September 12, 2022 |
If you ever wondered what the lovechild of Tommy Hilfiger and Richard Quinn would look like, search no further than last night’s runway spectacular in New York City. With everyone from Kris Jenner and Lisa Rinna in the audience, the American king of prep and the British prince of subversion flaunted their collaboration for all to see. Presented as part of Hilfiger’s autumn/winter 2023 show, the looks spliced his college wardrobe with Quinn’s fetichised floral motifs in voluminous parkas, studded leather jackets and boots, and varsity jackets and knitwear adorned with flower motifs and crests. “Timing is everything,” Hilfiger said. “I think it’s a bit disruptive and I think people want that. They don’t want to sit in a fashion show and see models just walking back and forth. They want to be entertained. They want to see something different that makes them really think and question what’s going on. ‘Why would Tommy Hilfiger do that?’ I like to experiment and explore and lean on other creatives to bring their ideas into my kitchen, so to speak.”
Staged inBrooklyn, the show defied the pouring rain and debuted Hilfiger’s solo collection for the new season: a logo-mania tribute to Andy Warhol’s Factory. Of his own contribution, Quinn said it had been a study in Tommyology: “There are so many categories they’ve done – the American classics – and it’s nice to see the depth of these garments that I haven’t really paid attention to before. It’s nice to take them and completely twist them, and the come out on the other side.”
Photography courtesy of Tommy Hilfiger. Shop the collection here.
