FOR AUTUMN WINTER 2004 HELMUT LANG’S PLAYFULNESS WAS ON FULL DISPLAY, WITH LEATHER BOOTS EMBELLISHED IN WHITE FRILLS, SLEEK TAILORED JACKETS WERE DONE IN A SLEEK METALLIC BRASS FABRICATION. MANY OF THE PIECES THIS SEASON RELIED ON THE MINUTE DETAILS AND TAILORING THE DESIGNER IS KNOWN FOR. THESE JEANS ARE A REFERENCE TO KARLHEINZ WEINBERG’S PHOTOGRAPH SERIES “THE UNUSUALS” IN WHICH THE PHOTOGRAPHER EXAMINES THE LIVES AND CULTURE AROUND A GROUP OF SWEDISH YOUTHS. THESE JEANS FEATURE CHAINS INTERWOVEN ALONG THE CROTCH OVER AN EXPOSED ZIPPER-FLY.
