Style.com 2010.02.18
http://www.style.com/stylefile/2010/02/theyre-big-in-japan/
-->> but the most impressive were the menswear options from the Greece-born, London-educated Michail Gkinis at aptform. With techy fabrics (including a wool/polyurethane blend that’s woven, then heat-pressed to create a delicate, lightweight suiting fabric that won’t fray even at its cut edges) and intricate processes (hand-knitting leather strips into chunky woolens), Gkinis’ collection is both futuristic and iconoclastically craft-focused. With its dark palette, long lines, and exaggerated details, aptform brings to mind Rick Owens and the sadly shuttered, critically beloved Cloak. It’s already picked up one high-profile account: Chicago’s womenswear mecca Blake, which will stock the Fall collection in girl-friendly sizes. Matthew
