Tweet Paris, January 19, 2013 - Jonny Johansson finds inspiration in fellow Swede August Strindberg for the Acne Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Strindberg was an eccentric, controversial, multifaceted artist known for his writings, plays and paintings. He had a strong sense of personal style and considered somewhat of a Swedish dandy. There is a historic mood to the collection, with [...]
Tweet London, September 17, 2012 – For Acne Studios Spring/Summer 2013 Women’s Collection, Creative Director Jonny Johansson wanted to be honest in showing the process of the way they work. The Acne process defined by music, collage and new are three elements that have resulted in a clash of romantic silhouettes, jockey outfits and street [...]
Tweet New York, June 11, 2012 – A Swedish Midsummer celebration with DJ Misty Rabbit was held at the new ACNE Studios 4,000 square foot flagship at 33 Greene Street last Friday, June 8th. A few days prior to the launch, ACNE Studios hosted a private dinner at Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria at 53 Great Jones Street [...]
Tweet Stockholm, April 4, 2012 – ACNE Studios has just announced the release of a new capsule collection that will be available worldwide on April 16, 2012. The collection is a re-interpretation of classic ACNE pieces from the womenswear collections, re-created in pure white. Consisting of 20 pieces in all, they’ll be constructed using a [...]
Tweet Jonny Johansson dazzled us with his Faux Chic Fall/Winter 2012 Menswear Collection and we couldn’t wait to see what he had planned for the women. Wanting to link the Fall/Winter 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection with Acne Paper, Johansson took his cue from next issue’s central theme – Body in Art. Looking at the body through the eyes of [...]
Tweet Jonny Johansson started with the concept of fake and the pondered the enigma of love for Acne Studios’ Men’s Fall/Winter 2012 Collection. As the team was researching fabrics, they bounced the idea of using fake fabrics off each other and it stuck. Somewhat daring to incorporate fake fur, vinyl and polyester into a ‘Paris’ [...]
