"Bless No.9 deals with the label hype: Bless is printed, stitched, painted on all their designs in any way. It was Prêt-á-Porter autumn 1999. We took the fashion and let its models present them at other designers' shows like YSL, Watanabe, Balenciaga, Martin Margiela a.o. we were invited to. I filmed the interaction between the show and the Bless models in the audience, then edited the footage every night after the shows and Carlo worked on the sound mix to complete the own virtual show. The result was presented at the last day of the fashion week. An instant movie of the Bless collection and the fashion world at the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris." Marc Comes
"Their label (BLESS) is about taking fashion and redefining what are the 'norms' or perhaps disposing of the 'norms' altogether. With each collection they do, there is a strong intent and cohesiveness even though one collection can vary wildly from the other - it could consist of functional objects, a piece of fashion art, reconstructed clothing - anything goes." style bubble
"BLESS N° 09 is more of a MERCHANDISING project than a fashion collection. The newly developed FAN-ITEMS are made to show their owners as like-minded persons / fans / searchers for a different kind of value, besides a specific shape and colour. Thus the creation of an intentional UNISIZE basic shaped clothstyle (sweatshirts, t-shirts, polo shirts all in xl size, and jeans) which means a chance for everybodyshape - and allows easy access to people in a UNISEX (female, male, thing) and UNIAGE (first - last days) spirit, ignoring stereotypical taste, social classifications, dressing habits and usual shape preferences. Since it’s not about the clothes themselves but their values they portray (through their speaking front and quiet back), they can be worn at any kind of occasions (FOR PRESENTATIONS) to demonstrate a personal attitude or to give a fashionable statement or not." BLESS