“Do you think a celebrity is going to sit on this seat?” a journalist asks her colleague, pointing to an imposing structure placed in the middle of the podium.
A few minutes before the start of the Acne Studios show, which took place at the Paris Observatory on the evening of February 28, the decor appeared as an appetizer: on the immaculate catwalk stood black armchairs made from tires recycled;
works of art signed by the Estonian sculptor Villu Jaanisoo, symbolizing speed, allure, resistance - “uncompromising femininity”, specifies a press release left on the guests' seat.
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Fashion show - Acne Studios - Ready to wear Fall-Winter 24-25
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As soon as the first slender silhouettes appear, the indomitable tire armchairs - on which a few VIPs are lucky enough to be seated - take on their full meaning.
Understand that leather and denim are being reinvented in clothing with assertive cuts and harsh colors: jet black, walnut husk, mahogany or sepia.
The palette accompanies a collection as imagined for rockers and bikers.
Those who wear the leather jacket without pants.
The ones that make the pleats of a bodycon dress a desirable trend.
Those who even dare to wear their trench coat inside out, with the raised collar hiding half their face, just exposing a determined look, ready to face anything.
Acne Studios fall-winter 2024-2025 show.
(Paris, February 28, 2024.) Imaxtree
Challenging safety zone
Leather, denim and faux fur form armor.
“A stimulating safety zone,” says Jonny Johansson, artistic director of Acne Studios, about these materials.
There was also strength in the voices of the teenagers who, gathered en masse at the entrance to the parade, shouted the name of Johnny Suh, the rapper of the South Korean boy band NCT.
In the room, there was no shortage of celebrities: Willow Smith in a crop top, Emily Ratajkowski in a sculptural white dress, Juliette Binoche in an oversized trench coat.
Because at Acne Studios, “human strength” also takes center stage.