Material Boy by Mic Eaton Winter 2010

Material Boy Autumn Winter Fall 2010 Clothing Collection

Images from Material Boy Presentation – Antwerp, Belgium 2010 (special thanks to RA13 for providing the info)

Photography: Boy Kortekaas

Words from Material Boy

After three seasons of obscurity, awakening in heavy winter returns Material Boy. Opulent layers shades of earth, forest greens and browns a lean towards celtic middle ages.

From head to toe, a veritable wardrobe for the modern nomad. the material boy becomes a renaissance man ‐ dressed for the heaths, moors, and taverns of medieval Europe.

For fall winter 2010, Australian designer Mic Eaton has woven thick pile fabrics with intricate textures, offering an unexpected roughness to frock coats, tunics and ruched nightshirts. Soft oatmeal, cream and dark chocolate browns dominated the colour palette, with an injection of oxblood red and olive to round out the natural, raw tones. Fabrics are all natural, with crochet, fleece & jersey cottons, boiled wools and shearling-lined suede.

The garments are functional separates, united in a collective graduation of layers that peel off from outerwear to cropped sweaters, long mandarin‐collar shirts to ribbed tank tops. leggings and scrunched knit socks are paired with wide dress shorts, straight trousers and a low drop crotch sweatpant with shearling knee pads.

Contrast piping becomes a signature throughout, alongside details such as fabric covered buttons and peaked pocket flaps adorning boiled wool frock coats and threaded tunic tops. Sweaters and knits are cut wide and boat‐necked or hooded, in crochet knits and softly flecked jerseys. Shoes are a panelled cotton moccasin and a puffy‐tongued lace‐up in weathered black leather, with other accessories include knit skullcaps and intricate long johns with ruched codpiece and knee details.

The collection harbours a comfortable, ‘lived‐in’ feel, with the pieces holding a historical sensibility as well as a modern ease.

Mic Eaton:

“The touch and feel element of a fashion presentation was an exciting thing for me, the idea that people can see the construction and have the time to notice the details. a runway show is such a fast experience, you can only grasp the essence of the collection – this was a lot more in depth.”

“after getting used to showing under the banner of an organised fashion week, it was exciting to develop my own installation, with a more indie, organic feeling.”

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