COLLINA STRADA hosted their autumn-winter 2024 runway show on Friday, February 9th, during New York Fashion Week, which delved into all things femme.
The New York-based brand not only known for being a fashion label but also for being a platform for social issues and awareness, explored the idea of introducing inner feminity to the outer chiselled form.
The collection, introduced as Welcome to Collina’s Gym, explores why much of what is mostly known about the femme body and mind is shaped by the imagination of men, as women are constantly thrown from one power position to another.
The show went against the grain, displaying women in an alternative light, something more true of the reality of femininity — conceptualising the collection around the theme of sweatier yet more refined.
This season sees elegant yet strong silhouettes crafted from deadlifted deadstock fabrics paired with corn leather UGGs or alternatively, PUMA x Collina Strada Suede XL and Velophasis from their soon-approaching AW24 collection.
The brand emphasised their viewpoint, stating in a man’s world that believes might is right, we at Collina Strada believe femme is a flex.
The runway show saw various models embracing the beauty that is feminity and the strength that lies within it. Ruffles were frequent, adorning many silhouettes, such as dresses, skirts and shirts.
The delicacy of lace gave numerous shapes a sense of airiness and flow, and a showstopper appeared in the form of muscle-like body-hugging shapes painted in hues such as pink with delicate flowers across it.
Corsets accompanied various looks crafted from fabrics such as velvet and colours such as brown and lime green. Numerous silhouettes were beefed up with exaggerated shoulder pad-like structures, giving the shape a built and muscular look alongside corsets featuring sixpack-like forms embellishing their lower halves.
Sweatsuits and garments were recurring on the runway, appearing in asymmetrical shapes and oversized fits in colours of lilac, charcoal black and thunder blue. Chiffon, plaid, organza, flannel and velvet were prominent in this collection, while boxers and shorts were often accompanied by lace or satin, giving the structured silhouette an elegant feminity.
by Nicole Pereira