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Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh‘s world is the definition of “Caribbean Couture,” a place in which traditions meet technicalities for clothes, footwear, and accessories that dare to stand out among the seriousness of Paris Fashion Week. For Spring/Summer 2024, the creative duo of BOTTER did just that, sending its clothes down the runway alongside conceptual Reebok runners and slides, decapitated doll head charms, mini hand belt chains, and plenty of other oddities that added a slice of joy to BOTTER’s most wearable collection to date.
It’s a welcomed update — while Fall/Winter 2023 was a particular stand-out, some of its designs were perhaps too avant-garde for the masses. That’s not to say that SS24 wasn’t, by all means, it still gave BOTTER through and through. The difference here is that SS24 felt more grown up, evolved, and informed.
The use of plastic bead tubes created a hardshell layer atop tank tops, polo shirts, jackets, trousers, and bags, and felt as if the material harked back to Caribbean traditions. They jittered and jangled down the runway, adding a musical note to the clothing as much as it did texture and dimension, all while still feeling like a wearable concept.
Likewise, as Gary Jules’ rendition of “Mad World” played in the show’s warehouse space, the lyrics of an otherworldly atmosphere complemented the aesthetic of BOTTER SS24. Three-dimension knitwear elongated sleeves on slinky white shirts, suit jackets were warped on the single button closure, bomber jackets used ribbing and nylon haphazardly to create yet more warped proportions, neckholes were seldom where you’d expect them to be on more tailoring, and bug-like looking glasses offered orbital structures on suits, allowing one to peak inside and see the shirt beneath the jacket.
BOTTER SS24 was a spectacle that broke down gender roles — men wore crochet tops with incorporated bralettes, while others were covered in florals and frills — and it also introduced a more commercial side to the brand, one that we hope lines the racks in our favorite retailers soon.
https://hypebeast.com/2023/6/botter-spring-summer-2024-runway-collection-paris-fashion-week-reebok