Berlin-based design duo Christa Besch and Cosima Gadient have presented a spring collection that redirects and flips the brand’s deconstructed DNA.
I shifted the collar, wrapped it around the body for an off-kilter look, and moved and mixed sweatshirts and outerwear to make it slightly unbalanced on the body.
Scuba pants, made for leggings or bikini bottoms, had bold crisscross cuts, and traditional bra top hooks were replaced with nylon snap straps. A jacket with an exaggerated funnel neck added volume and the necessary balance.
The designers have said they wanted to convey a sense of adventure with this collection, and there was certainly a sense of boldness, with models walking away from the jaws of a giant shark onto a makeshift runway built in a disused parking lot. When he showed up, he was even bolder.
With big hair and a glamorous edge, this show was dedicated to empowered women who want to have fun. “She’s just like a superhero. I felt like we have to overcome so many things and fight for so many things in general in our daily lives.” Gadient spoke backstage after the show. The main character still standing at the end of the shark movie was the embodiment of this concept for the designers.
Besh said the collection is doing best in the United States. “There is a sexiness in the comfortable fabric, and the shapes used are not too strict, so I think the projection is close to a leisure lifestyle,” she said of her appeal. “And maybe we’re not that French.”
It was enough to get singer Normani into the front row, where she posed for photos in front of a very Instagrammable art installation.
The new collection also debuts “Ottonymous,” a collaboration with Hood By Air’s creative director Shayne Oliver, which appears as a waist bag. There were also rhinestone-encrusted sandals and trainers created in collaboration with Ecco Kollektive.
There was also a focus on accessories, with the debut of handbags adorned with dangling shark charms, cementing the line’s sense of humor.
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