Thakoon's Studio: Teen Vogue x The Coveteur
"Thakoon and I met right before I started at . And Jane wears everything well!" Keltner de Valle invited Erin Kleinberg, Stephanie Mark and Jake Rosenberg of fashion website The Coveteur to tag along as she took an afternoon to explore her friend and designer's extensive studio archive.
1/34Thakoon PreSpring 2010 / Spring Summer 2010.
"I was playing with ideas of sunlight on colors – the yellow dress is actually a print with subtle shades of yellows." -- Thakoon Panichgul
Teen Vogue fashion news director Jane Keltner de Valle and designer Thakoon Panichgul.2/34The New York City-based clothing designer opened up his showroom to Teen Vogue editor Jane Keltner de Valle and The Coveteur website team.
3/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2006.
"My first collection to go down the runway -- to Bloc Party!" -- Thakoon Panichgul
"The thing I was most struck by in seeing Thakoon's collections from over the years together in one room was how enduring his work is." -- Jane Keltner de Valle
4/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2005.
"This was the Lace and Tech Collection – neo-baroque." -- Thakoon Panichgul
5/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2005.
"Moon Jackets!! My first collection – I can't believe I didn't save more pieces from it..." -- Thakoon Panichgul
6/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2007.
"All about the Peony -- on sleeves, as skirt, in every form..." -- Thakoon Panichgul
7/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2008: Prim Punk.
8/34Thakoon PreSpring 2009.
"Florals – liberty prints, abstracted, contrasted." -- Thakoon Panichgul
9/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2009: Broken Disco Ball.
10/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2008.
"We played with hyper colors, digital prints – so fun." -- Thakoon Panichgul
11/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2009.
"My favorite prints from any collection I've done. We worked with Laurie Simmons." -- Thakoon Panichgul
12/34Thakoon PreSpring 2010.
13/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2010.
"My most feral collection – all about cocoon-ing and textures. I guess yellow is one of my favorite colors; it seems to keep coming up!" – Thakoon Panichgul
14/34Thakoon + Tasaki collection; On the model's waist: platinum and diamond baguette articulated ring. On head: reversible pearl and platinum thorn stud earring.
"This collection is irreverent and cool, just like Thakoon." -- Jane Keltner de Valle
15/34Thakoon lock and key clasp bracelet and garnet bloody thorn earrings.
16/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2005 see-through lace rain jacket.
17/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2006.
"This look was Irina Lazareanu, French coquette." -- Thakoon Panichgul
18/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2006.
"I painted a canvas and had it made into a print -- for me, the color is Sargent Red, after John Singer Sargent." -- Thakoon Panichgul
19/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2008 floral sequin house dress.
"Every editor ordered this dress." -- Thakoon Panichgul
20/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2007 couture sleeve.
"Hand-draped. Hours went into the construction." -- Thakoon Panichgul
21/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2007.
"The last look of the show -- it arrived from Paris an hour before the show started..." -- Thakoon Panichgul
22/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2008.
"One of my favorite shots Grace [Coddington] did for . Tweed made out of strips of chiffon woven together with metal sequins." -- Thakoon Panichgul
23/34Thakoon PreSpring 2009.
"I was playing with lingerie." -- Thakoon Panichgul
24/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2009.
"My favorite image from the shoot -- I draped this at 2am. I just went and did it – so fast but it just seemed to work." -- Thakoon Panichgul
25/34Left: Resort 2009 dress worn by Michelle Obama when Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Nomination for President. Right: Fall 2008 dress worn by Michelle Obama at a Presidential Debate.
"MO!" -- Thakoon Panichgul
26/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2009: fishnets & eyelashes.
"The collection was all about seduction." -- Thakoon Panichgul
27/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2009: Laurie Simmons.
28/34Thakoon PreSpring 2010 hand-plisséd pieces.
29/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2011.
"A twist on all things preppy." -- Thakoon Panichgul
30/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2009: Broken Disco Ball.
31/34Thakoon Fall Winter 2010.
"Feral fur – everything was inspired from an old Helmut Lang image of a shaven sheep from the early 90s." -- Thakoon Panichgul
32/34"Ooooh! Tasaki. I've never done fine jewelry before; didn't know how much I love it!" -- Thakoon Panichgul
33/34Thakoon Spring Summer 2011.
"Classically Thakoon. Taking something overtly feminine and making slightly racy." -- Thakoon Panichgul
34/34Thakoon Rampling bags and disco ball shoe from Fall 2009.
"Beyonce bought and wore these out one night. Loved it." -- Thakoon Panichgul
