In fashion, which is defined by its ever-shifting fidgetiness, can there ever be room for permanence? That’s what Koki Enomoto has been asking himself this season. The Attachment designer called this collection “Lasting,” and saw it as an exploration of the impossibility of a truly timeless wardrobe.
Enomoto spent the season noticing the small things around him that signaled the passing of time: moss creeping between the concrete, the rust on a pipe. “These things exist in the mundanity of our daily lives, and they live there. But no one pays them any attention,” he said during a walkthrough.
The exploration culminated in the launch of ‘STILL,’ a new high-end line that puts a stronger focus on quality natural materials (namely silk, cashmere, and wool), intended as a more concentrated distillation of Attachment’s philosophy of reducing clothing to a fundamental expression. The STILL pieces were mixed in with the main collection and meant to blend in completely—until you feel the fabrics. “The clothes are not particularly flashy in appearance or design, they just look like everyday items,” said Enomoto. “But when you touch and wear them, you’ll feel moved by them.”
There was also a wink to the sensuality that Enomoto has been toying with for the past few seasons in the jeans whose waistbands folded down over belts, giving the impression of a state of undress, and collared shirts that had no buttons and opened down to the navel.
Through it all was a subtly space-age vibe: long-sleeved T-shirts appeared uber-minimal without neckbands, while others extended into funnel necks. Outerwear comprised asymmetric-zipped puffer jackets in black and Dune greige, alongside an interesting lineup of wool mantles that draped across the shoulders of angora sweaters and monochromatic tailoring. The quarter-zip, given a chic update with a slightly oversized silhouette in ribbed wool, looked right. If not for a lifetime, it’s the kind of thing that could convincingly be worn for years to come.
