Cerruti

Many people may think that the brand to follow after Hedi has left would be Lanvin or Balenciaga. I think otherwise...I would rather look up to Cerruti. Many of you might think that Cerruti is a brand which is dying or a brand which has already long gone with history...i can tell you that IT IS NOT. Although Cerruti is an old brand but a new Designer was hired not too long ago, he is Nicolas Andreas Taralis.

These are pictures from the Spring/Summer 2008 collection.

This is the first men's collection after Taralis is appointed creative director.

All the previous collection designed by Taralis was women's collection.

Nicolas Andreas Taralis himself

A little about him:

Nicolas Andreas Taralis is a Canadian and he studied with Helmut Lang at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He has worked as an assistant to Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme. Taralis had been with Slimane since the very beginning of Dior Homme and he left right after the Strip collection to launch his own line, and his time at Dior Homme is evident in his aesthetic, which is similar to Slimane's but a bit grittier than Slimane's immaculate stylings. During his time at Dior Homme, he has contributed a lot to the success of the brand.