OAMC’s spring collection was designed in-house by a studio team, following the departure of Luke Meier, the label’s creative director. Meier will continue to collaborate on special projects.
The inspiration loosely referenced the work of Arte Povera’s Jannis Kounellis and his raw aesthetic, jibing with the label’s workwear-inspired approach. Utilitarian and military elements were integrated into a fundamentally minimalist design, polished by a sophisticated take on the industrial. Outerwear’s silhouettes were kept generous; the quilted and padded viscose liners that are one of the label’s signatures were fashioned into voluminous jackets, printed unevenly in a light shade of sky blue.
Tailoring was kept neat and slender, with slightly oversized, relaxed proportions. The pinstriped wool typical of classic suiting was crafted into a round-shaped zippered bomber paired with loose trousers, making for a hybrid formal proposition. Elsewhere, a touch of post-modern romance was apparent in graphics inspired by antique statuary, translated into artsy renditions and printed on boxy shirts and high-collared knitted T-shirts.
