There’s one thing about residing within the concrete jungle of New York Metropolis that makes recognizing some actual jungle—aka greenery—across the metropolis actually hit the candy spot. You understand these tiny bits of grass that typically peak from the cracks on the sidewalk? That feeling of seeing life make its means by way of a technique or one other is what Aaron Potts regarded to bottle up together with his spring 2024 lineup.
“Within the metropolis of the Earth,” is Potts’s tagline for the season. “I wished it to really feel city but additionally pure,” he mentioned, so he reduce his voluminous frocks and straightforward daywear in crisp however weightless cottons. The playful clothes within the assortment gave this lineup some welcome nuance and variation in silhouette, as did his sportier bodycon items reduce in color-blocked jerseys—the athleisureification of trend has confirmed arduous to flee from.
However the place Potts discovered his groove this season was in the way in which he pushed his workwear silhouettes into an area that felt as recent because it did acquainted. His signature hulking match remained, as did his genderless perspective, however right here Potts neatly balanced the utility particulars he likes to play with and the thought-about and minimal chopping he usually presents. The boiler swimsuit within the opening picture is begging to be worn to the farmer’s market, and his ultra-oversized button downs scream summer time Friday on the workplace. Additionally enjoyable: the way in which the designer draped and wrapped crossbodies across the waists of a few of his fashions. “I name it the city bustle,” he mentioned with a smirk. Extra of this pragmatic playfulness will serve Potts properly.