Kenzo started a new chapter this morning in the house’s history, with the debut collection of new Creative Director, Portuguese born Felipe Oliveira Baptista during Paris Fashion Week. The Fall Winter 20/21 collection entitled “Going Places” drew upon summer memories of Baptista’s youth in the Azores. “. A photo album of his newlywed parents in Mozambique, on the threshold of skydiving. A surge of love from a moment in time. Imbued with evocations from a dream of Japan.”
The dream of Paris was one that the founder Kenzo Takada had, the concept of journey, travel, and cultures is one that Baptista is now tapping into as part of the brand’s heritage DNA. It’s about a journey through style and where the two designers cross, blending their personalities and where they take root in Paris. Its definitely an exciting time for the brand, and all of the editors attended the highly anticipated show to see where the new story takes us!
The season saw a nomadic spirit exploring the wanderers of the world who are sheltered by their clothes with a mobile wardrobe as models walked out to music by Michel Gaubert. Monochrome and print were dominant along with reversible coats, parkas, and down jackets that transform into sleeping bags. The palette was very organic and there were painted pieces taken from the works of neo-realist artist Júlio Pomar (1926-2018). A Lisbon painter who lived in Paris for a long time and considered one of the greatest figures of Portuguese XXth century art. In the 1980s, fascinated by tigers, Júlio Pomar created a major series of works on this feline. The tiger is also associated with the house and Kenzo and brings out its iconic energy.
It also worth mentioning that earlier this week Bureau Betak announced that they are shifting toEco-Conscious Event Production. They did the production on Kenzo this season and the set will be recycled and transformed into new objects. A new chapter this is!
Continuing its work towards a more responsible design process, Weekday is proud to launch a 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable * denim set as part of the “Ellen MacArthur Foundation Jeans Redesign project”.
The International Young Designers Contest gathered talents emerging fashion designers from Europe, who have been nominated as the best young fashion designers in their countries.
Marc, Eliot, Harald, Jules, Baptiste, Marcus, and Lou at Universe Scout Street Hunting, shot by Sarah Willmeroth, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Angus Chiang gives a spin on Reebok’s innovative original Zig Kinetica, and creates a new line, comprised of three colorways of the new Zig Kinetica Concept_Type 2, initially revealed during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year.
Dior unveils an original new material included in the Winter 2020-2021 men’s collection created by the Creative Director of the house Kim Jones and it’s called Dior Oblique tapestry.
This capsule collection pays tribute to the great references of modern and contemporary art universal galleries: Tate Galleries. It’s a collection in which all garments are created in a sustainable way.
Drawing inspiration from Nature, a mainstay of his creative vision, Felipe Oliveira Baptista has designed a new mixed collection of accessories for the Fall/Winter 2020 season.
Luca Gudagnino’s first tv project is a coming-of-age story about love, passion, and the search for emotional freedom starring our cover-boy Jack Dylan Grazer
Presenting its collection in Los Angeles for the first time, AMIRI’s Spring/Summer 2021 represents a proud homecoming and tribute to West Coast culture.
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.
