MA // NEWS IN STORE RICK OWENS
The main collection for spring 2011 by Rick Owens is in store at MA. 
For many this latest collection by the designer marked a turning point for the creator. With a more softer tone in palette and cut, the dresses were even more alluring in their layering and fabric. They seemed indeed capable to take you away again and this time even further into the fairytale à la Owens.

photo by Tommy Ton

RESORT 2012 // PARIS

As the sales for spring/summer 2012 are slowly starting in the stores, MA's headbuyer as well as assistant buyer of themaflock are looking towards next year's summer collections. 

The collections are on style.com, but the real treat will be in the end of June when the brands at MA will display their resort 2012 collections in Paris. 

It will be several days of walking from one showroom to the other, but one can't complain when in Paris. Warm days hopefully, starting with the morning 'double cafe au lait' in bed at the hotel in le marais and suddenly realising you didn't have one hour, so the rush starts, but soon cool downs as one gets a warm welcome and 'à petit déjeuner' at the showrooms.

More to come from the journey...

MA / / THE SALE CONTINUES

The flock are given a further reduction on the sale. Fly, fly now flock as new feathers are on half price... 

MA / / NEWS IN STORE BALENCIAGA

MA has received news from Balenciaga's spring 2011 collection. 

The spring/summer 2011 collection introduced new designs for both the accessories line and the leather line. 

A new structure for the leather jacket was introduced, but the well established biker leather jacket is still in the collection and in store at MA. 

The flock will also find dresses from the silk capsule line in an amazing sky blue color ++++ 

From the accessories line, the coveted clutches & other small leather goods are in store with many different colors, so the summer is in full bloom flock in all it's colors.

THE PRIZE CFDA WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2011

PROENZA SCHOULER

Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler are this years recipients of the CFDA's womenswear designer. 

The evening of the CFDA in New York last night brought out many of the young and up and coming designers based in New York. The young duo of Proenza Schouler have been for the last couple of seasons one the favorite designers of MA. It is therefor with great joy MA receives the news of this award.

Proenza Schouler is an interesting brand not only in terms of their designs, but their approach to their work and their philosophy, as well as concept for the brand. 

The PS1 bag proved a consistency and idea of branding and crafting an item that would endure time and be as desirable next season as now. 

This is indeed the concept of MA, the search for items that are not categorized as a trend and will fade away before the season is over, but items that are timeless and yet avant garde...

Congrats to Jack & Lazaro

ART NICOLAS POL

The much anticipated show, Sick Atavus of the New Blood by creative genius, Nickolas Pol, opened last week at a guerilla gallery space at 560 Washington St, New York. 

The ultra-chic show was curated by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld. B

oth Pol and Roitfeld are up and coming ingénues in the contemporary art world and their partnership for Sick Atavus is exhilarating.

In Pol's second New York City solo show, the Paris-based artist is presenting twenty new paintings and drawings. Pol’s work consists of raw, engaging pieces that incorporate layered paint, stencils, text and silk-screening that draw from and concurrently comment on predominant themes in pop culture and advertising. The viewer is immediately engrossed by Pol’s use of brilliant primary colors that seem to have been boldly applied to the canvas. Despite the frenetic nature of the pieces, the earthy, graffiti-like quality of the work speaks to a universal mythology that is accessible to all.

Sick Atavus of the New Blood is on view at 560 Washington Street through May 22. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with an interest in the future of contemporary art to experience the work of one of the latest arrivals on the scene.

photo & text by Whitewall