Gauchere’s No-show Policy for Spring 2025
If you’re only going to spend 15 minutes with Gauchere’s clothes this season, designer Marie-Christine Statz would rather you did it in the brand’s offices rather than see them zip past on a runway.
How else are you going to find out that a trouser and tank top set owe their breezy crinkle to a combination of silk, cotton and metallic thread, or that a blazer has a discreet elasticated line that nips the waist in subtly?
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The starting point was Statz’ desire to give depth to her usual pared-back cuts through colors and materials, as well as a second chapter of the collaboration with French eyewear label Ahlem. For the clothes, she used a palette of soft washed tones in sheer materials as filter-like overlays on a foundation of blacks and light neutrals.
Summer-weight fabrics like parachute silk, cottons and linen-viscose mixes were used to make tailored separates feel impervious to a change in season.
“What guided me was the idea of 24/7 versatility,” said Statz. “More than ever, I wanted to tap into the dialogue between formal and casual, particularly because summer is [about] seasonless drops.”
Case in point: a jumpsuit was cut from waxed cotton, giving it a lighter summer-appropriate hand — and price point, Statz quipped.
It was a reminder that not only is Statz a dab hand at tailoring, she’s also astute when it comes to fitting her 11-year-old brand to the industry’s current cloudy outlook.
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Launch Gallery: Gauchere Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection
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