Acne’s “Ultimate Disco Accessory”
Last night in Paris, Acne presented its Spring ’11 menswear, a collection inspired by creative director Jonny Johansson’s fond memories of disco-blasting school dances. (“In my teens, I would travel...
View ArticleDaphne And Daisy Welcome Acne To Wobo
At his new four-story space in Mayfair’s “Wobo” (that’s West of Bond Street), Acne’s Jonny Johansson tells Style.com why he chose upscale Mayfair rather than edgy Shoreditch for his first retail shop...
View ArticleIt May Be Stockholm Fashion Week, But For Acne, London’s Calling
Hot on the heels of its big July store opening on Dover Street, Acne is doing its first true runway show in London on September 19. The venue is an apartment at Kensington Palace that is the former...
View ArticleNext Up For The Man Who Put Franco In Drag? Justin Bieber
If you hadn’t heard of Candy magazine, Luis Venegas’ salute to “transversal” style, its recent cover with James Franco in full drag likely put it on your radar. For that one, Venegas admitted, “I have...
View ArticleThe Denim Jacket: A Blast From The Past Or Present Perfect?
It’s time to dust off your jean jacket. Favored by the likes of Ruby Aldridge, Liu Wen, and Hanne Gaby Odiele, the denim staple is making a bid to replace the leather bomber as model-off-duty topper of...
View ArticleAcne Drives Into Paris
Acne opened its second Paris store Tuesday on rue Froissart in the 3rd arrondissement, but founder Jonny Johansson remained in a Swedish, not Gallic, mood. “I wanted to do something with a contemporary...
View ArticleNice Day For A White Denim
What’s old is new again. And at Acne, the old is coming back in white. Jonny Johansson and his team scoured more than ten collections from the Acne archive for a new capsule collection of reissues...
View ArticleEvening Edition: Acne Tries A Tux
Acne’s roots are in casual sportswear and jeans, but over the course of several seasons, the Swedish label has been refining its tailoring. Now a new capsule collection, developed with (and to be sold...
View ArticleDon’t Wait a Minute More, L.A. Acne is Waiting for You Downtown
Acne Studios is heading to Downtown L.A. Tomorrow, the Swedish brand will open its largest store in the world (and its second stateside location) in the city’s Eastern Columbia Building—a...
View ArticleAcne Studio’s Jonny Johansson on Getting Out of the Denim Box, the...
The denim business today is nearly as fast-paced as ready-to-wear. Boyfriends have been replaced by mom jeans. Printed denim? So 2012. And flares go in and out almost too often for even die-hard jeans...
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