SS26 00202026 - Calidity

Description

"Calidity" spans the course of a working day in a fictional island town, moving from moonless dawn to sharpened evening formality. The collection follows the rhythms of daily life, waking, working, resting, dressing up, going out, through a tactile emphasis on material. Light twill, textured mesh, contra stitched leather, narrow woven kasuri cotton, stonewashed Japanese denim, and resist-dyed knits evoke garments softened by heat and wear. Morning begins with relaxed silhouettes drawn from Bulgarian military pyjamas, abstracted paisley twill, and crinkled florals, transitioning into functional workwear of stretch-twill jackets, cotton jumpsuits, denim sets, and striped shirting. By night, ruched and cropped blazers, heavily pleated trousers, and a single long architectural coat, alongside newly developed Japanese suiting, bring refinement and structure. The narrative is informed by Okinawan photographer Ryuichi Ishikawa’s okinawan portraits 2010–2012 and okinawan portraits 2012–2016, which trace life across his native archipelago from beaches and craft villages to karaoke rooms and late-night soba counters. This continuum between labour, craft, and release is reflected in the collection’s progression of proportion, fabrication, and mood. Research into Ryukyuan glassware further reinforces the material language, where subtle irregularities, air bubbles, and tonal variation inherent to hand production echo the collection’s sensitivity to weight, surface, and lived texture. Accessories, including shepherd pouch-inspired bags and gradient ASICS tabi runners, anchor the island vernacular in practical form.

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