Art class origami was fun. Until you got a C- for making a crane that looked like part of the male anatomy (Freud what?).

So maybe folded designs weren’t your calling.

Leave it to a sensei or two: Lars Stoten and John Clarke, the inventive craftsmen behind avant-garde clothing line Mjölk.

With backgrounds in garment engineering, men’s tailoring, and Japanese costume design, the duo concentrates on pattern-making fundamentals (proportion, fit, fabrication). The result: chic wearability with a rock ’n’ roll edge.

Styles include the hybrid Game On shorts (modernized culotte with drawstring waist and A-line leg), sculpted Sleeve pant (gender-bending trouser with high-waist, V-front, and cuffs), and Tie Me Up shirtdress (menswear classic jazzed up with gathered waist and pockets).

The neutral palette accentuates the creative details; the aesthetic focus on structure and utility give the garb a point of view.

And that deserves an A+.

Available online at purestcut.com.au. To see styles, go to mjolk.com.au.