ANDO EN REVERSO
COOL CYCLE_25 - ANDO EN REVERSO
With the detritus of good design strewn about history, the contemporary hype-beast "luxury" brand-world has overpopulated our lives with meaningless, yet powerfully manipulative, clothing. Like Tadao Ando, we at KZ_K are on a lifelong design quest to focus on the modern movement: in our case, to develop conceptually designed pieces (Cool Cycle_25 Collection is driven by precepts found in Ando's architecture) of precise development and manufacture, highlighting the power of the individual to create her own dream chamber, to fill up with as much life as one's imagination can encompass.
- KZ_K Studio
“After World War II, when Japan launched on a course of rapid economic growth, the people’s value criteria changed. The old, fundamentally feudal family system collapsed. Such social alterations as concentration of information and places of work in cities led to overpopulation of urban centers and underpopulation of agricultural and fishing villages and towns (as was probably true in other parts of the world as well). Overly dense urban and suburban populations made it impossible to preserve a feature that was formerly most characteristic of Japanese residential architecture: intimate connection with nature and openness to the natural world. What I refer to as an enclosed Modern Architecture is a restoration of the unity between house and nature that Japanese houses have lost in the process of modernization.”
-Ando
AVAILABLE IN
DEEP MAROON
DESIGNER NOTES
REVERSIBLE JACKET CONSTRUCTED IN LAMBSKIN SHEARLING. TAILORED FIT WITH SLIGHTLY RAISED COLLAR AND V-NECKLINE FOR A SLEEK AND CONVERTIBLE OUTERWEAR LOOK. FEATURES A SCULPTURAL SELF-TIE WAIST BELT FOR ADJUSTABLE SHAPE
FABRICATION
LAMBSKIN SHEARLING
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
MADE IN NYC'S GARMENT DISTRICT
100% BYPRODUCT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE LATTICE KNIT SWEATER FOR A COORDINATED, TEXTURED LOOK OR HOMPU SHORT SLEEVE SECOND SKIN FOR A TONAL LOOK, OR PAIR WITH VICTORIA PANT OR THE LACQUER LEATHER PANT FOR A LEISURE LUXE LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
NAVY
DESIGNER NOTES
STRAIGHT CAR COAT CONSTRUCTED IN PERFORATED METALLIC LEATHE. ADJUSTABLE CINCH WAIST AND VERTICAL SEAMING ELONGATES THE FIGURE
FABRICATION
PERFORATED METALLIC LEATHER
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
BYPRODUCT OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE PLANE K BLOUSE AND OSAKA TAILORED PANT FOR A COORDINATED, SLEEK LOOK OR WITH THE LIBRE RAISED NECK SECOND SKIN AND VICTORIA PANT FOR A SUITING LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK ONYX
DESIGNER NOTES
DOUBLE BREASTED JACKET CONSTRUCTED IN LIGHTWEIGHT ITALIAN CASHMERE WITH A SHAPED BODICE AND RELAXED RAGLAN SLEEVES. FEATURES SEAMLESS BINDING FINISHES FOR FULL REVERSIBILITY
FABRICATION
LIGHTWEIGHT ITALIAN CASHMERE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE HOMPU SHORT SLEEVE SECOND SKIN AND OTERA SEAMED PANT OR OSAKA CROPPED PANT FOR A COORDINATED LOOK
FOR SPECIAL ORDER ONLY
AVAILABLE IN
RAFFIA/CHALK
DESIGNER NOTES
CONSTRUCTED WITH A RELAXED, YET TAILORED FIT IN DOUBLE-FACED ITALIAN WOOL FOR EASY OUTERWEAR. NECK AND WAIST TIES ADJUST SHAPE. BRACELET LENGTH, DOLMAN SLEEVE FOR VERSATILITY OF UNDERPINNINGS. FULLY REVERSIBLE
FABRICATION
DOUBLE FACED ITALIAN WOOL
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE LIBRE V NECK SECOND SKIN AND LACQUER LEATHER PANT OR OSAKA TAILORED PANT
AVAILABLE IN
NAVY
DESIGNER NOTES
WRAP COAT CONSTRUCTED IN LIGHTWEIGHT ITALIAN CASHMERE. STRAIGHT BODICE WITH CONVERTIBLE DRAPING COLLAR AND TIE WAIST BELT FOR STYLING VERSATILITY
FABRICATION
LIGHTWEIGHT ITALIAN CASHMERE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE ZII LEATHER PANT AND THE LINE K BLOUSE FOR A COORDINATED, TEXTURED LOOK OR WITH THE HOMPU SHORT SLEEVE, LATTICE KNIT SWEATER, OR LACQUER LEATHER PANT, FOR A LEISURE LUXE LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
NAVY
DESIGNER NOTES
SLEEVELESS LEATHER SHELL CONSTRUCTED IN EMBOSSED STRETCH LEATHER. SLEEK, CONTOURED SILHOUETTE THAT SCULPTS THE BODICE WITH STRUCTURED TAILORING
FABRICATION
EMBOSSED STRETCH LEATHER
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
BYPRODUCT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE ZII LEATHER PANT AND PLANE K BLOUSE, OR WITH THE LIBRE RAISED NECK SECOND SKIN AND OSAKA CROPPED PANT.
KZ_K STUDIO
STUDIO DISCIPLINE: MODERNIST DESIGNS, PRECISELY CUTTING CLEAN YET BOLD FORMS, TAKING THE UNIQUE IDEALS OF THE MADE-TO-MEASURE PROCESS TO ENHANCE GARMENTS WITH CONVERTIBILITY, PERSONALIZATION, FUNCTIONALITY AND FIT.
OUR ETHOS: RESPONSIBLE, LOCAL MANUFACTURING, CONNECTED CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND MINDFUL CAPSULES THAT MINIMIZE ORNAMENTATION, BYPASS TRENDS, CONSTRUCTED FOR A LIFETIME OF USE.
the great jones street studio
WITH AN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO MENTALITY - GROWING DIRECT CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS VIA UNIQUE, PERSONALIZED, ENGAGING EXPERIENCES: KZ_K STUDIO SHARES ITS GREAT JONES STREET STUDIO. A DIVERSIFIED SPACE-USE PLACE, CONTAINING: DESIGNER SHOWROOM, LIBRARY BAR, COCINA, PATTERN/DESIGN ROOM, AND ROOFTOP TERRACE.
DESIGNED BY KZ_K CO-FOUNDER, TRAINED IN ARCHITECTURE, JESSE KEYES, THE STUDIO EMpLOYS A REARVIEW INNOVATION APPROACH TO:
ATELIER-STYLE FITTINGS FOR PERSONALIZED CAPSULES
SOCIAL EVENTS LARGE AND SMALL
INDUSTRY BRAINSTORMS
DESIGN / DEVELOP / MARKET / STORE / SHIP / PHOTOSHOOT / IMBIBE / READ / FETE
BY APPOINTMENT FOR COLLECTION VIEWINGS, THE STUDIO WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND OTHER CREATIVE FRIENDS IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PRODUCTIVE INTERACTIONS.
MODERNIST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL
KZ_K STUDIO EXTOLS THE TENETS OF MODERNISM: TO USE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED MATERIALS, VIA CONCEPT-DRIVEN DESIGN, RESULTING IN THOUGHTFUL FUNCTIONAL FORMS. WE DEVELOP FOR STYLIZED EFFICIENCY AND VERSATILITY, MINIMIZING EXCESS, ACCENTUATING SLEEK FEMININITY. DESIGN OUTCOME: REFINED, ESSENTIALLY AESTHETIC PIECES AND LOOKS THAT ARE INTEGRATABLE, AND DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINED AND SUSTAINABLE USE. THE STUDIO VISION HAS BEEN CRAFTED BY CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND FASHION DESIGNER, KAROLINA ZMARLAK, AND HER LIFE & CREATIVE PARTNER, TRAINED ARCHITECT, JESSE KEYES.
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED FABRICS
THE KZ_K STUDIO HAS DEVELOPED EXACTING MANUFACTURING STANDARDS, SPECIFIC TO OUR PARTICULAR MULTI FUNCTIONAL DESIGN DISCIPLINE. WE SELECT FABRICS OF ADVANCED TECHNICAL CAPACITY, USING JAPANESE TEXTILES, FRENCH WASHABLE LEATHERS, AND CREATIVE SPANISH SHEARLINGS, WHILE WE’VE INNOVATED VARIOUS, COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: SEAMLESS FINISHES, ENABLING DOUBLE FACED FABRICS, UNIQUE CINCHING, MULTI LAYER ABILITY, AND OTHER DESIGN SUBTLETIES.
STYLIZED MINIMALISM
“MINIMALISM IS A PURSUIT OF THE ESSENCE OF THINGS, NOT THE APPEARANCE.”
“MINIMALISM IS NOT ABOUT HAVING LESS. IT’S ABOUT MAKING ROOM FOR MORE OF WHAT MATTERS.”
“MINIMALISM IS NOT A STYLE...IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL REACTION AGAINST NOISE, VISUAL NOISE, DISORDER, VULGARITY.”
“Minimalism is not subtraction for the sake of subtraction. Minimalism is subtraction for the sake of focus.”
TRANSFORMATIONAL HABITS
FOUR KZ_K STUDIO ELEMENTAL, MULTI USE JACKETS
HABITS USED AS BOTH OVERLAYING TO MAX CONVERTIBLE LOOKS, AND INTER-LAYERING PURPOSES. MADE WITH HIGH TECH JAPANESE FABRICS AND/OR FRENCH WASHABLE LEATHERS, DESIGNED FOR FUNCTIONALITY, FIT, FEEL AND FUTURE PROOFING (I.E., NUMEROUS YEARS OF USE)
AVAILABLE IN
NERO
FABRICATION
BIKER STRETCH LEATHER
COMPLETE THE LOOK
MAY BE LAYERED WITH ANY KZ_K PIECE FOR A SLEEK LOOK.
AVAILABLE IN
NAVAL
OFF-WHITE
SAND
HUNTER GREEN
SMOKE BLUE
BAROLO
FABRICATION
COMPLETE THE LOOK
SHOWN LAYERED WITH THE SALATSCH SLASH NECK TOP OR PAIR WITH ANY KZ_K LOOK.
AVAILABLE IN
NAVAL
OFF-WHITE
SAND
BLACK
FABRICATION
COMPLETE THE LOOK
MAY BE LAYERED WITH ANY KZ_K PIECE FOR A SLEEK LOOK.
AVAILABLE IN
MIDNIGHT / BLACK
CRIMSON
FABRICATION
WASHABLE LEATHER | NYLON
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
BY-PRODUCT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
COMPLETE THE LOOK
WEAR AS A COAT OUTER LAYER WITH ANY KZ_K CORE VALUABLES TOP AND PANT FOR A SLEEK SILHOUETTE
transformational habits & Core pants
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1. A SETTLED OR REGULAR TENDENCY OR PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS HARD TO GIVE UP
2. A GARMENT WORN BY A MEMBER OF A PARTICULAR ORDER, IN OUR CASE, THE ORDER OF MODERN WOMEN'S FASHION with CONVERTIBLE CLOTHING AND CONVERTIBLe fASHION.
CORE PANTS
KZ_K creative director, Karolina, has spent two decades, designing, fitting, adjusting, fabric selecting (from Japanese mills), silhouette perfecting and body interacting with thousands of clients to develop a set of pants (of precision manufacturing by our partners in NYC's Garment District), to strengthen the form, ease the feel and build the core of any wardrobe, for a lifetime of use
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
OFF-WHITE
NAVY
FABRICATION
HYPER STRETCH ORGANZA
LINING: STRETCH SILK CHARMEUSE
FF | FABRIC FUNCTION
MACHINE WASHABLE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR PANT WITH THE SCARPA TOP OR ANY KZ_K UNDERPINNING OR OUTER WEAR PIECE
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
SHIRAZ
SLATE
NAVY
FABRIC
TECH POWER STRETCH
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE CREW TURTLENECK FOR A MORE CASUAL LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
NAVY
SLATE
SHIRAZ
TEAL
FABRICATION
TECH POWER STRETCH
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE CREW TURTLENECK FOR A MORE CASUAL LOOK.
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
MIDNIGHT
INDIGO
FABRICATION
TECH CREPE BACK SATIN
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR PANT WITH A DRAPE LEATHER JACKET AND ARCH CINCH TOP
CORE VALUABLES
PERFECT FITTING AND DEPENDABLE SIGNATURE UNDERPINNINGS THAT PAIR WITH ALL CYCLES, TRANS HABITS AND CORE PANTS.
MADE WITH EXPERT FEMININE FIT, SILHOUETTE AND FABRICS IN NEUTRAL COLORS FOR CONTINUOUS WEAR.
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
NAVY
OFF-WHITE
HUNTER GREEN
IVORY
STONE BLUE
FABRICATION
LIGHTWEIGHT VISCOSE KNIT
COMPLETE THE LOOK
WEAR WITH THE VIKI PANT FOR A SLEEK, REFINED LOOK OR LAYER UNDER ANY KZ_K DRESS FOR ELEVATED WEAR
AVAILABLE IN
BONE
MIDNIGHT
SAGE
BLACK
GARNET RED
FABRICATION
TECH CREPE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR TOP WITH BASEL HANDKERCHIEF SKIRT FOR A TONAL ENSEMBLE, OR WITH THE VICTORIA PANT FOR A COLUMN LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
OFF-WHITE
BLACK
OLIVINE
MIDNIGHT
MAROON
FABRICATION
TENCEL KNIT
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH YOUR FAVORITE KZ_K PENCIL PANT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL HABIT
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
WHITE
CARBON
NAVY
FABRICATION
TECH TRIPLE DOBBY
LINING: STRETCH SILK CHARMEUSE
FF | FABRIC FUNCTION
MACHINE WASHABLE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR BLOUSE WITH MARGARET PANT OR ANY KZ_K SLIM FITTING PANT
KZ_K SERVICES
PRIVATE IN GREAT JONES STREET STUDIO APPOINTMENT
(FRIENDS AND FAMILY INVITED)
KZ TRY ON BOX
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT
CURATED LOOKBOOK
PERSONALIZED STYLE GUIDE
PIECE ALTERATIONS + REPAIRS
AVAILABLE IN
PEWTER
FABRICATION
ORGANIC TEXTURED COTTON
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
MADE IN NYC'S GARMENT DISTRICT
80% COMPOSED OF ORGANIC COTTON
DESIGNER NOTES
THE KAPPL SEAMED PANT IS ENGINEERED IN ORGANIC COTTON WITH A DISTINCTIVE TEXTURE. DESIGNED WITH A WIDE LEG SILHOUETTE AND ARTFUL PIPING FOR A RELAXED YET TAILOR FIT. FEATURES A SUBTLE CORSETING CINCH WAIST THAT ALLOWS FLEXIBLE ADJUSTMENT.
FUNCTIONALITY
TEXTURED COTTON DRAPES OVER THE BODY FOR A FLUID YET TAILORED LOOK
ADJUSTABLE ELASTIC CORD AT THE WAIST
ELASTIC FACING IN WAISTBAND ALLOWS FLEXIBLE MOVEMENT
INVISIBLE ZIPPER WITH HOOK AND BAR CLOSURE AT SIDE SEAM
SILHOUETTES
SCULPTURAL SEAMING ALONG FRONT AND BACK OF LEG
FITTED THROUGH WAIST AND HIP WITH DARTS AT WAIST
CLEAN FRONT WITH ELASTIC FACING INSIDE WAIST
FULL LENGTH PANT DEPENDING ON WEARER’S HEIGHT AND PERSONAL PREFERENCE.
MODEL MEASUREMENTS
HEIGHT 5’10”
BUST 31”
WAIST 24”
HIPS 34”
SIZE CHART
SIZE CHART
FORM AND CARE
PROFESSIONALLY DRY CLEAN OR COLD, HAND WASH ONLY
DO NOT BLEACH
DO NOT TUMBLE DRY
HANG TO DRY
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE SALATSCH TOP AND THE KAPPL SEAMED JACKET FOR A COORDINATED, TEXTURED LOOK OR WITH THE KÄRNTNER KNIT SWEATER FOR A LEISURE LUXE LOOK.