Antik Denim — LA Fashion Week October 2005
A Los Angeles fashion week record from October 2005 — the Antik Denim runway show, kept as the historical record.
Antik Denim showed during LA Fashion Week in October 2005, presenting the Spring 2006 season's western denim from co-designers Alexandre Caugant and Phillippe Naouri. The review carried below, by Lynn Simmons, Guest Editor, records slim boot cuts, signature pocket embroidery and a crowded celebrity-first seating scene — and the show's eight runway photographs are carried in the Photos section.
Illustrative image created for this guide — an artistic impression, not photographs from this show.
Western, Polished
The review holds the collection to its aesthetic: slim cuts, gentle sloping boot cuts and top-stitched embroidery, with models styled in ethnic touches, tribal pieces and pearls. Embellished vests, long camouflage print skirts, overalls and shirts took western to a new level, in the review's phrase, while the signature embroidery stood out on the back pockets — the detail by which premium denim of the period announced itself across a room.
The Photographs
Eight photographs accompany this record — the fullest photographic set in the October 2005 season coverage — showing the collection's denim, vests and skirts as they appeared on the runway. The seating scene the review opens with, guests and publicists battling for assignments under a priority call of celebrities only, is kept with the record as part of the show's atmosphere.
Denim as a House Signature
Premium denim announced itself from behind: the back pocket was the billboard, and Antik's signature embroidery is the detail this review returns to after the cuts and styling are catalogued. That emphasis is period-accurate reporting — in 2005 a Los Angeles denim label stood or fell on the stitch a buyer could read across a showroom — and the eight photographs carried below let the record prove the point visually.
The Record
The crowded scene of guests & publicicists battled to get their seat assignments, only to be overshadowed by a priority call of "Celebrities only!" Once seated the lights were lowered the fan's were turned on to enhance the models. Denim co-designers Alexandre Caugant & Phillippe Naouri held true to their western aesthetic with slim cuts, gentle sloping boot cuts and top stitched embroidery. The models were styled with a mix of ethnic touches, tribal pieces and pearls around the neck. Partnered w/embellished vests with skin underneath, you knew why the fans were on high. The collection also included long camouflage print skirts, sexy overalls, and shirts that took western to a new level. Their signature embroidery stood out on the back pockets of pumped up, baby oiled male models.
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Common Questions
What did Antik Denim show in October 2005?
Western denim: slim cuts, gentle sloping boot cuts and top-stitched embroidery, embellished vests, long camouflage print skirts, overalls and shirts, with signature embroidery on the back pockets.
Who designs Antik Denim?
Co-designers Alexandre Caugant and Phillippe Naouri, who held true to their western aesthetic for the Spring 2006 show, per the review.
How many photographs accompany the review?
Eight runway photographs, carried in the Photos section — the fullest photographic record in the October 2005 set.