Paris Fashion Week Men SS12 - Boris Bidjan Saberi

German-Iranian designer Boris Bidjan Saberi presents his latest collection comprised entirely of neutral tones; beige, grey and black. The clothes champion a kind of deconstructed simplicity, or rather sophisticated primacy; something reminiscent of a scene from a post-apocalyptic film.

The SS12 ready-to-wear collection show began with pitch black silence, quickly shattered by models marching to the what sounded like war drums. Long tunics, robes and hoods formed the body of the collection, accompanied by a combination of tight fitting leg wraps and oversize trousers, always adhering to a strict palette of neutral tones.

The collection showed off some strong oriental influences, whilst staying true to Saberi’s unique blend of ‘gothic-industrial’ & ‘ninja-glam’. Even more unique, however was the model’s hair styling, quite a remarkable feat in itself; each model seemed to have had their hair replaced by some sort of alien-esque cling film-skin, making it hard to tell where skin or hair began and plastic ended.

The simplicity of both the show and collection was also remarkable, creating an interesting relationship between something very primitive, and at the same time very sophisticated; a kind of understated violence. The collection mixed post-gothic, industrial, oriental and military references to create a dark, refreshing and sophisticated collection.

Words: Frederic Bourgoin, Paris Correspondent

Images: Courtesy of Relative MO, Paris