Wandering With Interior
New York City may seem like an obvious choice of setting because of its closeness to the brand. However, the designers made this decision with the city’s glaring imperfections in mind. They tell us, “We love it but we weren't interested in selling some fantasy of it. And this idea of beauty and imperfection is present in the clothes, too.” This is certainly evident in the case of their camel overcoat, designed to “look like it’s been through the ringer: shoulder falling off, buttons hanging on by a thread.” Looks can be deceiving, nonetheless, because the entire collection is tailored for functionality and ease-of-wear. That the overcoat appears destroyed but is in fact beautifully constructed comes to show the nuance of Interior: a silent, almost deceptive strength innate to wearers of the brand.
While a McDonald’s-red dress paired with black, knee-high boots is far from silent, it’s one of the many looks intended to fit right in with Times Square. Slowly, the clothes and city blend together as a mix of wind and exhaust breathe life into a rhinestone-studded Western shirt. At some points, the models even wrestle with their environs by tugging at or banging on locked doors. It’s moments like these where Miner and Miesmer paint an emotional landscape that couldn't be achieved on the runway. As a result, the collection draws out the long-held fears and disappointments that are tucked away inside our consciousness, encouraging us to indulge in them like the main characters of our own movie.
Interior’s new collection is a long walk after a hard breakup. It’s the ring of an outgoing call that keeps getting declined. It’s the colorful aisles of a nearby 7/11, and that satisfying feeling of opening a bag of chips. All these things make up the assortment of outer and evening wear which reflects an idiosyncratic approach to daily dressing. It’s through this approach that Interior not only comes to define the peaks and valleys of our wardrobes, but also our experience of the city.
