HELMUT LANG

Aviator Chaps
SS2003   

 

DESCRIPTION

Helmut lang chaps with aviation component paneled on top. Paneling composed of elastic cotton, features slits throughout the sides with cording, zippers on the bottom hem, drawstrings at the waist with zipper closure, and fringed drawstrings along the inseam.

CONDITION

8/10 condition. Please see photos for full evaluation.

SIZE / MEASUREMENTS

Size 42
Waist: 15 Inches
Length: 43 Inches
Inseam: 33 Inches
Hem: 5.5 Inches

COVERAGE

Helmut Lang’s introduction into fashion was akin to many menswear aficionados of late, as he took an interest in the garments worn by the stylish residents of Vienna. He admired them and wanted to explore this medium for himself. He has often been labeled as a minimalist, as he followed the modernistic architecture principle of “form follows function” religiously. He reimagined otherwise mundane clothing articles through precise alternations that ultimately transformed them into stylish wearable garments, unheard of at the time in menswear. His opus retrospectively displays a constant dialogue between the consumer and the product, as his pieces vary from those everyday pairs of jeans to gaudy sequin parkas for costuming.