FERNANDO KORPI

NEW WEBSITE & WORDPRESS BLOG!!!

2010-09-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

Thank you for reading my blog! Welcome to my new wordpress blog at www.fernandokorpi.com website

BEHIND THE SCENES SPRING 2011 VIDEO

2010-09-02T20:00:00.000-07:00

SNEAK PREVIEW OF FK SUMMER 2011 COLLECTION

2010-08-02T12:38:00.000-07:00

Seuraava miesten mallistoni ammentaa inspiraationsa suomalaisesta kansallisromanttisesta aihealueesta kuten metsästyksestä, villieläimistä, jokamiehenoikeuksista sekä rennosta mökkielämästä. Vihdoinkin nyt kesän lopulla tuotteet ovat valmiina ja voin alkaa valmistautua rauhassa malliston kuvauksiin sekä toimistotöihin.

My next mens collection is inspired by Finnish Jugend era themes such as hunting, wild animals, everyman's rights and laid-back cottage life. Finally now at the end of the summer the products are ready and I can start preparing for photo shoot for collection and office work.

-Cheers!

The Ampal Creative - Made in LA

2010-08-02T00:59:00.000-07:00

The Ampal Creative on losangelesilainen miesten ja naisten hattuihin ja muihin asusteisiin erikoistunut yritys. Brändin suunnittelijana toimii Andrew Potash, joka yllä olevalla videolla näyttää minkälaista on suunnittelutyöskentely pienessä yrityksessä, joka tuottaa pieniä asuste- eriä markkinoille. Massatuotannon vastapainoksi on hienoa, että joku onnistuu tuottamaan sopivan hintaisia sekä laadukkaita design-tuotteita kuluttajille. Toivon The Ampel Creativelle menestystä ja toivottavasti he pystyvät tuotannon laajentuessa säilyttämään valmistuksen Yhdysvalloissa.

The Ampal Creative is a Los Angeles based company specialised in mens and womens hats and other accessories. The designer of the brand is Andrew Potash who shows in the video above what it's like to design in a small company that produces small accessory quantities to the markets. As a counterbalance to mass production it's great that someone manages to produce suitably priced and high quality design products for the consumers. I hope all the best for The Ampel Creative and hopefully they are able to keep the manufacturing in the U.S. as they expand their production.

http://www.theampalcreative.com/

Capsule Show Mens 2010 | Summer 2011 mens clothing & accessories

2010-07-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

Capsule Show on tällä hetkellä yksi tärkeimpiä miestenmuotimessuja Euroopassa (Pariisi) ja Yhdysvalloissa (New York). Messuesittelijöinä toimivat monet eurooppalaiset, japanilaiset sekä amerikkalaiset miesten vaatteisiin ja asusteisiin erikoistuneet yritykset. Kiitos SLAMXHYPE- sivustolle hienoista videoista, joissa he esittelevät seuraavan kevään ja kesän tuotteita uudella tavalla. Molemmat videot on kuvannut ja editoinut Devin San Martin. Erityismaininta hyvästä taustamusiikista. Monet tanskalaiset brändit ovat laajentaneet valikoimaansa miesten jalkineisiin. On iloinen uutinen, että laman keskellä yritykset pystyvät lisäämään mallistoonsa uusia asusteita.

Itselleni jäi erityisesti mieleen seuraavat brändit:

Henrik Vibskov, Tanska
Soulland, Tanska
Norse Projects, Tanska
S.N.S Herning, Tanska
Master Piece, Japani

Capsule Show is one of the most important mens fashion fair at the moment in Europe (Paris) and in the United States (New York). Many European, Japanese and American mens clothing and accessory companies work as exhibitors. Thanks for SLAMXHYPE- web site for great videos where they introduce next spring/summer products in a new way. Both videos are shot and edited by Devin San Martin. Special mention for good background music.

Many Danish brands have expanded their selection into mens footwear. I'm happy to hear that even during the recession time companies are able to add new accessories to their collection.

My favourites brands in the video were:

Henrik Vibskov, Denmark
Soulland, Denmark
Norse Projects,Denmark
S.N.S Herning, Denmark
Master Piece, Japan

Grey Market 2010 Summer Lookbook

2010-07-24T15:34:00.000-07:00

On mukavaa, että Grey Market Supply- kauppa on lanseeranut miesten katumuotimerkin markkinoille täksi kesäksi. Arvostan todella, että Suomeen on syntynyt uusia, teollisesti tuotettuja miesten vaatebrändejä. 10 vuotta sitten tämä oli jotain utopistista bisnestä. T-paita- printit ovat loistavia ja kauluspaidoissa on hienoja yksityiskohtia. Grey Market-tuotemerkissä on mielestäni ainesta kasvaa Wood Woodin kaltaiseksi brändiksi. Itse tulen poistamaan harmaan raglanhihaisen kollegepuseron syksyä varten. Tuotteet ovat saatavilla Grey Marketin verkkokaupasta.

Grey Market Supply

Mannerheimintie 22 - 24
00100 Helsinki

It's nice that Grey Market Supply shop has launched a mens street fashion label on the market for this summer. I truly appreciate that new, industrially produced mens clothing labels have arised in Finland. Ten years ago this was some utopian business. The T-shirt prints are brilliant and the collar shirts have great details. I think Grey Market label has potential to become a brand such as Wood Wood. At least I'm going to get me a grey, raglan sleeved college shirt for autumn. The products are available at Grey Market's web shop.

Grey Market Supply

Mannerheimintie 22 - 24
00100 Helsinki

Folk Autumn/Winter 2010 Collection

2010-07-24T10:22:00.000-07:00

Miesten vaate- ja asustebrändi Folk syntyi vuonna 2001 Lontoossa Shofolkissa. Folkin tuotteet ovat rehellisiä, koska materiaalivalinnat sekä yksityiskohtien muotoilu on valittu huolellisesti tuotteisiin. Vaatteet ovat yksinkertaisia, mutta innovatiivisiä ja leikkisiä.

Mens clothing and accessory brand Folk was founded 2001 in Shofolk, London. Folk's products are honest, because the material choices and design of details have been chosen carefully. The clothes are simple, yet innovative and playful.

http://www.folkclothing.com/

Seaching a spot for FERNANDO KORPI summer 2011 collection

2010-07-24T07:17:00.000-07:00

Olimme etsimässä Vantaalta sopivaa kuvauspaikkaa, joka sopisi tunnelmaltaan mallistoni fiilikseen. Löysimme Haltialan tilan, joka on kuin pala suomalaista maalaismaisemaa. Tilaan kuuluu useita entisen kartanon rakennuksia ja navetta, jossa on kotieläimiä. Tilaa ympäröivät laajat viljelysalueet sekä maisemapellot, joita viljelemällä hoidetaan arvokasta kulttuurimaisemaa.

Seuraava miesten mallistoni ammentaa inspiraationsa suomalaisesta kansallisromanttisesta aihealueesta kuten metsästyksestä, villieläimistä, jokamiehenoikeuksista sekä rennosta mökkielämästä.

We were searching for a photo shoot spot that would fit in with the ambience of my summer 2011 collection. We found Haltiala farm - a piece of Finnish countryside landscape - located in the border of Helsinki and Vantaa. The farm consists of several buildings of a former villa and a barn with domestic animals. The farm is surrounded by vast plantations and landscape fields that are a part of precious cultural landscape.

My next mens collection is inspired by Finnish Jugend era themes such as hunting, wild animals, everyman's rights and laid-back cottage life.

Moncler Gamme Bleu Spring/Summer 2011

2010-06-25T06:11:00.000-07:00

On hyvin mielenkiintoista nähdä kuinka polkupyöräilystä on tullut varsinainen muoti-ilmiö. Internetissä on monia hauskoja lyhytelokuvia, jotka fiilistelevät polkupyöräilyä urbaanissa ympäristössä. Se on mielestäni hienoa. Helsinki ei ole kuin Amsterdam! Täällä jalankulkijat yrittävät välillä jopa kaataa polkupyöräilijät. Joten kaikki hipsterit, tehkää lisää näitä pyöräilyvideoita!

Muodin saralla Moncler Gamme Bleun pääsuunnittelija Thom Browne on suunnitellut tribuuttimalliston "Tour de France"- pyöräilykilpailulle. Mallistossa on paljon klassisia vaatekappaleita yhdistettynä sporttiseen katumuotiin. Muotinäytökselle täydet pisteet sen erilaisuudesta sekä hienoista musiikkivalinnoista.

It's very interesting to see how bicycles have become a total fashion phenomenon. There are many fun short films in the web that praise bicycling in an urban environment. I think it's great because Helsinki is far from a bicycle-friendly city such as Amsterdam. Here pedestrians even try to knock over the cyclists! So more of these biking videos, you hipsters out there!

In the fashion field Thom Browne, the head designer of Moncler Gamme Bleu, has designed a tribute collection for Tour de France. There are many classical pieces combined with more sporty street wear. I give ten points for the collection for its uniqueness and great choices of music.

FERNANDO KORPI INTERVIEW @ 7TH MAN MAGAZINE - The menswear fashion blog

2010-05-13T12:04:00.000-07:00

Read my interview from 7thmanmagazine.blogspot.com/

Special thanks to Aideen Shannon from 7TH MAN MAGAZINE.

http://7thmanmagazine.blogspot.com/

NEW BALANCE 580

2010-05-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

I bought some nice sneakers from Grey Market Supply. Remember to support your local! :)

Office Day

2010-04-25T11:10:00.000-07:00

At the moment we are working on FK webshop which will be opened on August 2010.

Q & A with Finnish menswear designer Marjut Uotila & Dusty for Topman LENS Spring-Summer 2010

2010-04-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

What is your background as a designer? How did the label get started?

I studied fashion in Finland and in Paris. The idea of starting my own
menswear collection first came to mind when living in Paris in 2000, when
I realized the lack of inspirational menswear even in the fashion capital.
I did the first Dusty collection as my graduation work and got encouraging
feedback. Soon after graduation I started my own company. Lucky coincidence
was a Japanese buyer discovering Dusty in Helsinki. I continued developing
the collection and did several collections mainly for them. In 2007 I thought
the time was right to concentrate solely on Dusty and quit all other design jobs
I had been doing. First collection shown internationally was Spring-Summer 2008
in Paris and after that we've shown the collection every season in Paris.

What is your main target group?

Young men all around the world in search of something new and special in
menswear. Even so, I always aim to design wearable clothes, and keep in
mind the artistic viewpoint.

How did the co-operation with Topman begin?

Topman's Design Director Gordon Richardson and Matthew Murphy
(founder of b Store, London), who also coordinates Topman Lens collections,
discovered Dusty in Paris and asked me to join the Lens team. I'm very happy that
through Topman a much wider audience finds Dusty's design.

What are the key elements in your Dusty SS 2010 collection?

It's called 'Cover - Reveal'. There are garments with fringes actually
revealing more than covering. Also a lot of braided, plaited and knitted
details, characters very typical to Dusty. Colours are black and white,
with some blue tones. Also note that all the materials are organic cotton.
My favourite piece is the fringe-back T-shirt, there is a real superhero
feeling in it.

Does any designer excite and inspire you in the fashion world today?

There are a lot of small independent menswear designers with a great
hands-on attitude and brilliant ideas doing never-seen-before things,
that also girls would like to wear. Overall, I think that the most fascinating
trends are coming from the menswear scene.

What about the future?

New collection coming in June. Make Dusty bigger and better,
there is still a lot of young men to reach.

http://www.dusty.fi/

DUNE, A PLACE BEYOND YOUR DREAMS

2010-03-31T06:55:00.000-07:00

The video is dedicated to Frank Herbert's science fiction book series "Dune". It was one of the first books dealing with ecological issues and human's survival in severe environment. The project was carried out in co-operation with advertising agency Innos.

Video on omistettu Frank Herbertin kirjoittamalle scifi-romaanisarjalle Dyyni. Se oli ensimmäisiä tieteiskirjasarjoja, joka käsitteli ekologiaa ja ihmisen selviytymistä ankarassa ympäristössä. Projekti toteutettiin yhteistyössä Innos ideatoimiston kanssa.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Innos ideatoimisto
Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
Johtaminen.org
Windmill Skateshop

YEASAYER - O.N.E

2010-03-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

Very cool music video! I really like this song..

http://www.yeasayer.net/

SOULLAND AW 2010 - 2011

2010-03-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

About

I found this video today from Selectism (Mens fashion and lifestyle web site). Soulland is a menswear company from Denmark founded by 23-year-old Silas Adler who is the creative director of Soulland. After a serious knee injury put an end to skateboarding around Copenhagen, Silas founded SOULLAND at the age of 17 as an excuse for not going to school. Since then the company has grown into a serious enterprise. Without any formal education in the field of design Silas has been nominated as Denmark’s best upcoming designer (Danish Fashion Awards) and Scandinavian talent of the year by Swedish Plus46 Awards and has made considerable noise with three consecutive shows at Copenhagen fashion week and received much critical acclaim from the media and the local scene alike. Silas Adler work has also been noticed internationally in cultural magazines and fashion periodicals such as Wad (France), Collezione Sport and Street, The Fader (US), Lowdown (Germany)

AW 2010 - 2011 Collection

I like this new collection of Soulland because it really has Scandinavian taste in minimal design. Collection is inspired by classic workwear, modern streetwear and Scandinavian landscape as you can see from the pr video. The contrasts are similar than here in Finland, Norway and Sweden. I´'m really impressed in Silas Adler's work and international attention. I hope that he will continue his career in fashion scene and achieve more and more recognizability.

http://www.soulland.eu/

FERNANDO KORPI INTERVIEW @ terencesambowrites.blogspot.com!!!!

2010-03-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

Read my second interview from terencesambowrites.blogspot.com

http://terencesambowrites.blogspot.com

FERNANDO KORPI INTERVIEW @ Male-Mode.com!!!!!!

2010-03-24T05:52:00.000-07:00

Read my interview from Male-Mode.com

http://www.male-mode.com/

Beautiful fül AW 2010 - 2011

2010-03-19T03:50:00.000-07:00

California based mens fashion brand Beautiful Fül presents its new 2010 Fall/Winter Collection named The Last Man. I like the collection because it́ is inspired by Californian motorcycle lifestyle, desert, baseball and something raw such as James Dean. Most of the pieces are leather combinations with wool fabrics. Small details in the jackets and well made pockets express talented tailoring skills.

http://beautifulful.com/

WOOD WOOD AW 2010 - 2011

2010-03-17T03:20:00.000-07:00

Take a behind the scenes look into the preparation of the Wood Wood AW10 show and enjoy!

Ota katse Wood Wood talvi / syksy 2010 - 2011 muotinäytöksen valmisteluihin ja nauti!

Wood Wood-tuotemerkkiä myy Suomessa Beamhill

Yliopistonkatu 5
00100 Helsinki

ma-pe 10-19
la 11-18

http://www.woodwood.dk/

FERNANDO KORPI FALL 2010 @ kitmeout.com

2010-03-10T06:14:00.000-08:00

Fernando Korpi collection received other positive review from kitmeout.com

http://www.kitmeout.com/blog/

FERNANDO KORPI FALL 2010 @ thefashionisto.com

2010-03-09T10:30:00.000-08:00

Fernando Korpi collection received positive feedback from thefashionisto.com

http://thefashionisto.com/blog/

FERNANDO KORPI | BEHIND THE SCENES

2010-03-07T15:21:00.001-08:00

We made a new fashion promotion video for upcoming website. This was the first time when Fernando Korpi
Creative Team worked together in order to enhance the brand. It was pleasure to work with advertising agency Innos.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Innos ideatoimisto
Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
Johtaminen.org
Windmill Skateshop
Yes Please - Band

FERNANDO KORPI MENS FALL / WINTER 2010

2010-03-07T08:42:00.000-08:00

A Modern Man

My collection is based on the book "Gentleman- A timeless guide to fashion" by Roetzel Bernhard, which is an inclusive manual of a modern man's classic and timeless dressing in every situation. My collection deals with the 21st century young man's dressing, style, cuttings and materials, that make a man a confident walker on the big city streets. I want to encourage men to dress more stylish using a modern dress code etiquette.

Moderni mies

Mallistoni pohjautuu Roetzel Bernhardin kirjoittamaan “Täydellinen herrasmies” -kirjaan, joka on kattava käsikirja modernin miehen klassisen ajattomasta pukeutumisesta jokaiseen tilanteeseen. Mallistoni käsittelee 2000- luvun nuoren miehen pukeutumista, tyyliä, leikkauksia ja materiaaleja, jotka tekevät miehestä itsevarman kulkijan suurkaupunkien kaduilla. Haluan kannustaa miehiä pukeutumaan entistä tyylikkäämmin
moderneja pukeutumisetikettejä käyttäen.

Special thanks to

Johnny Kangasniemi - Photographer
Hanna Sormunen - Stylist
Marii Sadrak - Hair and Make Up
Aku Bäckström
Brand Model Management
Jonathan

FERNANDO KORPI AD CAMPAIGN 2010 - 2011

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FERNANDO KORPI AW 2010 - 2011 | Behind the Scenes

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Special thanks to | Erikoiskiitokset:

Johnny Kangasniemi - Photographer | Valokuvaaja -> http://www.johnnykangasniemi.com/

Hanna Sormunen - Stylist | Stylisti

Marii Sadrak - Hair and Make Up | Hiukset ja meikki -> http://mariisadrak.com/

Brand Model Management | Jonathan - Model | Malli -> http://www.brand.fi/gallery/men/jonathan/jonathan.html

FERNANDO KORPI AW 2010 - 2011 | Collar shirts & a denim jacket

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FERNANDO KORPI AW 2010 - 2011 | GREAT BEAR LAKE

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Print designed by: Silja Rouvinen

FERNANDO KORPI AW 2010 - 2011 | JEANS & WOVEN LABELS

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FERNANDO KORPI AW 2010 - 2011| How to Sew With Shoulder Pads

2010-02-01T04:36:00.000-08:00

MAKIA CLOTHING SS 2010

2010-01-31T07:27:00.000-08:00

Moncler Gamme Bleu A/W 2010 Show X Thom Browne

2010-01-31T03:33:00.000-08:00

This collaboration between the heritage-focused European skiwear company Moncler and the suit-centric Thom Browne may have taken some by surprise. But Browne's performance-styled anoraks, down-filled blazers, and quilted wool pants showcase an athleticism that the designer, an alumnus of Notre Dame's swim team, had previously kept under wraps.

Arvostetun eurooppalaisen lasketteluvaateyritys Moncler in ja miesten pukujen suunnitteluun keskittyvän suunnittelija Thom Brownen välinen yhteistyö on otettu vastaan yllätyksenä, mutta Brownen esitys tyylikkäistä anorakeista, täytetyistä bleisereistä ja tikatuista villahousuista edusti atleettisuutta, jota suunnittelija, Notre Damin uintijoukkueen entinen jäsen, oli aiemmin pitänyt salassa.

http://www.moncler.it/

Damir Doma AW / 2010-2011

2010-01-28T14:02:00.000-08:00

My favourite menswear designer Damir Doma.

http://www.damirdoma.com/

Finnish Designer Awards ’10

2010-01-28T13:33:00.000-08:00

Vuoden teollinen muotoilija 2010 | Industrial Designer of the Year 2010
Arni Aromaa ja Sauli Suomela

http://www.pentagondesign.fi/

Ornamon ja Grafian Muotoilijat 2010

Muotoilualan järjestöt Grafia ja Ornamo tuovat esiin alan monipuolisuutta ja korkeaa tasoa palkitsemalla vuosittain ansioituneita jäseniään. Kunniapalkinnot ovat oman ammattiyhteisön antamia tunnustuksia. Palkinnon kriteereinä ovat mm. innovatiivisuus, taiteellisuus, ajankohtaisuus, kiinnostavuus tai pitkä, ansiokas ura. Kukin titteli on voimassa kalenterivuoden.

Muotoilijat 2010 -palkintonäyttely on esillä 15.1.–21.2.2010 Design Forumissa. Näyttelyssä ja sen yhteydessä ilmestyvässä julkaisussa valotetaan vuoden 2010 palkittujen suunnittelijoiden ja taiteilijoiden arkipäivän työskentelyä ja esitellään heidän töitään. Muotoilijat – Finnish Designer Awards 2010 -palkinnot jaetaan 14.1. Design Forumissa näyttelyn avajaisten yhteydessä.

Aiemmat Muotoilijat-näyttelyt ovat olleet Helsingin lisäksi esillä Berliinissä, Brysselissä, Eindhovenissa ja Madridissa. Esimerkiksi Berliinissä vuonna 2008 esillä ollut näyttely saavutti yleisö- ja mediamenestyksen ja marraskuussa 2009 Madridissa nähty Muotoilijat-näyttely oli osa suomalaisen muotoilun kuukautta (Mes del Diseño Finlandés). Muotoilijat ´10 -näyttely aloittaa kansainvälisen kiertonsa Pohjoismaista.

Finnish Designer Awards ’10

Association of professional graphic designers Grafia and Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo award annually six distinguished designers. Finnish Designer Awards have been now selected for the year 2010.

The Finnish Designer Awards concept has been revamped: from this year the awards will be given in mid January. The aim of this change is to enhance the exhibition’s international tour. The Finnish Designer Awards ‘10 publication will be published in January 2010 together with the exhibition in Design Forum Finland..

In 2006 the organizations decided to join the different awards andevents into one Finnish Designer Awards Event, which also includes anannual publication and an international touring exhibition.

TheDesigner Awards 2007 exhibition was exhibited in Berlin where it becamea success amongst the public and within the media. The 2008 exhibition travelled in 2009 to Brussels in mid-September, Eindhoven in Octoberand Madrid in November where Finnish Design was extensively presented during the Month of Finnish Design (Mes del Diseño Finlandés)

http://www.designforum.fi/

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HELSINKI 78-82 - CRUISING

2010-01-28T13:24:00.000-08:00

Helsinki 78-82 - Cruising musicvideo | Helsinki 78-82 - Kruisailu musiikkivideo

Helsinki 78-82 - Cruising
Directed by Miika Saksi
DOP by Miikka Niemi
Produced by Tuukka Konttinen
Flatlight Films

TRANSFORMERS X KIRSIKKA SIMBERG

2010-01-28T13:20:00.000-08:00

Jalkinesuunnittelua Lontoossa opiskeleva ystäväni Kirsikka Simberg otti kuvan ensimmäisestä naisten tuotteestani, jonka tein vuonna 2007. Kuva on mielestäni hauska ja siinä on asennetta!

Kirsikka Simberg, friend of mine who is studying footwear designing in London took a picture of my first women´s product. I think the picture is funny and it has attitude!

Costo | Supporting the planet

2010-01-28T07:56:00.000-08:00

FERNANDO KORPI AW 2010 - 2011

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A Modern Man

Moderni mies

Mallistoni pohjautuu Roetzel Bernhardin kirjoittamaan “Täydellinen herrasmies” -kirjaan, joka on kattava käsikirja modernin miehen klassisen ajattomasta pukeutumisesta jokaiseen tilanteeseen. Mallistoni käsittelee 2000- luvun nuoren miehen pukeutumista, tyyliä, leikkauksia ja materiaaleja, jotka tekevät miehestä itsevarman kulkijan suurkaupunkien kaduilla. Haluan kannustaa miehiä pukeutumaan entistä tyylikkäämmin
moderneja pukeutumisetikettejä käyttäen.

Mallistosta on tällä hetkellä puolet valmiina ja lookbook- kuvaukset ovat helmikuussa. Mallisto tullaan esittelemään uusilla kotisivuilla maaliskuussa, joten kiirettä pitää tällä hetkellä!

RAVING '89 by Gavin Watson

2010-01-06T11:11:00.000-08:00

Gavin Watson's photographs at Taidehalli

The pictures flashed us a fragment of an era!

This information was found from Taidehalli website:

"In the late 1980s, the phenomenon known as raves spread from London and Manchester first to Britain and then on to the rest of Europe. Gavin Watson was there and documented the raves in 1989, the time when British acid house and dance culture were born. Gavin Watson was born in 1965 in London to a working-class family, and like many others of his kind, he became a skinhead. Aggression between gangs and subcultures ended in the late 1980s, however, and the battle axes were buries when a new movement was born: raves. Raving was a collective experience, it was dancing and music that brought together all young people from the suburbs, skins, teds and punks.

Gavin Watson's documentary photographs communicate an incredibly authentic feeling of the raves: dancing crowds, the joy of belonging, the lasers, the 1980s fashion, the warehouses and fields where raves were held, the DJs, the happy embraces in dark corners..."

Buy your Gavin Watson book from www.djhistory.com to find out more

Karhu Harlem Air White

2009-11-20T13:30:00.000-08:00

© Saara Mansikkamäki

HARLEM AIR

This information was found from Karhu Originals website:

"Basketball sneaker from year 1984 with Air Cushion. Leather upper with nylon reinforcements to support the ankle. It was, and still is, the first and only Finnish shoe specially designed for basketball. In Finland we are not that good in basketball, but still the shoes are quite good."

I bought these Karhu sneakers from Popot Sneaker Store. Thanks for Jmone for painting the Fernando Korpi logo.

Amsterdam | Design Capital of Netherlands

2009-11-01T04:02:00.000-08:00

Droog is a very interesting company. Droog is a design gallery, shop and office where they manufacture design products. They also operate creative agency for designers. It was really nice to see such a wide range of products in their innovative design gallery. They started since 1993 and currently the collection features 300 designs by nearly 200 designers. The gallery showed everything from lighting, furniture and advanced accessories.
If you’re interested in eco friendly design – this shop is a must see in Amsterdam!

www.droog.com

In a huge cellar not far away from the Waterlooplein flea market is the concept store 290 Square Metres. In this amazing shop there are things for sale that belong to a certain kind of street lifestyle. Find the most exclusive Nike and vintage sneakers and Levi’s Red jeans as well as French perfumes and unusual laptop cases. In addition, there are Scandinavian fashion labels for ladies and men, for example Ivana Helsinki and Henrik Vibskov. They have an impressive selection of hard-to-find products. We really recommend this store to everyone.

www.290sqm.com

Bis Second hand vintage shop sells selected vintage clothing and accessories. It consists of three different concept stores that stand side by side: fashionable clothing for men and women, bags and shoes and a men's store that sells for example army, navy and sports apparel from past decades. We found some really exclusive items in this vintage store.

www.bis-vintage.nl

Photos by Silja Rouvinen

Behind The Scenes

2009-10-25T13:45:00.000-07:00

This sunday we were making a new video for upcoming website. This was the first time when Fernando Korpi Creative Team worked together in order to enhance the brand.
It was pleasure to work with advertising agency Innos.

Thanks to our sponsors - innos ideatoimisto, Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas and Windmill Skateshop

Leather Bag Collection S/S 2010

2009-10-13T15:21:00.000-07:00

I collaborated with Silja Rouvinen.

Photos: Saara Mansikkamäki

Thanks to our sponsors: Agropolis Oy & Kokkolan Nahka Oy

Made To Measure | Raw Denim | Photos

2009-10-04T08:10:00.000-07:00

Made To Measure | Raw Denim

2009-09-30T13:57:00.000-07:00

We are going to take editorial photos from my made to measure jean jacket on saturday 03.10.09.

Made To Measure | Raw Denim

2009-09-28T05:11:00.000-07:00

Made To Measure | Raw Denim

2009-09-27T12:38:00.003-07:00

Made To Measure | Raw Denim

2009-09-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

My next project is to manufacture two custom made jeans jackets.

Made To Measure | Finally ready

2009-08-27T01:32:00.001-07:00

Location: Verkatehdas, Hml
Model Joonas Juura
Photos by FK

Made To Measure

2009-08-26T14:08:00.001-07:00

Location: HAMK WORKSHOP
Photos by FK

Made To Measure

2009-08-19T21:47:00.001-07:00

Location: HAMK WORKSHOP
Photos by FK

FERNANDO KORPI @ Helsinki City Vice BLOG INTERVIEW

2009-08-18T13:11:00.001-07:00

Website

2009-08-17T16:53:00.000-07:00

It's Finally open

http://www.fernandokorpi.com/

Made To Measure

2009-08-15T11:03:00.000-07:00

Location: Studio Fernando Korpi
Photos by FK

Made To Measure

2009-08-12T16:11:00.000-07:00

I´m starting my first made to measure project on saturday 15.08.09.

So stay tune!

What is made to measure tailoring?

Made to measure typically refers to clothing that is sewn from
a standard-sized base pattern. A tailored suit is a common example
of a made-to-measure garment. The fit of a made-to-measure
garment is expected to be superior to that of a ready to wear garment,
because ready-to-wear garments are constructed to fit the
manufacturer's definition of an average customer, while
made-to-measure garments are constructed to fit each customer
individually. However, a made-to-measure item would tend to be
inferior to that of a bespoke or "custom made" garment, because
made-to-measure garments always involve some form of
standardizationin the patterning and manufacturing processes,
whereas the a bespokegarment is truly unique. Typically,
a made-to-measure garment will be more expensive than
ready-to-wear garment but cheaper than a bespoke one.

FK AW / 09-10 SCARF COLLECTION

2009-08-10T13:35:00.001-07:00

Photos by Fernando Korpi
Model Joonas Juura