After After Party: A Collection by Louise Simmersholm
Hi friends,
So far, the best part of moving abroad is the people I’ve met along the way. I know it sounds so cheesy but its true when they say that home is where the heart is. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to collaborate with my friend Louise Simmersholm, a recent graduate from the Scandinavian Academy of Fashion Design. Her main collection and project, After After Party, explores “the great dilemma of identity that the next generation of designers are faced with”. With global warming and climate change at the forefront of the conversation in fashion, After After-Party is a conceptual collection that tells the story of intimacy, chaos, and sustainability.
Her process involves taking both dead stock and other innovative materials like old nylon posters to create something entirely new. With an eye for detail and shape, Louise’s design aesthetic is revealed through her thoughtful use of raw textures, organic tones, and bold silhouettes. As a previous model, inclusivity and diversity are at the forefront of Louise’s mission when it comes to shape and design. All of her pieces are unisex with endless possibilities to style.
While we walked around my neighborhood in Paris, I had a few moments to learn more about Louise’s take on the world of fashion and what her collection means to her:
Look 1:
“The dress is made from fabric from a company called upcy that is part of a danish company called “de forenede dampvaskerier” who delivers linen and towels to hotels. When something breaks they send it to their daughter company upcy who makes clothes. They donated some linens to my project.”
Look 2:
“The jacket is made from and old fashion poster typical used inside stores, the picture is from a company called Tiger of Sweden who donated the poster since they normally throw the posters out after each season. I use the poster as a representation of the theme of the collection but also as a way to show how companies big and small can find use in each other and should look at fashion design more as a community than competition.”
“The jeans are made from dead stock denim found at a smaller designer via social media.”
When I asked Louise further about her choice of fabrics and material for her project, she responded:
“Overall, my material are collected from different places to show the connection we could make between us in the fashion community. Unfortunately dead stock can be a very tricky thing because counting on one place might make them overproduce just to accommodate the requests. If you want I also describe the theme on my site on arts thread ❤️”.
After meeting briefly during my first fitting with Raphaël de LaCroix, Louise has become one of my dearest friends here in Paris. As the sole intern for Raphaël, Louise has proven to be not only a skilled sewer but also a wise and ambitious project manager. During these past few weeks, we’ve been working hard to add some magic to Raphaël’s brand and I can’t wait to see what’s next for both small designers.
As you can probably tell by now, I’m a huge fan of supporting and collaborating with small artists, designers, and creatives. No matter what comes from our time together, I’m always happy to get a glimpse into another person’s creative soul. Life is full of beauty, pain, emotion, and connection. I believe that fashion is just another way to express emotion and deepen our connection as humans.
Follow my talented and creative, Louise Simmersholm here.
Many thanks for taking the time to read my latest blog post! I would love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to leave a comment down below or send me a message with your inquires.
xx
Kiana