fur lining is new
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / ACTIVE PARKA BENCH
... or sturdy parkas, always
practical & not too showy.
BEAT STREET Acne Balmain Opening Ceremony
Parkas as the “it” outerwear / Timeless shapes / Crinkled leather or weather-proof cottons / Vintage active / Snaps
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / OUTERWEAR WET PAVEMENT
... It's about the shine of
wet pavement after a
rainy city night...
BEAT STREET Xuly Bet Antonio Berardi Lanvin
High shine black surfaces for outerwear / Parkas or trenches / Leather, nylon, neoprene / Edgy yet elegant
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA It's giving each thing
value according to where
you found it & where
it's been
Acne Alexander Wang Loewe
Balmain Alexander Wang Isabel Marant PPQ
Tiny modernized cat-eyes / Weed print bag / Bucket shapes / Safety pins or chains / Wide belts are key BEAT STREET / ACCESSORIES FOUND OBJECTS BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA ... It's about walking the
same streets where the
legends walked before
Kenzo you, adding your story
to theirs...
Altuzzara Alexander Wang
Carven Jason Wu AF Vandervost mportantIsabel Person Marant
Classic with an edge / Block heels uptrend / Pointy toe pumps / 50s-60s meets 80s Punk sensibility BEAT STREET / ACCESSORIES KICK ASS BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA BEAT STREET / BEAUTY IMPERFECT ME
It's about the DIY beauty the
human gesture, the hand-drawn
Opening Ceremony Isabel Marant Burberry Prorsum line, the self-chopped bang, the
steady, unflinching gaze....
Simone Rocha PPQ Kenzo
Pompadours for Teddy Girl style / Choppy bangs / Unpolished, DIY approach / Heavy wings / Glossed lips
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA MUST-HAVE FLATS
Handknit sweater / Cocktail Sheath / Recut aviator / Slouchy pants / Flare skirt
BEAT STREET / FALL-WINTER 2017 / MINTMODA