A FRESH CUT OF MINIMALISM, PLUCKED FROM THE GARDEN OF THE SOPHISTICATE. LEATHER ENSEMBLE, GRAND ACCOUTREMENT; IT’S LIGHT ON DETAIL, BIG ON CHARACTER

TUNIC TOP IN LEATHER, TOD’S, SHOP NOW. DAWNING CARGO SHORTS, ZIMMERMANN, SHOP NOW. KITTEN HEEL LEATHER SHOES, LIMÉ, SHOP SIMILAR. OVERSIZED SQUARE SUNGLASSES, MAX MARA, SHOP SIMILAR. SMALL FEATHERLIGHT PUZZLE BAG IN NAPPA LAMBSKIN, LOEWE, SHOP NOW. NECKLACES, FROM TOP SMALL SINGLE WRAP NECKLACE IN GOLD, SHOP SIMILAR, GRADUATED LINK NECKLACE IN GOLD, SHOP NOW, BANGLES, FROM TOP BANGLE IN YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD WITH HALF PAVÉ DIAMONDS, SHOP NOW, BANGLE IN YELLOW GOLD, SHOP NOW, TIFFANY & CO.

A NEW PLAY FOR DAPPER DRESSING. LEATHER BROGUES, A SHINY BOMBER AND A SKIRT TO UNEXPECT THE EXPECTED

NYLON TWILL JACKET, SACAI AVAILABLE AT BLOOMINGDALE’S, SHOP NOW. CROPPED POPLIN SHIRT WITH CAPE, ELISABETTA FRANCHI, SHOP SIMILAR. THE SABLIER SKIRT, JACQUEMUS, SHOP NOW. CROWN OXFORDS IN SHINY CALFSKIN, LOEWE, SHOP NOW. PRINTED SILK TWILL CARRÉ, GUCCI, SHOP SIMILAR. GOLD-PLATED EARRINGS WITH EMERALDS AND WHITE PEARLS, FENOMENA AVAILABLE AT POISON DROP, SHOP NOW

THE TREND DIVIDE

CREATIVE & FASHION DIRECTION: KIM PAYNE
PHOTOGRAPHY: VLADIMIR MARTÍ
HAIR & MAKEUP: IVANNA OSYPYSHYNA
SENIOR PRODUCER: STEFF HAWKER
FASHION ASSISTANT: LUCY SEMAAN
LIGHTING ASSISTANT: MARK ANTHONY NAVARO
MODEL: RAISSA SANTOS / FASHION LEAGUE UAE
FASHION ASSISTANTS: LUCY SEMAAN & APHRODITE KOUPEPIDOU
WORDS: ALISSA THOMAS

It was once a case of abiding by the rules. Following trends was the mark of one’s savoir-faire. Ensuring a skirt was the length of the season, a blouse the latest cut or a coat the colour nouveau was the height of perfect prêt-à-porter. But as decades passed and style widened, a modern fluidity and a trend of trendlessness took hold. Fashion is now a place for ‘you do you’, of ‘love this for you’ and of ‘she’s so real for this’.

And though looks of Tikky Tokky popularity continue to influence, style as a commodity has become vastly personal. Today, we celebrate mismatch as much as monochrome, prep as much as punk, maximal as much as minimal. It’s a time to open your mind and your wardrobes for a future unrestrained. Anything goes…

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BLOW IT OUT OF PROPORTION TO WHERE SIZE DOESN’T MATTER. ELONGATE THE OUTER, STREAMLINE THE INNER, BLAZERS ARE BETTER WHEN THEY’RE BIGGER

LONG SINGLE-BREASTED COAT, SHOP SIMILAR, LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT, SHOP NOW, MIDI LEATHER SKIRT, SHOP NOW, VENTURA MONK-STRAP SHOES, SHOP NOW, BOTTEGA VENETA

SLICK SHOTS OF A-LINE AND HARD-WORKING MOTO LIVE LONG AND PROSPER INSIDE THE MATRIX. AGELESS, TIMELESS. IT’S THE KEANU EFFECT

REEDITION VINYL JACKET, SHOP NOW, REEDITION VINYL SKIRT, SHOP NOW, COURRÈGES AVAILABLE AT BLOOMINGDALE’S. KINKIES ANKLE BOOTS, MAISON MARGIELA, SHOP NOW. GEOMETRIC FRAME SUNGLASSES, TIFFANY & CO., SHOP SIMILAR

STRIKE A JUXTA-POSE. HOUSE THE DASHINGLY TACTILE WITH THE ATHLETICALLY GORP AND DON’T BE SORRY. CHARACTER COMES FROM MESSING WITH THE STATUS QUO. WINDCHEATER, MEET SEQUIN

MARTY JACKET IN NYLON CANVAS, THE ROW , SHOP SIMILAR. LUCITE SEQUINED MIDI SKIRT, VINCE AVAILABLE AT BLOOMINGDALE’S, SHOP SIMILAR. LEATHER KNEE-HIGH SOCK BOOTS, & OTHER STORIES, SHOP SIMILAR. PRINTED SILK TWILL CARRÉ, GUCCI, SHOP NOW

REALISE THE REBELLIOUS NATURE OF HAVING A WHITE SKIRT AS PRINCIPAL PLAYER. THE EVERGREEN INGÉNUE SHINES WHEN CAST BESIDE THE REGAL PLUMP TONES OF A TEXTURAL COSTAR

VISCOSE AND LINEN SHIRT WITH LEATHER COLLAR, SHOP NOW, VISCOSE PLEATED SKIRT, SHOP NOW, RANA MULES, SHOP SIMILAR, BOTTEGA VENETA

WHEN VOTED MOST LIKELY TO SARTORIALLY SUCCEED, THE ALMA MATER DIES HARD. VARSITY BLUES GIVE WAY TO COLLEGIATE GREYS AND A KITTEN HEEL MAKES FOR A DECADENT ACCESSORY GRADUATION

SORBONNE CASHMERE BRAIDED JACKET, SHOP NOW, SLEEVELESS SILK TOP, SHOP SIMILAR, PLEATED SKIRT IN CASHMERE NATTÉ, SHOP NOW, JUDY DOUBLE-STRAP MARY JANE SLINGBACK SHOES IN PATENT CALFSKIN, SHOP NOW, CELINE. SOCKS, STYLIST’S OWN

DEREGULATE VOLUME DISPERSION BY ENGAGING IN EXCESS. THE CONTENTIOUS DISCOURSE OF DRESS-OVER-DENIM HAS REACHED A VERDICT: RELISH AND REVEL

FLARED COTTON BLOUSE, SHOP SIMILAR, ROUND JEANS, SHOP NOW, INFRADITO SANDALS IN LEATHER, SHOP NOW, ALAÏA

THE ARTSCAPE BEGUILES THE PARADOX OF ART AND FASHION, THEIR CONTRAST AND THEIR COHABITATION. THEIRS IS A COMPLEMENTARY PAIRING THAT WORKS LIKE CULTURAL COMRADES

PRINTED FLUID SHINY VISCOSE SHIRT, SHOP SIMILAR, COTTON AND WOOL TROUSERS, SHOP SIMILAR, LEATHER PUMPS, SHOP NOW, JIL SANDER

NICE TOP, NICE TROUSERS, TUCK AND TIE. IT’S THE GOING-OUT-LOOK REDUX. A SULTRY NEW SUITING WITH ALL THE PASTEL-AND-PRETTY NUANCE OF A PRE-MILLENNIUM UNIFORM

JUMPSUIT IN GEORGETTE AND CREPE WITH PIPING, ELISABETTA FRANCHI, SHOP NOW. LIPS SANDALS IN GOLD, SCHIAPARELLI, SHOP SIMILAR. MEDIUM LINKS EARRINGS IN YELLOW GOLD, SHOP NOW, RINGS, FROM TOP T1 WIDE RING IN YELLOW GOLD WITH DIAMONDS, SHOP NOW, T1 WIDE RING IN YELLOW GOLD, SHOP NOW, TIFFANY & CO.

THE AGE OF THE NEFARIOUS. SCULPTURAL FUTURE WHIMSY DARES TO COMPETE WITH METALLIC SPORTIF IN A SHOWDOWN OF SHOWSTOPPERS. A WICKED SPECTACLE

OTLEY MINI DRESS, ACLER , SHOP NOW. METALLIC-EFFECT JOGGER PANTS, DIESEL, SHOP SIMILAR. JAPAN SNEAKERS, ADIDAS, SHOP SIMILAR. MISMATCHED PEBBLE EARRINGS IN PINK DUSTY LIGHT, COS, SHOP SIMILAR. BICOLOUR ASBURY CHAIN NECKLACE, PHILIPPE AUDIBERT AVAILABLE AT POISON DROP, SHOP NOW. HAT, STYLIST’S OWN

A GENRE CLASH FOR THE FASHION-FORWARD, IT’S A CHAMPIONSHIP OF MUTATIONS. THE CLUSTER-COOL OF DIAPHANOUS LAYERING WINS WITH A PLACE ALONGSIDE NEO-HAUTE SPORT

EMBROIDERED BOMBER JACKET, SHOP NOW, LOGO TRACK TROUSERS, SHOP NOW, PALM ANGELS AVAILABLE AT BLOOMINGDALE’S. FOUND FAMILY WITH LPS ORGANZA SHIRT, SHOP IN STORE, FOUND FAMILY WITH LPS ORGANZA SKIRT, SHOP IN STORE, MAX & CO. MY DIOR PUMPS IN SUPPLE CALFSKIN, CHRISTIAN DIOR, SHOP NOW. EXTRA LARGE LOCK PENDANT IN YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD WITH DIAMONDS, SHOP SIMILAR, BANGLES, FROM TOP T1 NARROW DIAMOND HINGED BANGLE IN YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMONDS, SHOP NOW, BANGLE IN YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD WITH HALF PAVÉ DIAMONDS, SHOP NOW, T1 WIDE BANGLE IN YELLOW GOLD, SHOP SIMILAR, BANGLE IN YELLOW GOLD, SHOP NOW, T1 WIDE HINGED BANGLE IN WHITE GOLD WITH DIAMONDS, SHOP SIMILAR, TIFFANY & CO.

THE SPIRIT OF HAVEN COUTURE BRINGS A NEW ELEGANCE. BLEND PARADISE TRIMS WITH BOUDOIR INDULGENCE FOR A FUSION OF DESTINATION DELICACIES

ROXANNE SILK JACKET, LORO PIANA, SHOP NOW. SHIRT, COS, SHOP SIMILAR. ILLUMINATE PRINTED CARGO PANTS, ZIMMERMANN, SHOP NOW. BALL HOOK EARRINGS IN YELLOW GOLD, TIFFANY & CO, SHOP SIMILAR.

A GLAM SLAM OF TWO-TONE TOUCHÉ. JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF COSPLAY CURATES CULOTTES, GOLD LAMÉ AND A TUX INTO FEVEROUS NIGHT FEVER FASHION, NOT FICTION

SEQUINED STRETCH-MESH TURTLENECK TOP, NORMA KAMALI , SHOP NOW. BRALETTE, SHOP SIMILAR, DENIM-EFFECT COTTON BLAZER, SHOP SIMILAR, GABARDINE WOOL TROUSERS, SHOP NOW, MAX MARA. JUDY DOUBLE-STRAP MARY JANE SLINGBACK SHOES IN PATENT CALFSKIN, SHOP NOW, HEIRLOOMS DOME EARRINGS IN STRASS AND BRASS WITH GOLD FINISH, SHOP NOW, HEIRLOOMS DOME RING IN STRASS AND BRASS WITH GOLD FINISH, SHOP NOW, CELINE