As guests filed in, gate crashers and all (and there were lots), a group of soccer players-cum-models were running laps around the catwalk. Their coach hustling them on. Glistening brown bodies misting in sweat. It felt like an intrusion as we watched them huddle for a team pow wow. Dressed in Hummel athletic gear, a Danish athletic brand who partnered with Willy Chavarria to sponsor New York City soccer players with documented an undocumented citizenship, they walked with poise, as if the catwalk were a college track. Then the show began.
Albeit a hard transition, oversized streetwear enveloped the runway. As we went from the field to 1990. Baggy silhouettes in denim with low hanging pants and Timberland’s machismo’ed their way to the front. Sheer cut off tops sat on torsos and embroidered crosses ornamented backs.
The correlation between the opening act and the collection wasn’t seamless, but the message was clear. Representation is needed. Chavarria does not conform. His castings are not of the traditional sunken face, rocker body type either. His men are full-blooded, full-boned Chicano. And his clothes are intended for such. Willy Chavarria may not be around forever, but his platform is ready and his spotlight set.
Rapper Offset, who is one-third of the hip-hop trio Migos, presented his collaboration with luxury brand Laundered Work at the American Cathedral in Paris which has turned something into a new hot runway spot ever since Vetements showed there back in 2016.
Rick Owens earns the buzz as far as ambiguity is concerned. His dichotomy is mesmerizing: the manner through which he identifies something out of the slightest atom, turning it into an explosive weapon (the heels, for instance) is noteworthy.
The energy of this season is strong, mysterious, almost mystical. The colorful fantasy of distant countries mixes with 70s rock, and grunge meets sport.
The latest collection of Raf Simons had a moving, emotive connotation because the people he portrayed epitomize an abduction into something different, clinging an intriguing narrative of scattering.
Having just launched in 2019 their menswear line, in 2020 Anton and Ksenia Schnaider continue to give a masculine update to the brand’s signature and carry-over items.
Inspired by Michael Halsband’s unique photographs capturing a series of iconic black and white portraits of Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat, Anthony Vaccarello has re-edited in collaboration with Everlast an exclusive collection of boxing accessories for Saint Laurent Rive Droite.
Waight Keller’s purpose of redefining the modern man can be classed a forte, but what’s even more enthralling is that she failed not to reference a whole heritage that characterized her (leading-edge) spirit.
And as the designer faced the wildest twists in liability, Virgil has proven his competence and accountability which profitably placed him on top of the urbane ladder.
Jeon Seunghyeok as Visual Director of South Korean brand BLUR 1.0 presents this editorial titled “Another Me” captured by Kwangseok and styling by @m.miminming with pieces from the latest collection.
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Set at the Carrousel du Louvre under a looming chandelier, “Tornado Warning” came in hot under the photographers’ flashes capturing the celebrity lined front row before opening with the percussions of a tap solo.
Milan encouraged a simple, unadorned fashion narrative, sometimes too cogitative, discursive and verbose, but suitable for the modern pragmatics of dress. The sartorial virtuosity of the brands convinced, but, even if they wanted to bring out the intimacy of their… »
