Source: Vogue
Summary
Erdem Moralıoğlu celebrated 20 years as an independent designer with a Spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection that blended past and present. The collection, showcased at London Fashion Week, featured a mix of old and new pieces. Moralıoğlu aimed to create a “mashup” rather than a traditional retrospective. The collection included 50 looks, with some pieces dating back to his early days as a designer. According to Moralıoğlu, the collection was a way to ” reflect on the past” and “look to the future”.
Our Reading
The trend returns with a new name. Erdem Moralıoğlu’s mashup collection revisits his past designs, reworking them for the present. The London-based designer’s 20-year retrospective-as-runway show blends old and new, featuring archival pieces alongside fresh creations. Moralıoğlu’s approach is less about nostalgia and more about recontextualizing his design language. The look feels familiar, yet refreshed.
Author: Evan Null
