Fred Perry
has become known for its limited edition collaborations with eccentric
designers and artists alike. The outfitter has collaborated with
everyone from David David to Peter Jensen to Jessica Ogden, all to
popular acclaim. Most recently, New York Times' T Style magazine
featured Fred Perry's fashions in a fashion editorial spreads with the
description: "Disaffected anglo youth at their snappiest."
For
the Fall/Winter 2007 season, Fred Perry is showcasing another of their
popular partnerships with Japanese design team Comme des Garcons. The
spunky lineup includes Comme des Garcons' signature stripe-age, infused
with eye-popping turquoise and hot pink. They will also retail a pair
of red-and-black checkered kicks - ideal housing for the feet of Fred
Perry fanatics everywhere.
And stay tuned for
their next fashion-music rendez-vous: rumor has it Fred Perry will team
up with Brit-punk-ska-rock bank Dead 60s for a limited edition offering
of "of reversed tartan Harringtons." By L. Harper