Interior spring 2023
It was a last minute deal for interior designers Jack Miner and Lily Miesmer who, early in the morning before unveiling their new collection, decided it was better to stage their debut on the catwalks.
Designers climbed the fashion ladder in just four collections and thought it was time to raise the bar. A static presentation would not suffice.
They created a black box theater in an East Village performance art space and sent out a collection that - on par with previous releases - threw away most of the visual codes the brand had already established.
While previous Interior collections were rich in sequins, appliqués, embroidery and trim - displaying an abundance of ideas - Miner and Miesmer decided that for this season it would be best to remove the embellishments altogether.
For spring, the duo focused on jagged edges, distressed rags and dips -dyes evoking mud stains and spilled tea. A palette of neutrals, ballet pink and black helped target a wide range of fabrications from Italian linen and stretch lace to crocheted fishnet and ruched jersey.
While most of the collection sounded feminine, a soundtrack of noise and punk music offered an advantage - playing in the social circles of designers who mingle with the downtown skater scene.
"This season is about, instead of embellishment, offering specialness through destruction. 80 % of the collection was destroyed or otherwise manipulated," Miesmer said backstage.
While the collection's hand-destroyed treatments seemed difficult to reproduce for production, Miesmer has said: "Denim has a whole cottage industry of distress, so people are organized to do that - we just gave them materials that they don't often work with. It's the weirdest experience in bring a Dremel to an Italian linen suit."
Specialty is the word that Miner and Miesmer established as their mission statement. They've found a niche by offering wardrobe basics - knitwear, suits, blouses and fancy dresses - with a "quirky" twist. The formula works: they are now offered by most major US retailers, including Saks, Net-a-porter and Bergdorf Goodman.
Playing to their base - suit sets, asymmetrical cotton blouses and sheer evening looks which Interior found most success with, has remained this season, in slightly updated iterations.
"I think we really like finding ways to bring specificity to everything we make ", said Miesmer.< /p>
It was a last minute deal for interior designers Jack Miner and Lily Miesmer who, early in the morning before unveiling their new collection, decided it was better to stage their debut on the catwalks.
Designers climbed the fashion ladder in just four collections and thought it was time to raise the bar. A static presentation would not suffice.
They created a black box theater in an East Village performance art space and sent out a collection that - on par with previous releases - threw away most of the visual codes the brand had already established.
While previous Interior collections were rich in sequins, appliqués, embroidery and trim - displaying an abundance of ideas - Miner and Miesmer decided that for this season it would be best to remove the embellishments altogether.
For spring, the duo focused on jagged edges, distressed rags and dips -dyes evoking mud stains and spilled tea. A palette of neutrals, ballet pink and black helped target a wide range of fabrications from Italian linen and stretch lace to crocheted fishnet and ruched jersey.
While most of the collection sounded feminine, a soundtrack of noise and punk music offered an advantage - playing in the social circles of designers who mingle with the downtown skater scene.
"This season is about, instead of embellishment, offering specialness through destruction. 80 % of the collection was destroyed or otherwise manipulated," Miesmer said backstage.
While the collection's hand-destroyed treatments seemed difficult to reproduce for production, Miesmer has said: "Denim has a whole cottage industry of distress, so people are organized to do that - we just gave them materials that they don't often work with. It's the weirdest experience in bring a Dremel to an Italian linen suit."
Specialty is the word that Miner and Miesmer established as their mission statement. They've found a niche by offering wardrobe basics - knitwear, suits, blouses and fancy dresses - with a "quirky" twist. The formula works: they are now offered by most major US retailers, including Saks, Net-a-porter and Bergdorf Goodman.
Playing to their base - suit sets, asymmetrical cotton blouses and sheer evening looks which Interior found most success with, has remained this season, in slightly updated iterations.
"I think we really like finding ways to bring specificity to everything we make ", said Miesmer.< /p>
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