SMITH-WYKES Spring/Summer 2014
by Adriano Batista
SMITH- WYKES looks to reinterpret an outsiders perspective on Japanese design as seen through 1960‘s film, fashion and architecture. Inspiration is taken from Japanese influences from this classic decade of style, suggesting an encounter of old crafts, textural shapes and sharp modernity.
The utilitarian color palette is inspired by classic Japanese textiles, grounded by natural tones, steely neutrals and inky black midnight blues, subtly infused with washed indigo blues, green tea yellows and soft powdered copper.
Starting with a fabric selection of textural linens and cottons, slub yarns and marl effects, we reworked classic styles with fresh elements and detailing, incorporating a wider short sleeve, belted shorts and dropped shoulders on jackets. The talented team of Studio Small in London helped create special graphic interpretations of Japanese hand carved woodblock prints and kimono inspired stitch-craft using playful approaches towards graphic placements, inspired by traditional dress and textile crafts. One exemplary print features a flower motif deconstructed to 3 basic overlapping forms resembling Japanese minimalist ideals.
The more textural and organic elements of the collection are contrasted by sharp 60’s style wool cotton tailoring and fine cotton shirtings with contrast collars. An accent of iridescent resin coated linen is used for a raincoat and protective hoods that add modernity to easily wearable cotton parkas. This functional collection is styled by combining non-traditional color pairings. SMITH-WYKES suggests matching ensembles such as shorts and denim jackets or four pocket safari shirts combined with soft pleated trousers, to reintroduce the idea of leisure suiting for a new generation.
ASPIRE
Z Zegna Fall/Winter 2013 Campaign
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.
KALEOS Man introduces its Fall/Winter 2025 campaign within an experimental music lab.
The project began as an item for the gift shop of his retrospective at the Palais Galliera museum in Paris.
TATRAS presents a new project titled “Layers of Japanese Craft.” It is a limited-edition capsule collection created with the traditional lacquer artisans of Wajima city.
This is only the brand’s second location worldwide.
Alejandro Carrascosa photographed by Paulino Cobalto and styled by Cala Xiang & Victor von Schwarz, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
The collaboration celebrates the artist’s lasting impact on music and culture.
This winter, BOSS and Steiff have created a collaborative capsule collection.
The New Zealand collective returns with a record that expands their lush, dreamy world while keeping intimacy at its core.
For Fall/Winter 2025, Barbour and Baracuta draw inspiration from the Northern Soul music movement.
Designer Eli Russell Linnetz has partnered with the technology company 1X for the launch campaign of NEO, the first humanoid robot made for the home.
The color appears in underwear, ready-to-wear, and simple everyday essentials.
Gonzalo San Román photographed by Alex Kalb and styled by Fet Hilario, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
This year, the fair brings together some 222 exhibitors from 33 countries, including 179 galleries and 43 publishers.
Like the collection, the soundtrack is both strong and fragile.
