4dimension Fall/Winter 2015 Lookbook

4dimension is a Taiwan based streetwear brand that adds its own take on the modern techwear aeshetic. While I haven’t handled any of their products in person, past seasons have looked somewhat promising with functional garments being offered up at reasonable pricepoints.

Their current Fall/Winter collection once again presents a variety of tech focused water-resistant outerwear and pants alongside the usual assortment of hoodies, crewnecks and tees. The new collection is inspired by a concept from the writings of Karl Marx called Entfremdung – which explained the separation of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of living in a society stratified into social classes. This same concept applied to tech can explain some of the pros and cons that arise from  the rapid adoption of new technologies. Check out the entire lookbook after the jump and visit the 4dimension site for more info.

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4dimension Autumn/Winter 2014 Collection ‘Big Data’

4dimension may not be a familiar brand outside of Asia but the brand has been growing a niche audience from it’s home base of Taipei. The Taiwanese label was launched in 2013 and recently released images of its Autumn/Winter 2014 Collection ‘Big Data. The collection is inspired by duality of our public online and offline personas in the current hyper-connected digital age.

The collection has a utilitarian mix of greyscale technical garments and accessories. While many brands are making currently pushing a similar techninja aesthetic, I do appreciate the amount of restraint shown in the product design. You can grab one of these pieces and easily work into many different looks.  I’m particularly interested in the trousers and outerwear from this collection which I feel are some of the standouts. It’s also a nice touch that the footwear choices in the lookbook are on point ranging everything from Air Maxes to Rick Owens Adidas.

While there’s nothing in here that comes out of left field , the pricing seems to be reasonable given the fit and apparent quality of the garments. I haven’t had the chance to handle them in person so I can’t vouch for the durability and feel of the garments but it seems like 4dimension is worth investing in and at the very least keeping an eye on from here on out.  You can shop the SS14 collection (including sale items) on their international order friendly webstore. See all the looks after the jump.

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