Django Fandango

Have any of you heard of Project Catwalk? Apparently it's the Dutch solution to Project Runway. And Django Steenbakker is apparently their Leanimal, or at least that's the comparison I am drawing as I want to lick both of their clothes.

Unfortunately, I can find surprisingly little about this guy, but o, do I like looking at his recent collection. They are these loose silhouettes packed with little surprises, and remind me of uncovering presents under sheets or something exquisite like that.



For instance, I love how he can take something as cozy as a pair of sweatpants, and just by adding some tiny adjustments (a drawstring, a raised waist) create this wonderful new animal, that is so posh and swank but not trying terribly hard. Also, note that jacket: yes, it uses cut-outs, feathers (chiffon?) AND plexi, and somehow instead of the obvious hot mess I would assume would be the result of all those things used together, they become this wonderful piece that just seems to jump through different time periods. O hells yes.

There is so much fun and excitement in these pieces, tempered with taste and a concern for the casual that keeps them from becoming too bonkers.





Also, tell me this isn't just the cutest baby-faced designer you have ever seen. I want to pinch his cheeks...



See Django's full collection here.

And a great review of his first show by Madame Mode here.