Vetements Fall/Winter 2018

January 20, 2018

The first surprise from Vetements this season was the show's invitation itself — a long, old-school paper receipt, recording a purchase of 37 looks. The FW18 show was staged at Paul Bert Market, the place to go in Paris for finding rare and ritzy antiques, undiscovered designer furniture — often for a steep price — and your trendy shit, some fun finds.

The show started with an assertive lack of assigned seats, apart from a subtle front-row inscribed on the invite, leaving everyone in attendance alone in picking their own chair, couch, or stool from which to watch the show. The deftly designed soundtrack, a blend of punk, screamo, and trance techno music, blasted from the space's many speakers, building up, and spreading across the audience. Amidst such an overstimulating show, while subtle, something worth applauding was in their tactful approach to the angstier style of music — never crossing the too-loud line, leading to an elevated experience, still "edgy", but with softer edges.

Text by Simon Rasmussen

The eclectic show was definitely a highlight of the week so far. Very aggressive, relevant, and extremely random, styled almost too random at times — but all in all, it worked. It's an innate desire, driven by the boldness, the bravery created by such counter-intuitive design. We still want this, to be a part of this gang, there’s some comfort to the mess, something rebellious, extraordinary, not cheap but it looks and feels like something most of us can afford. Can Vetements keep this going? Did the show surprise anyone? Not that they have to surprise us every time, but they must be asking themselves.. What’s next!?

Photos courtesy of Vetements

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