“Yes, I grew up in Berkeley– I’m a hippie,” Raquel Allegra said, justifying the inspiration for her spring collection. Zooming in from her California studio, she said, “I don’t know if anyone in the room has ever had a An experience that changed their thinking and the way they saw the world through their relationship with ancient plants. The world of psychedelics and mycelium certainly has a moment—it’s been referenced by Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen in recent seasons—but Allegra’s views are her own. Specifically, she’s thinking about beauty: “We Through what lens do we perceive what we are looking at? ” For this series, the lens is “Love, Color and Comfort”.
Color and comfort have always been the key principles of the Allegra series, and most of them are It feels familiar: a dip-dyed dress in shades of pink and yellow like a sunset, or a dip-dyed dress in shades of blue like a wavy interior; a patchwork sweater with “overlapping color balls”; and raw edges. One featuring the Allegra logo Sex tie-dyed gowns, yellow and mustard, are a younger take on the trend, kangaroo pockets and contrasting fabrics. She also brings back the technique of making prints on embossed fabrics, like green on a shirtdress , blue and red swirls, like watercolors dissipating in a glass of water; they are covered in a jacquard pattern resembling a globe shape and worn like a robe with matching t-shirt and leggings.
) The watercolor pattern also appears on the splatter print suit, its print is actually Raquel Allegra ‘s name was enlarged to oversized scale. “I struggled with the idea of wearing the logo,” she said. “For me, it needed to make sense. It’s obvious what a name can mean, but it’s also important to say something more than a name or initials. I scribbled my name in very large font and then I dipped my hands in ink and I had this really fun afternoon of exploring with ink on fabric. This way I feel comfortable putting the logo on our clothes. She also used her initials to create a monogram shaped like a snake eating its own tail (“it represents the continuous flow of the life cycle”), which appeared over a dip-dyed black and frayed striped shirt. Matching trousers and tie (also embroidered with her monogram) on the sleeves. They may seem a little out of place in a collection of dresses and skirts filled with breezy colors, but make sense for the designer.
“What’s really important to me about the way we put the series together is that it’s not only Just one thing—you know, we’re dynamic,” she said. “To me [the model in that look] is a rock star. When I go to a show, I see people on stage expressing themselves, like pure creativity, and that’s godly to me too. She added, “Be godly in your specific goals. “Raquel Allegra will be the first to tell you that she found her.
