BTS + RUNWAY REVIEW : SEBASTIEN AMI SS25

ACE
Sep 24, 2024
2 min read

Updated: Mar 21

It's September 11th 2024, the last day of showings in the CFDA SS25 Fashion Week schedule, and the air is light and crisp. Nestled in a forest of industrial warehouses and due to be presented is "LIFE", the upcoming collection by namesake menswear brand, Sebastien Ami.

Perhaps it was the perfect weather, or the "come-down" of the high experienced during the bustle of the prior days, surely a tasteful mix of both, but the energy in the room was prefiguratively reflective of the clothes to be shown, and what I'd imagine to be the ways of the designers, Sebastien + Marianne : Efficient, Light and Easy-Going.

Alongside sponsors iBest Wines and Voss water the collection brings a fresh outlook and a less pretentious route of allusion to the tale-old art of winemaking. Merged together is the clause of both Japanese Manga, "Drops of God" and Renaissance era still-life depictions by Fede Galizia with their notations sewn through the monochromatic looks doused in deep vermillion and chartruse.

Reflected in the casting and styling is the image of ideal S/A audience:

ANYONE with good taste + an inclination towards comfort.

Irregardless of build, age, gender, or profession, the collection is due to scratch your itch for a new favorite basic.

Or at least it did mine.

But generally speaking it gives of the vibe of an easy conversation starter:

"You look so comfy", in reference to the ultra cozy knits (most biasedly the collared knit hoodie in look 16)

"That fits so well on you", in reference to the cropped bomber jackets and tailored trousers

"What fabric is that?" in reference to the iridescent green scattered about the collection

All of these being thoughts and statements I may or may not have uttered while on set.

I also loved the repetition of the sockless loafers from Allen Edmonds, while to some it may be considered a crime, it's an offense that I am known to commit.

And aside from my own personal fashion preferences, I couldn't help myself to the inside joke of style's affiliation with "unclehood", further affirming the versatility of the collection.