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PHILIPP PLEIN S/S 18
Ladies and gentlemen,
start your engines…
This season, Philipp Plein revs up and unleashes a tire-screeching, engine-roaring
spectacle of fast and glorious fashion. As 15 super cars
including Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches and a metallic McLaren race
around a track at breakneck speed ,and performers courtessing a live
rendition of Greased Lightning, a gang of boy racers and tough girls
pound down the runway. Buckle up: this is pedal-to-the-metal style for
Spring/Summer 2018.
The quiffed men strut like juvenile delinquents from West Side Story,
cigarette stuck behind their ears, Marlboro packs rolled in their t-shirt
sleeves. Feeling the need for speed, these rock’n’roll rebels are ready
for action: their frayed denim and studded leather jackets are covered
in patches of chequered flags, flaming eight balls, fiery skulls and
‘Glorious Bastards’ insignia; their jeans decorated in hand-sewn appliqued
red flames.
With all the high-school swagger of Rizzo from Grease, the girls hold
their own in leather bomber jackets, cropped tops, leggings and killer
heels bejewelled in words like ‘Rock, ‘Roll’, ‘Love’ and ‘Kiss’. But
these are not trophy women waiting in the pit-stop, they’re petrol
heads like the boys, with sequinned roaring tigers and coiled cobras
hand-stitched onto their wardrobe. These are blood brothers and sisters,
all members of the same speed-obsessed squad.
Mirroring the fetish of customizing muscle cars into one-off works of
art, Plein’s signature embellishment excels into top gear for this collection.
Hooded crocodile and leather biker jackets are decorated with
airbrushed paintings of ‘Death Proof’ hot rods and skulls with lightning
bolts – the same designs emblazoned across the hoods of the cars
skidding past. Each is a limited edition piece of pimped-up couture.
Whether it’s embossed leather stars on t-shirts and red python go-faster
stripes on bomber sleeves or the fine-tuned pistons of an engine, this
gang has an eye for detail. They understand that every single element
counts; it’s the difference between winning and a wipeout on the track,
and on the street. And, like their cars, they want hyper, adrenalinefuelled
fashion for life in the fast lane. Noise, power and speed is their
religion. No guts, no glory their mantra.
www.philipp-plein.com
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