A/W 13/14 Hack-Tivate Guys

A/W 13/14 Hack-tivate guys

By Alex Macdonald, WGSN, 10 April 2012

Generation hack-tivate creates its own rules when it comes to design, with a focus on function and invention. Layering, DIY repair, aged surfaces and flashes of colour are combined with 90s style for a creative, makeshift look.

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SOFT CYBER-PUNK

Thom Browne x Dita spring/summer 2012

AGED SURFACES

Manufactured Communities series by Philip Gaisser, 2009 Looters series by Leonn Ward

COLOUR POP

Technical Compositions series by Chris Wiley

Poster by studio B.I.B

Skagway Sashiko hi-top sneaker by Visvim Florence Arnold for WGSN street shot, London Fashion Week, February 2012 HACKED TOGETHER ©WGSN 2012 LAYERED CASUALS BASIC REPAIR

Sophnet spring/summer 2012 Ontour autumn/winter 2012/13 Source: As seen at llywarch.blogspot.co.uk

COLOUR

Team slate and steel grey with military blues and green for a strong industrial base. Incorporate pop coral pink, pastel green, ochre and pillar-box red as vibrant accents on linings, trims, spliced panels, printed graphics or layering pieces.

©WGSN 2012 Styling

COLOUR FLASH ECLECTIC LAYERING

WGSN street shot, Tokyo, March 2012

1950s Champion T-shirt HACKED PARKA

Florence Arnold for WGSN street shot, London Fashion Week, Febuary 2012

GEO COLLAGE

Styled by Tony Irvine for Christopher Kane

SPLICED TEXTURE

Junya Watanabe fishtail parka

WGSN original artwork

BLEACH OUT & BLACK OUT

©WGSN 2012 WGSN original artwork

BLEACH OUT & BLACK OUT

Manastash Mazama jacket

Uniforms for the Dedicated at Gallery autumn/winter 2012/13

TAPERED SLOUCH JEAN

WGSN street shot, SXSW March 2012

K John La Soul

HACKED HYBRIDS

WGSN street shot, Magic, Las Vegas, February 2012

Source: As seen at loveasanoun.blogspot.co.uk RAW EDGES

BEDTIME SWEATER

Undercover hybrid denim parka

Drizzler jacket by Takahiromiyashita The Soloist

DISRUPTED GRAPHICS

Source: As seen at www.skltnmagazine.com Black & Blue toggle shirt

AGED & DESTROYED WOVEN JOGGER

T-shirt by Raf Simons

Takahiromiyashita The Soloist spring/summer 2012 Just Junkies at Terminal 2 autumn/winter 2012/13