Y/Project FW21

January 21, 2022

Creative Director Glenn Martens has dropped the latest FW collection for Y/Project, stitching together a brilliant roster of looks made for various occasions. This all-star collection goes from casual, uber chic, to full blowout couture-Esque looks that carry on the torch from previous collections. Martens is in tune with the times and rather than imposing a uniform, it offers a set of white cards. For instance, some elements highlights of wardrobe include the brand's classic deconstructed and convertible pieces, handbags, shearling jackets, and knits with several collars.

Martens bleeds his genius artistry into every look, fusing various textiles and fabrics to create astonishing pieces. Graphics with an optical illusion of the human anatomy wash over certain looks, metallic accessories are molded into wearable art pieces, deconstructed pieces break the mold, and an impressive formation of colors accentuate each garment to its fullest extent. It’s current and up-to-date without ever being basic and the designer's ability to mesh so many different elements makes this new collection ever the more exhilarating.

Text by Ronald Kahihikolo
Photography Courtesy of Y/Project

More on the collection, patterns, and genres overlap, especially in the “wrapped” pieces, layers of tulle sewn over costumes. Everything is mixed: the Y/Project collection, the collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier, and the Evergreen line, launched in 2021, a range of eco-responsible pieces constantly renewed and enriched with new models each season. The colors of the sweaters are bright, the down jackets are very large. Buttoning allows a dress with thin straps to take on a classic or saucy shape. As for the "Peel Off" pieces, you can remove layers and transform the silhouette. For example, a denim jacket becomes a crop top.

For the first time, logos appear, inscribed on a clip that deconstructs the garment. Another innovation: a shape of trousers, the Banana, with a rounded cut. As for the shoes, we find the emblematic models of Y/Project, in particular the Lobster pumps, with toes in the shape of crustacean claws. And earrings are metallic flowers with adjustable pedals. As Glenn Martens sums it up: “Why not have fun?”

On January 26th, Glenn Martens will unveil a collection for luxury fashion house, Jean Paul Gaultier. This link will continue with a collaboration between Y/Project and the ready-to-wear line named after the french couturier.

Check out the ensemble of 62 looks below.

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