The Tamesis
In a fashion world characterized by a restlessness of constant change, is there room for eternity? That’s the question Koki Enomoto has been asking himself this season. The Attachment designers call this collection “Enduring” and see it as an impossible search for a truly timeless wardrobe.
Enomoto has been paying attention all season to the little things around him that signal the passage of time: moss crawling between concrete, rust on pipes. “These things exist in the mundane of our daily lives, and they live there. But no one pays attention to them,” he said during the walkthrough.
This exploration culminated in the launch of “STILL”, a new high-end collection with a greater focus on high-quality natural materials (i.e. silk, cashmere and wool), designed to more condense Attachment’s philosophy of reducing clothing to essential expressions. STILL pieces are mixed in with the main collection and designed to blend in until you feel the texture of the fabric. “The clothes are not particularly flashy in look or design, they just look like everyday items,” Enomoto said. “But when you touch them and wear them, you are moved by them.”
Enomoto has been playing with sexiness over the past few seasons, with jeans with waistbands that folded down to the waistband, giving the impression of undress, and collared shirts that were unbuttoned and open to the navel.
There’s a subtle space-age vibe to it all: long-sleeve T-shirts have no necklines, making them ultra-minimalist, while others extend into funnel necks. Outerwear includes asymmetrical zip-up puffers in black and dune gray, as well as a series of playful wool capes draped over the shoulders of angora sweaters and monochromatic tailoring. The quarter zip gets a chic update with a slightly oversized silhouette in ribbed wool that looks the part. It can be worn convincingly for years to come, if not a lifetime.
