'If there were a Rapture, I would want people to see me as I am every day. 'For myself I would want to keep it simple,' he said. He collaborated with Evening Invitation by Farida Ong, who created a line of nomadic, tribal accessories of rabbit fur, bones and arrowheads to complement his dark vision, imagining a back-to-nature ethos that would accompany end-of-world scarcity. One thought would be to put on your brightest, most sparkly clothes and party until the end, but Bruening took the opposite approach, considering a quieter, contemplative finale that would see people cocooned in loose-fitting garments that would make them feel most comfortable in uncomfortable times. 'I started thinking, ‘What would you wear if the world ended tomorrow?’' That will take the form of a preview of his fall collection, DIEM, inspired by the recent stir over a religious leader’s Rapture prediction and the apocalyptic end of the world.

Reversing the typical order of the American fairy tale, he said his show will start 'all happy and then, damn! Reality check!' That’s not to say Bruening has sacrificed his darker, more brooding style. (See 'Da Kine' for information on Acid Dolls’ Saturday show.) Pieces will be sold after the show and later at Acid Dolls in the Royal Hawaiian Center. 'I’ve never really done a Hawaii collection, and I challenged myself to do something really springy and light, with a lot of color and prints.' 'You can be as creative as you want, but your creativity is not going to sell until you build up your name. 'I call it an adaptation,' Bruening said. Phone number, Photo, Opening hour, Payment method and Map details of. So for the first time, the designer is going beachy, with his COAST collection suitable for a Hawaii summer and inspired by prints that call to mind the whitewash of Waianae beaches, where he grew up, and the colors of the ocean and sunsets.īruening will be showing his designs at the NextDoor nightclub Friday night with fellow Waianae alumnus Andy South, who will be showing a few pieces for fall. Number One Store is a Grocery store located in 1638 10th Ave, Honolulu, Hawaii, US. Working at the Club Monaco clothing store at Ala Moana Center puts him in a position to see what people are buying and what types of pieces don’t sell, and what sells are simple pieces that make it easy to roll out of bed and get dressed. » Music: Clones of the Queen, Alt/Air and SICKTYTE » Cost: $10 $30 VIP seating includes hosted bar must be at least age 19 Summer 2011 Fashion Show with designs by Bruening and Andy South:

Matt Bruening’s drippy, layered, street aesthetic might be more compatible with seasonal city style than Hawaii’s year-round summer weather, but in the two years since the designer last staged a fashion show, he’s conceded that the marketplace will tell you what it wants in the hundreds of choices buyers make each day.

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