This season sees a collaboration between 1017 ALYX 9SM and the American artist Mark Flood that culminates with the show held within a retrospective of the artist’s work. Pieces from the season feature a selection of his iconic works as well as graphics developed specially for the collection.
Alyx has always had an intense focus on material and fabric development with a desire to merge the technical cutting edge with traditional artisanal know how.
This season features new examples of this desire to push the limits in the form of hoodies, pants, and t-shirts that have undergone dying, washing, printing, and burning to then be meticulously hand distressed by Italian artisans. Other pieces see the expanded use of proprietary distressing techniques that create randomized small areas of distressing in the garment that will make the piece change and adapt with wear, slowly revealing the layers underneath. Featured in many of the looks, the collection also features stud detailing that has been hand-applied by Italian artisans on a range of pieces from bandanas, to boots, to classic tailoring pieces.
