BOTTER FW20 Backstage!
by Anna Barr
This season marks the first for Hyeres Festival 2018 winner Botter to be present on the official Paris Fashion Week schedule. The label is noted for looking back at their Caribbean roots with subdued modern Dutch architectural lines, but it was their elegance that garnered the attention of Nina Ricci where Rushemy Botter alongside Lisi Herrebrugh has headed the creative direction since last year.
Set at the Galerie de la Minéralogie at the Natural History Museum on the left bank, their deconstructed cuts took a more dapper spin on trend for Fall Winter 2020 while setting upcycling as a mindset rather than a concept. While still a relatively young brand, it was fun to see them experiment with cuts and shapes, ensuring us that they have much more to explore in the future and not a one-trick pony.
Homemade couture taking a nod from the homemade culture saw recycled fabric stocks and wool blends as fruit of their nomination as finalists to the 2020 International Woolmark Prize. In other words, they strive to give life to garment, questioning the notions of good taste and ephemeral. Meanwhile, the cute heart-shaped Mylar balloon handbags were developed in collaboration with sculpture artist Adam Parker Smith. Messages of hope included “Happy Earth Day!” and, “Best Wishes”.
While everything around us seems doomed, the collection brought a very optimistic message. We can do this guys!
Backstage shot by Marc Medina, in exclusive for Fucking Young!
Offset x Laundered Work FW 2020 Backstage!
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We headed down to Geneva over the weekend for the HEAD Fashion Show, made up of 23 Bachelor and 8 Master graduate collections offering a fresh, diverse, and contemplative reading of what clothing can be today.
The competition, which began in 2013, is open to designers from around the world who are between 18 and 40 years old.
Over four intense days, 30 students from across Europe breathed strange, electric life into discarded garments — relics pulled back from the brink and reimagined with hands that refuse to waste. What emerged wasn’t just clothing, but a shared vocabulary: sustainability as a dialect, mending as a manifesto.
Photographer Gorka Postigo’s new book, You’ll Never Meet My New Friends, launched at LSD Paris during Paris Photo Week.
Ami Paris presents its festive collection, Ami Holidays.
The Salomon XT-Whisper Aries Arise is a collaboration that looks to the past and the future.
MRKNTN presents its Spring/Summer 2026 collection, titled SAINT-MAURICE.
Balenciaga becomes the first luxury house to collaborate with the video game PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and its mobile version, PUBG MOBILE.
AMIRI’s Pre-Spring 2026 draws inspiration from John Hughes’ 1985 film, The Breakfast Club, paying homage to its universal story and the contradictions of youth.
The CASA LOEWE concept blends high-end retail with the personal feel of an art collector’s residence.
The drop is a focused exploration of college sports culture from the American South.
Personal Parade presents its new season, “Return to Eden.” This is the brand’s first collection dedicated entirely to homewear.
Drop Books has released its second publication, titled “Wildness.” The book is a collaboration between photographer Mark Borthwick and fashion designer Duran Lantink.
Church’s presents its Holiday 2025 campaign through a series of festive scenes.
Benzene is a new streetwear brand built on a specific kind of modern contradiction.
Mexican artist Gabriel Santiago has released a new single titled “Homoerotic.”
Balenciaga has launched a new series focused on American football.
Paul Smith has unveiled its new “Night to Day” campaign, featuring the American actor Walton Goggins.
The campaign’s narrative is a journey that captures the spirit of travel through different lights: the Parisian sunset, the break of dawn, and the glow of a bonfire.
Givenchy presents its Spring 2026 campaign, the second in a series of portraits by photographer Collier Schorr.
Malte Berglund Adrian at ACE Models captured by the lens of Joey Leo, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
La Fábrica presents “NIKE. Design in Motion” in Madrid, an exhibition that traces six decades of the brand’s history.
Lacoste presents its Holiday 2025 campaign with the idea that style is the best gift.
LOEWE Perfumes has introduced three new scented candles to its Home Scents collection.
After fifteen years under the creative reign of Olivier Rousteing, Balmain steps into a fresh era.
Levi’s® and designer Kiko Kostadinov present their second collaborative men’s collection.
untitlab®’s Fall/Winter 2025 campaign, titled “THE TRADE,” follows a figure moving through East London.
Stone Island and New Balance continue their partnership with a new release focused on football.
In the digital age, a “personal brand” is often a carefully curated facade. But for Carlos Vasconcellos, it’s something far more authentic: a direct line to his soul.
Acne Studios has released its selection of holiday gifts for the FW25 season. The offering includes a range of the brand’s signature items.
