For spring 2025, Mancandy’s Andrés Jiménez drew inspiration from the “nerves that include being invited to gala occasions.” Having already conquered the streetwear scene, Jiménez requested himself: What would a extra formal Mancandy appear like? The reply stayed true to the model’s casual-yet-provocative essence whereas additionally introducing a extra elegant standpoint. A standout included a scorching pink halter gown with slits on the edges.
Jiménez prolonged the idea of the formal past eveningwear, and integrated parts of it into his extra informal choices. His palette included shades like purple and beige, which he paired with daring hues of yellow and orange—signature parts of his model—to create items that had been properly suited to the workplace.
Jiménez has been a presence within the Mexico Metropolis vogue scene for over 15 years, establishing Mancandy as one of many metropolis’s directional designers. A decade in the past, when dishevelled garments had been being overshadowed by skinny denims and gender fluidity wasn’t but within the highlight, Jiménez was already betting on each. In the present day, the model has an archive of best-selling clothes, together with the favored “chew denims”—denim pants with cut-outs on the edges which have turn out to be a uniform for vogue and artwork lovers—and extra-long coats that the designer launched in 2017 and have since gone on to turn out to be a success. In some ways, Mancandy is now at its peak, and the spring assortment is a step ahead, inviting individuals to impress not solely in company assembly rooms but in addition at formal occasions the place lengthy clothes dominate. We suspect it gained’t take one other decade for everybody to catch on.
