With his expertly cut suits and cooler-than-thou jeans, Nicolas Andreas Taralis showed signs of filling a void left by Helmut Lang in the middle aughts. But then in 2007, Taralis himself appeared to drop out of the scene, concentrating his energies on a short-lived position at Cerruti. He never entirely stopped designing or producing under his own steam, though, and now, with tailoring resurgent on other runways, he's chosen a smart time to re-emerge on a broader stage. "It's a little more artisanal and handmade, a little less tough", he said. More artisanal, yes. Taralis showed a couple of biker jackets in quilted washed and distressed leather. Less tough ? Not from where we were sitting. That's hardly a complaint, though : his jackets still look great, cut lean and a bit meaner than in the past thanks to a bold, slightly peaked, and of-the-moment shoulder. The fit looks right on his slim trousers, too. As for the denim, it can be hard to justify a spot for jeans on a runway, but the designer gave them a reason for being there by adding edgy industrial zippers that snaked up the legs. Now might still be a difficult time to get a young business up and running, but from the looks of the editors and retailers lining up to greet Taralis after the show, many people were happy to be rediscovering him.
Born in Toronto, half Greek half German designer Nicolas Andreas Taralis went on to study at Parsons School of Design in New York. He later spent some time in Vienna learning from Helmut Lang at the University of Applied Arts. Assisting Hedi Slimane for Dior Homme was his last venture before launching a line under his own name in 2004. Limiting his color palette, and stripping each piece down to the essential is a trademark of NAT. Instead of focusing on an abundance of colors or trends, he focuses on silhouettes, volume and details such as the quality of a single stitch. Structure and form has always been important to him and tailoring is the perfect medium to explore it. While others opt for cheaper and easier methods, Nicolas Andreas Taralis has a fetish for keeping true hand-tailoring alive in all of his collections. Tailoring is the ultimate indulgence. Kudos.
Born in Toronto, half Greek half German designer Nicolas Andreas Taralis went on to study at Parsons School of Design in New York. He later spent some time in Vienna learning from Helmut Lang at the University of Applied Arts. Assisting Hedi Slimane for Dior Homme was his last venture before launching a line under his own name in 2004. Limiting his color palette, and stripping each piece down to the essential is a trademark of NAT. Instead of focusing on an abundance of colors or trends, he focuses on silhouettes, volume and details such as the quality of a single stitch. Structure and form has always been important to him and tailoring is the perfect medium to explore it. While others opt for cheaper and easier methods, Nicolas Andreas Taralis has a fetish for keeping true hand-tailoring alive in all of his collections. Tailoring is the ultimate indulgence. Kudos.
