Rok Hwang revealed his first males’s providing by way of a slow-paced, dimly lit co-ed present at Palais de Chaillot.
The designer stated the gathering is rooted in his childhood dream, which is to grow to be an artist. Fact be instructed, Hwang’s strategy has at all times been very mathematical, which many consider is the purest type of artwork.
Whereas most do deconstruction by slashing a bit open and stitching it again collectively at random, there’s this inflexible order in Hwang’s strategy, as seen within the layered trenches, cropped navy jackets, and elevated utility jackets. They had been exactly lower, and no ‘misplacement’ is a mistake.
That feeling was much more pronounced within the males’s line, which he took a 12 months to develop.
“I spend numerous time on reducing, crafting issues. I prefer to work on the textiles. Every little thing is completed with my arms. For the menswear assortment, I actually needed the central focus to be on what we’re good at, which is our silhouette. We needed to offer one thing that’s fairly immaculate, however on the identical time, there’s at all times a twist. Every little thing might be worn like regular, very critical, however on the identical time, it might be very playful as nicely,” stated Hwang backstage.
He confirmed vintage-inspired workwear in washed cotton, nostalgia striped shirts and athletic items, modernized sailor trousers, Oxford shirts in technical materials, and a slew of layered deconstructed blazers and trenches.
For the ladies’s providing, Hwang discovered a candy spot between class and seduction within the costume class. Cue the LBD with a gold bag chain repurposed as a halterneck, the backless crochet lace-clad navy costume, and the knee-length costume with cut-out element across the chest and pleated fringes on the backside.
“It’s for individuals who aren’t afraid to problem themselves however on the identical time benefit from the freedom. I additionally need to give slightly little bit of sensuality, and provides one thing that’s form of good that you’re severely participating in clothes,” Hwang stated of his target market.
The textured knits, within the shade of exhausting felt, regarded attention-grabbing as nicely, particularly after they got here out along with the model’s generously sized, soft-textured clutches.
