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!
Naruto Shippuden x Bershka is what all fans of the saga were waiting to have in their closet. The most famous anime series of all time has been the protagonist of the brand’s latest collaboration.
The 3-minute video presentation portrays the awkward boy- fooling around, contemplating, and strutting in equal measure, reflecting on his day-to-day grind and inner turmoil.
For Fall/Winter 2021, Per Götesson explores the fragility of masculinity with a focused series of demi-couture pieces that cut together previously existing garments.
Russian brand Alkhanashvili unveiled the lookbook for its Spring/Summer 2021 collection, featuring models Adanya Samuel, Dima Dronov, Ilgamin Nabiev and Kirill Sabirov shot by Egor Shabanov.
Bianca Saunders presents Superimposed, a collection for Fall/Winter 2021 that looks at positive and negative spaces, always pushing forwards the signature cuts and silhouettes of the brand.
After completing a degree in Knitwear Design at Middlesex University during a global pandemic, Miles George Daniel showcases his deconstructed approach to fashion.
For FW21, Carlota Barrera continues the study of gender identities, in order to initiate a dialogue about rigid gender codes and their evolution towards more fluid identities.
Drawing parallels between the subculture of Nineties grunge and the Bloomsbury Group, this season is about a community of revolutionaries, standing for the belief that art can be a conduit for change.
Rich Brian photographed by Hengyi Liang for our most delicious issue
“Food is sex. Food is injustice. Food is insecurity. Food is security. Food is dialogue, it is even a confrontation of ideas. Food is memory”
This issue encompasses an extensive range of subjects from veganism to the time Paris ate its Zoo. Ghetto Gastro, Etienne Russo, along with designers Emily Bode, Masahiro Ino of Doublet, Mats Rombaut, and Priya Ahluwalia all join in on the conversation and share some of their favorite recipes!
