THE DJ TECHNIQUE APPLIED TO MENSWEAR

The technique presented by the A.C.F Revolving Collective results from the collaboration between Sam Lambert and Shaka Maidoh with Matteo Gioli and Liam Maher.

The progressing of the tradition of menswear design from the past through the present into the future involves a process of hybridization, grafting, sampling and mixology. Like a DJ digging through classic vinyl, remixing standards from the jazz and pop musical canon, menswear designers attempt to harmonize the most potent influences from their vintage research within a single contemporary concept. So Sam and Shaka of Art Comes First step into the atelier with Matteo Gioli of SuperDuper Hats and Liam Maher of Denham to cut, scratch, sample and mix vintage menswear in a demonstration of the DJ technique applied to menswear. Lambert, Maidoh, Gioli and Maher will working toward a creative synthesis of sartorial and workwear influences that reflect each of their individual design obsessions.

Scratching with Sewing Needles: Each day of the event hybrid designs will evolve within a nomadic atelier. And each day finished pieces will be styled into a focused exhibit of looks inspired by the men who progressed modern music from yesterday's legends like Thelonious Monk to contemporary pioneers like Yasijn Bey fka Mos Def.

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