Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most perennially referenced artists in fashion circles. Right now in Paris, there’s an installation featuring photographs of her work plastered onto pillars in the forecourt of Dover Street Market’s Marais outpost, and her vivid, dreamy landscapes, sun-bleached skulls and yonic petal paintings have inspired everyone from Gareth Pugh to AV Vattev. For Eudon Choi, though, his focus was less on the painter’s work, more on her home; or, rather, the architectural style of which her famed New Mexico house was a particularly proud revival.
Looking to the architecture of Pueblo Revival—an austere, naturally-attuned aesthetic that flourished in the desert state in the early 20th century—Choi drew particular inspiration from its sense of balance and tranquillity. Its focus on “the restorative power of minimalism,” the designer said, valued virtues in a world where they’re increasingly rare.
Billowing hakama-style pants were cut from textural linens and crinkled, gossamer chiffons; lightweight, stone gray tailoring wrapped with dressing gown ease; louche pinstripe shirts were as plausible OOO as on-the-job. Blazers and columnar skirts were constructed with modular slash and button details, allowing them to be worn with natural intuition. Suitably for a collection that drew inspiration from such a chicly pared-back living space, the clothes this season felt less about directional statement-making and more about offering a quietly assured wardrobe proposal. As easily and intuitively lived in as O’Keeffe’s home.
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