Denim, subtle prints, and slightly mismatched textures served as the building blocks for a Fall collection from The Local Firm that played to the relatively new brand’s strengths—namely wearability—without becoming boring, the trap so many Swedish designers fall into. A big part of their success is the close collaboration between designers Richard Hutchinson and Axel Nyhage, and their stylist Robert Rydberg. Pieces were clearly designed to be styled, both on the runway and by the wearer.  Carin Wester dressed her boys this season in billowy, generous proportions. Shoulders were soft, pants pleated, and waists occasionally cinched high. Quiet patterns and prints contributed to a dreamy mood. Acne is still the unquestioned king of Stockholm’s fashion week, and on the final night designer Jonny Johansson presented an aviation-inspired collection. This meant lots of shearling, scarves, utility pockets, and one particularly charming full-leather body suit. He personally narrated each look, addressing the models by name, and describing the details he particularly liked. It was an intimate affair that conveyed Johansson’s truly personal connection to the clothing.

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The Local Firm
Carin Wester
ACNE

Photography Jesper Lindstrom

KEYWORDS: MEN'S SHOWS, runway, stockholm fashion week

Ron Dorff

KEYWORDS: video

The architecture in Stockholm is breathtaking and it was in the city’s Royal Theater that Hope presented it’s Ingmar Bergman-inspired fall collection. Guests sat at tables drinking tea while the designers explained the ways in which the director’s films influenced their clothes. The shearling outerwear was appropriately stark, and a number of checked pieces, paired with hooded sweaters, evoked the infamous Death playing chess scene from Bergman’s The Seventh Seal. The young designers behind Swedish line Odeur were fascinated by shape for their latest collection. Models walked through cubes set up on the runway, and wore oversize triangular accessories crafted of wire. Appropriately, the clothing experimented with adventurous proportions and textures. At Whyred designer Roland Hjort simplified his new collection, editing it down to key pieces in a monochrome palette of black and grey. The clean lines and narrow silhouette may not have made for a wildly exciting show, but the sophisticated aesthetic proved appealingly elegant.

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Hope
Odeur
Whyred

Photography Jesper Lindstrom

KEYWORDS: hope, odeur, runway, shows, stockholm fashion week, whyred

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Photography Sebastian Faena
Styling Panos Yiapanis

KEYWORDS: Dolce & Gabbana, fashion

What was your most embarrassing audition?
ML It was my very first audition ever. It was with a major casting executive for a large role in a studio movie. I had no idea how to audition or what I was doing, so I ended up jumping on tables and ‘surfing’ on a chair. I’m pretty sure the casting director was just toying with me.

Any advice?
ML Anytime you can come out of an audition and feel like you did your work, that you put it all out on the table—that means it was a good audition. Most of the time it’s out of the actor’s hands.

You can see more of Matt for VMAN17, shot by Doug Inglish in How To Audition For Your Dream Role

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