More on Musa

Musa has basically switched what I can say as almost 90% of the rather 'underground' designers to exciting and relatively well known cult labels which cater to both ladies and men. The long wait has ended and we shall celebrate and rejoice as I firmly believe it is the first time such labels to be available in Kuala Lumpur!

             

First and foremost, the boutique has managed to bring select pieces from Gareth Pugh SS 2011... I reckon lots of people are already aware of the rock and roll/ cyberpunk aesthetic (as Divinitus had pointed out to me in my Gareth Pugh showroom post) which remains true to GP's design philosophy. Shiny slashed leather tights as shown above can look amazing on tall lithe individuals like Musa's owner Nazreem Musa himself...

Gareth Pugh AW 11/12 - continuity of aesthetics

I'm not trying to sound like I know Gareth Pugh's designs very well so this entry might be as loosely written as you could see. In general I think this designer has always produced collections which evoke that dark, brooding  emotion with its extreme silhouettes and proportion, not to mention the predominantly black colour used, yet painfully beautiful all the while (see, I told you I'm shite at opining collections. OKAY, let's just simply say his designs have gothic influences, there you go...).

Anyhow this time around he still remains to his aesthetics of fine architectural shapes and technically precise cuts that many tall, lithe current young generation would love to possess...