Dear Shaded Viewers,
If you have been following Castaneda on his tiktok and IG account you will have seen his research process and how he applied it to the actual collection.
Castaneda presents a whimsical collection inspired by castles and monsters. The story of this collection begins many years ago, when a five-year-old Castaneda promised his mother he would take her to live in a castle. Abstractly, the collection reflects on the lengths one is willing to go to in order to appear exceptional. Hopefully, the result also serves as an antidote—an amnesty—a reminder that the most majestic achievement in life is discovering and embracing one’s pure, true self.
The collection is a mix of everyday clothing, whimsical tailoring, and a strong focus on headwear. The headwear features bunny ears in green plaid wool, horns in houndstooth wool, and monkey ears in tweed. The color palette of the collection is less neutral than the previous season but continues to draw inspiration from medieval jewelry and precious gems—blue like sapphires, red like rubies, green like emeralds, and gold. Hand-painted motifs in the form of vertical stripes, grids, and spots reaffirm the brand’s desire to celebrate the nuance of analog artistry. Classic tailoring receives a boost of quirkiness, executed in diamond motif patchwork and green plaid wool decorated with eye motifs inspired by biblically accurate angels.
A pair of trousers and bermudas feature a trompe-l’œil effect simulating ermine fur, achieved by embroidering upcycled cutouts of silk and wool.
The collection was presented in a room painted entirely red, with orange carpets on the floor, as models walked to Alexandre Desplat’s compositions for Moonrise Kingdom, culminating in Für Elise—mixed with comic yet dramatic quotes from Nicki Minaj.
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About Castaneda: In a world that is perpetually trying to uniform us, living one’s own whimsical reality is the biggest of luxuries.
Castaneda is a Paris based brand making fashion that help people shine, so they can be loved and admired for who they truly are.
Credits: Artistic direction – Ivo Barraza Castaneda Show production: Gautier Rouquette Photography direction: Clement Longis Make-up: Adèle Poulain, Noémie Gilles, Eva Brianceau Atelier Assistant: Adèle Brochet Show Assistants: Maylis Roulleau, Mathilde Boutin Music credits: Alexandre Desplat – Moonrise Kingdom, Weather Conditions Part 6 & 7. All rights belong to the owner of this sound.
