Amelia’s Magazine | Miriam Lehle of Prose Studio: New S/S 2012 Season Presentation Preview and Interview

Prose SS 2012 by Marta Spendowska
Prose SS 2012 by Marta Spendowska.

I was very surprised and pleased to encounter German designer Miriam Lehle of Prose Studio at the stands during London Fashion Week in September. You may remember that I was most entranced by her rose covered A/W 2011 collection (read my interview here) but I was equally stunned by her skeleton influenced collection for S/S 2012.

Prose S/S 2012 Skeleton Lace Top by Farzeen Jabbar
Prose S/S 2012 Skeleton Lace Top by Farzeen Jabbar.

It was lovely to see you at LFW – what was behind your choice to present the new collection in the UK and was it a success?
First of all: I love London. It feels like a second home. But it’s also the home of innovative, internationally renowned young labels. Nowhere else is given so much support to young designers. We had great feedback, met a lot of interesting people and got lots of good press. We will be definitely back next season. It won’t work out without consistency. 

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Prose SS 2012 skeleton_dress_tight_strapless_front
Prose SS 2012 skeleton_lace_cape_loose_blouse
I love your use of different models in the look book – what inspired this choice and where did you find the models?
I wanted the new collection to be presented by people that have their own special something and are all beautiful because of their individuality. The cast of models is a potpourri: friends, neighbours and additionally we did a street casting. 

Prose S/S 2012 by SarahJayneDraws aka Sarah Jayne Morris
Prose S/S 2012 by SarahJayneDraws aka Sarah Jayne Morris.

The lace pattern has the effect of looking almost like bones and the whole collection has a tribal feel – was this intentional and are you happy with this interpretation?
Many pieces have names such as Skeleton Dress or X-ray shirt. The idea has been to adapt the lace to the body so that the natural shape and construction of the body is emphazised. 

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Prose SS 2012 skeleton_lace_top_tight_-baggy_pants_front
Prose SS 2012 skeleton_shirt_dress_front
What inspired the colour palette, which is very neutral apart from a coral pink?
I wanted to focus on the way of using the lace and the combination of heavy and light materials, playing with transparency. I was not interested in using colour this season. 

Prose SS 12 by Farzeen Jabbar
Prose S/S 2012 Skeleton Lace Top by Farzeen Jabbar.

Who do you hope will wear Prose S/S 2012?
The collection movie is the answer to that question. I’m not designing for a type. People can mix and match and adjust the clothes to their individual needs and sytle. 

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YouTube Preview Image

Where can we buy this in the UK?
The collection will be avaialble in New York, Paris and Italy. And online at Miosato.

Prose SS12 by Estelle Morris
Prose S/S 2012 by Estelle Morris.

Will we see you next season, and do you have anything special planned that you can share with us?
Definitely a beautiful new collection and hopefully presented on the catwalk! We are busy on working out the plans for next season. 

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Prose SS 2012 x-ray_top_print_trousers

Categories ,Estelle Morris, ,Farzeen Jabbar, ,German, ,London Fashion Week, ,Marta Spendowska, ,Miriam Lehle, ,Prose Studio, ,S/S 2012, ,Sarah Jayne Morris, ,SarahJayneDraws, ,Skeleton Dress, ,X-ray

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Amelia’s Magazine | Aftermath: An interview with Hundreds

Hundreds Band by Florence Zealey
Hundreds by Florence Zealey.

This summer I fell in love with Aftermath, the new album from Hundreds, comprised of German sibling duo Eva and Phillip Milner. Aftermath is a soaring collection of songs that blend lush orchestrations with danceable beats, described as ‘the story of opening up and letting go, growing older, but also of refreshing naivety and unconditional utopia.’ If you buy one album this month make it Aftermath.

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How did working together happen? Have you always worked together and do you ever disagree, and if so how do you resolve those disputes?
We are brother and sister, so we’ve known each other for quite a while :) We’ve been working together as Hundreds since 2008 and we are a very good team. If an argument or a fight happens, it has mostly something to do with decisions about the production of a song. The resolution is to discuss it.

An optimistic attitude pervades Aftermath: in what ways have your lives influenced the songs?
We feel more grown up since the first album was released. We both have found our roots and have a bigger self confidence as artists. We know what we are able to do and that our music found an audience. This makes us very happy.

Can you describe the process of creating this album?
We had to take a break after touring with the first album for quite a while (2 years). When the work on the second album started, we just moved our studio to the country side, close to Hamburg. We started with simple sketches based on piano and voice, then we separated and worked on our different parts. Philipp searched for sounds, I was looking for words. The producing and songwriting happens in our case at the same time, because we produce all on our own.

Hundreds by SimonMcLaren
Hundreds by Simon McLaren.

Were there any particular highlights to the writing or production process and if so what?
We worked on the album for over a year. A highlight was, when we sent our song Our Past, which was almost finished, to a German producer. When he sent it back in a new dress, we were so happy about the result. We struggled again and again before, because of the bassline and its simplicity. He found a way to make it bigger and awesome!

I believe you originally hail from Hamburg, where are you currently based?
I (Eva) am still living in Hamburg. I love this city. My brother moved to the countryside close to Hamburg, the area is called Wendland and it’s a beauty!

What is happening in the video for Our Past? And who stars in the video?
I will put here a quote by the director of the song, L.A. based Monica Sender. because she hits the point very well! The song moves you in such a bittersweet way, and somehow I knew it was profound, and simple: this past of mine that ‘will be found in a thousand years’; the bittersweet experience of the joy of now; childhood, and memories, and trauma that we all carry and pursue.
I wanted to tell a story with this song. For these boys, their past and futures are suspended in a magical moment of the present.They have their own story. But we all have our own, and we often look back, think, regret, consider what could have been different. Even at a moment of decision, fear and hesitation can be strong. Yet we take action, move forward, climb mountains, and move towards a future that is unknown. A future that is unknown but will one day become our past as well.

The two boy are great actors, who are also living in L.A. Their names are Jarrett Worley (the older one) and Charles Reisinger (the little one).

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What next for Hundreds?
We have just played in Vilnius, Lithuania, and we are planning to play at CMJ in New York in October. We are really looking forward to this! Also, we start working on the next album, as soon as we can!

Aftermath by Hundreds is out now.

Categories ,Aftermath, ,Charles Reisinger, ,CMJ, ,Eva and Phillip Milner, ,Florence Zealey, ,German, ,Hamburg, ,Hundreds, ,interview, ,Jarrett Worley, ,Lithuania, ,Monica Sender, ,Our Past, ,Simon Mclaren, ,Vilnius, ,Wendland

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