In fashion, defined by its ever-changing vagaries, can there ever be room for permanence? That’s what Koki Enomoto is asking himself this season. The attachment designer called the collection “sustainable” and sees it as an exploration of the impossibility of a truly timeless wardrobe.
Enomoto spent the season noticing the little things around him that signaled the passage of time: moss creeping between concrete, rust on pipes. “These things exist in our daily lives, and they live there. But no one pays attention to them,” he said during the walkthrough.
This search culminated in the launch of ‘Still’, a new high-end line that focuses more on quality natural materials (ie silk, cashmere and wool), aiming to be a more concentrated distillation of the attachment philosophy of reducing clothing to a basic expression. Yet the pieces were mixed with the main collection and meant to blend in completely—until you feel the clothes. “The clothes are not particularly flashy in appearance or design, they just look like everyday objects,” Enomoto said. “But when you touch and wear them, you will feel inspired by them.”
There was also a wink at the sensuality that Enomoto has been sporting for the past few seasons in jeans with a waist folded over a belt, giving the impression of being undressed, and collared shirts that were unbuttoned and opened to the navel.
It all had a subtly space-age vibe through it all: long-sleeved t-shirts with no neckband showed the uber-minimum, while others stretched to the neck. Outerwear includes asymmetrical zipped puffer jackets in black and Devon grey, along with an interesting line-up of wool mantles draped over the shoulders of angora sweaters and monochromatic tailoring. A quarter zip, given a chic update with a slightly oversized silhouette in ribbed wool, looked just right. If not for life, then this is the kind of thing that can be worn with confidence for years to come.
