Marie-Christine Statz explored mass and void in a collection she conceived by imagining different female characters going about their daily lives. Her signature graphic yet gentle tailoring was the undercurrent here, done in classic suiting fabrics or in lots of synthetic leather from Nonasource that ticked several boxes for the designer: sustainable, more wearable and more accessible price-wise than classic skins, as well as giving her designs the sheen she was looking for esthetically.
This gave the collection, done largely in mineral shades, charcoal gray and earthy brown, a clean, streetwise strength. Boxy volumes — the mass — came by way of outsized and heavy thick wool greatcoats and biker jackets, often paired with wide-legged pants, some with pleats at the front, others straight. The void, meanwhile, was summoned through clever twists of fabric. Shirt fronts and sleeveless dresses were teased into vortex-like shapes centered over the belly button as if referencing a turmoil within. Halter tops done in dual layers of crepe, some in a patchwork of three different shades that added pops of color, had intentionally twisted, asymmetric straps and backs, showing some skin and worn with shapely trousers or slinky skirts.
With the exception of a couple of looks in burgundy flecked tweed that provided texture and silver popper-like hardware, there were no motifs here so as not to distract from the design detail provided in the form of cut and pattern, at which Statz proved once again she is a master.