Oh and the peacock feathered suit was killer. See it, and our other favorite looks from backstage at the presentation, below.
Using street art as an homage to their hometown of NYC, as well as a reflection on the fleetingness of each emotional moment captured between the couples paired in the campaign — Mint + Serf, Coach, and Teller have triumphed this Fall in a fusion of edge, grit, glamour and elegance emblematic of the city they've used as a backdrop.
To celebrate the Fall 2022 campaign and collection, Coach also announces the opening of an immersive pop-up in collaboration with Mint + Serf in New York City’s Nolita neighborhood where visitors can shop the collection and experience additional behind-the-scenes storytelling about the collaboration, as well as artist workshops and live DJ performances. Visitors will also be able to shop the house’s Buy-Now bag from its Spring 2023 collection debut on September 12, available exclusively at the Nolita pop-up.
It was something beyond masochism. I wasn’t holding on to the past so much as accepting that its passage would stay with me as long as it wanted to. Because the end comes with gifts you don’t get in the beginning. I wanted something I could keep. This is a collection for endings– the great unifier we all know well.
Whether you’re floating outside of your body and want to be brought back into it, or you are happily dissociating for a little and want to enjoy the person you’re watching (who is you?? Wow!)– this is lingerie to be romanced by. Handmade, lasting items to sustain you through the forever feeling. Objects beyond utility, to reroute you back to yourself.
I wore my silly* goofy* prosthetic boobs for the shoot. I've had them for years and I don't get to wear them often. I've put them on occasionally just to feel different from the way I usually feel, which is proportionate and regular, I guess. I've worn them to make the people around me feel uncomfortable or to make them laugh. In a way, that’s what Endings is.
A collection of clothing with the intention of arousing a feeling. Be it in someone you want to fuck, someone you want to impress, or simply to arouse a feeling in yourself. To bring yourself back to life for a moment if that's what you need. Or to celebrate your sexy aliveness if you're already feeling like an active participant in your existence- which, congratulations if you are! And if you aren't, I get that too. I'm not saying that wearing flirty clothing will fix your life. But I do know that we young adults living in 2022 are really good at being hot while the world is seemingly crumbling around us. I think it gives us a sense of control.
I personally have accepted that I'm powerless over almost everything. But I don’t consider looking good to be one of those things. A good fit to me lately is an oversized hoodie I acquired somewhere along the way, something special, like a hand sewn skirt, some second-hand designer heels or Super-Birki clogs with socks, depending on my mood. I like to have a Gel-X manicure and my make-up and hair done, Tik Tok tutorial style. Those details make me feel put together (that’s the control thing again.)
That is how I styled the shoot. It’s me. It’s Endings.
To check out the whole collection, head to shopendings.com
The Stüssy & Converse collection is available worldwide at select chapter stores, select Dover Street Market locations and stussy.com on Friday, August 26th.
