Dear Shaded viewers,
In the 11th arrondissement this Friday, the show of the young designer Javier Guijarro took place. Guests were welcomed into a set evoking a twilight landscape, where branches and flowers dressed the space. Inspired by Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film Monster, in which a connection forms within a forest, the uncertainty of this environment becomes the key element of the Catalan designer’s creative vision.
The collection remains faithful to the direction Javier established in his previous seasons. Traditional wool, leather, silk, and checked fabrics compose overshirts, shirts, and sharply structured coats. The pieces reinterpret elements of the rural wardrobe, yet with a more contemporary construction. In his approach, the designer imagines garments emerging from chaos as a place of refuge. Within a misty environment, the clothes appear with threads hanging as if caught on branches in the woods.
The shoes are signed by Converse, also inspired by the film Monster. Javier Guijarro revisits the iconic Chuck Taylor silhouettes with new textures and unexpected finishes, whether as heeled versions or in their most classic form.
The outfits are composed in a way that evokes an image of “life in the forest.” Altered by their environment, the garments seem to have lived a thousand lives. A connection gradually emerges between nature and the fashion atelier.
The models, almost undressed, with garments half-torn away, walk with a jerky stride—like someone whom has just crossed through a storm.
The collection as a whole represents adventure, emotional transition, and the passage toward maturity. The looks create a tangible balance between structure and emotion, between heritage and freedom. This body of work reaffirms the designer’s universe, at the intersection of rural and cosmopolitan, where heritage is reinterpreted through a contemporary vision defined by coherence and permanence.
Sincerely,
Alex.
