When Luka Sabbat and Loko welcome you into their world, it’s not so much a pop-up, but a portal you step through, fully immersed in their vision. A creative donjon lit by the soft chaos of punk posters, a sword leaned deliberately against the wall, a head sculpture contemplating its own rebellion. A massive wooden table anchors the space — part atelier, part mafia council — where fashion, philosophy, and noise find common ground. The energy is immediate, magnetic. Controlled anarchy at its finest.
This is MARKING DISTANCE, Spring-Summer 2026. A brand that doesn’t whisper about subculture — it embodies it, distilling punk ethos into a language of craftsmanship and intellectual precision. Sabbat, ever the modern polymath, joins forces with fellow New Yorker Loko, an artist and musician whose sensibility balances rawness with refinement. Together, they shape a universe where imperfection is the ultimate luxury.
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The collection is a love letter to rebellion, crafted with couture-level devotion. Rooted in the DIY spirit, each piece bears the evidence of human touch and artistic obsession. Hundreds of hand-drawn patches — steeped in tea and coffee, stitched and scarred by bleach and vinegar — become living relics of creation. Leather, tattooed before assembly. T-shirts distressed by bullets. Every technique became a subtle insurrection — an experiment in an imaginary lab – impulsive but the result simply worked.
The ready-to-wear line, produced and hand-finished in Italy, translates the raw experimentation into pieces made for real life — or at least for those who live it with intent. All eyes on the denim brushed with newspaper and silicone, and the coat, pimped with prints sourced from your dad’s private magazine collection. A mad crush indeed; sweatshirts bear sutured scars, while hybrid vests merge leather and denim with the precision of a sculptor’s hand. Leather jackets shimmer with soda-tab “lace,” catching the light like armor forged for the streets. It’s a wardrobe built for modern renegades — those who understand that true luxury lies not in perfection, but in narrative. Every garment is a chronicle of process, resistance, and memory.
At its core, MARKING DISTANCE is not about nostalgia, but about translation. It treats the underground not as a trend, but as an archive of truth — reworked through Italian savoir-faire and Sabbat’s curatorial eye. In doing so, it casts punk and alternative American culture not as a archive of the past, but as an ever-present influence. Because in Luka Sabbat’s world, rebellion isn’t loud — it’s literate. And couture, when it’s done right, should always make a little noise.
