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!
Hailing from Italy, it’s almost unfeasible to succinctly describe the 20-year-old talent: a sportsman in his own right with a strong penchant for music (and a million-dollar smile), he calls himself “solar, gentle and easy-going.”
In this film, Li-Ning-clad models demonstrate the collection’s wide range of motion as they stride a stark black box, upon which Yang’s immersive digital animations are projected in full scale. This artwork features Yang’s recently unveiled non-binary,… »
“This project is a meditation on the American flag; how a patriotic icon can be transformed beyond a public symbol. What happens when the iconographic is destabilized, when that which is upright is displaced onto the body and… »
Wales Bonner joined the official Paris Fashion Week this season and presented her short film Thinkin Home, a film by Jeano Edwards for Spring/Summer 2021 in addition to Adidas Originals for Wales SS21.
In 2020, nothing is as straight-forward as it seems at first, and here to prove it is Martine Rose’s latest collection – a subversive take on hyper-masculine notions appearing in sports uniforms and banker’s suits.
I’m thankful the Paris Fashion Week this is season is partially digitalized because I cannot imagine Marine Serre capturing on runway, what she just unfolded in her short fashion film Amor Fati for her SS21.
For Spring/Summer 2021, David Catalán focuses his starting point on the safari universe to an urban, contemporary approach and with references to the universe of classic menswear.
Matthew is known for his innovative techniques and designs that have captivated the fashion world and now dawns on a new era with a fresh, modern attitude for the Parisian fashion house.
Savage X Fenty will launch a brand-new capsule collection of menswear-inspired styles with menswear collection collaborator and brand ambassador, Christian Combs.
Global Talents Digital, the first world international hybrid fashion project that brings together designers and technology that gathered more than 2.5 million views on its first edition, came with its second edition this early September.
Hollywood actor and amateur skateboarder, Jack Dylan Grazer fronts our Spring/Summer 2020 Olympic Issue shot by Kapturing in 2028 Olympic host city of Los Angeles. While 16-year-old Grazer empowers kids to go out and claim their own piece to skate on, the Olympics can also connect to fond childhood memories. We also look at it for inspiration and a call for togetherness.
