Dutch designer Kim Bakker presents us the AW14 collection of NÖN By KIM, entitled ‘Panta Rhei’. After interning at Wendy&Jim, Kim Bakker graduated cum laude from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute in 2005. There she received the AMFI prize for best graduate collection of the year. Her graduation collection was also published in the magazine Items, as one of the “Best graduates from the Netherlands and Belgium”. After having worked as a menswear designer for several brands (amongst others Gsus Sindustries and No Excess) for almost three years, Bakker decided to use her strong vision on men’s fashion to start a label of her own. Her groundbreaking, high fashion collections are characterized by the move away from traditional patterns, layered minimalistic silhouettes and modest colors.

NŌN by KIM redefines the male wardrobe from a conceptual, refined and modern perspective. NÖN by KIM mutates the archetypes of men’s garments to push and explore the boundaries of menswear. The result is a world on its own, translated to menswear. The designs are constructed from a combination of Bakker’s fascinations. Fuelled by a love of abstraction, the everyday beauty that lies hidden in details, the listening to structured chaotic sounds and the viewing of slowly unfolding stories, the designer starts to analyse patterns and menswear pieces. She then goes after the boundaries of menswear, mutating and deconstructing its foundations, and then reinterpreting the accepted shapes. Mutated into garments, the parts form a new layered silhouette which is defined by fine body conscious materials, considerate details, perfect finishes and a moderate use of colors. These ingredients form a collection which is captivating on many different levels and will not cease to inspire. Each new collection coincides with the previous one: they are part of an ongoing process. This makes the designs very sustainable.