Helmut Lang Spring 08 Rebirth

As the first fashion week collection since Helmut Lang left the brand, Spring 08 followed his genius full suit. The designers for Helmut Lang, Michael and Nicole Colovos, had quite a bit of responsibility resting on their shoulders. If you remember, Lang left the brand in 2005 inspiring Prada to sell them off to Link Theory Holdings (who owns Theory, Rosner, and PLS+T; three mass market brands with a significantly lower price point), shortly thereafter. The brand, in transition, was then absent through three seasons, kept Spring and Fall 07 rather quiet, and remerged for Spring 08 during Fashion Week. The designers, Michael and Nicole Colovos, founded Habitual jeans before taking lead with the quickly changing brand, and the general consensus is that they've done right with their first collection out of the official gates. The collection showed off the signature Helmut Lang palate of blacks and whites, as well as the expected tailored separates, and modern-bondage twists and turns. Although Helmut Lang may have lost it's young New York fallowing (these minds have such little devotion anyway) we predict, at least in New York, they'll garner support from Rad Hourani/Modernist scene, taking those young, avant garde professionals by storm once again.