JordanLuca Breaks Boundaries and Binaries

This summer, JordanLuca were anointed as the kings of exaggerated double collars, nostalgic bandage-cum-bondage dresses, and figureless trenches with peekaboo bust openings that leave little to the imagination. In their punk playground, designers Jordan Bowen and Luca Marchetto offer a dystopian twist on ballerinas and angels, with tassel skirts that remind us of shredded tutus and bulbous shoulder pads that emulate wings. In their collection, the two explored the tension between light and dark, blessings and blasphemies.
The show opened with a sleek, fitted halter tucked into skin-tight biker shorts with a sharp, pointed flat that was consistently styled throughout the collection. The show goes back to colour basics with a parade of black, grey, and muted brown tones trembling across the concrete runway. Pops of primary blues and yellows infused looks, while floral prints brought a typically feminine touch to otherwise staunch and structured silhouettes.
Liberty spikes and gelled-down hairstyles provided a further edge to the sleek, exaggerated, tailored suits, some of which were adorned with colourful plastic boutonnieres. JORDALUCA has played with silhouettes before (see their SS24 collection). This time, however, the duo explored shape in a bigger and bolder way. Dress straps that sit at chin height and exaggerated lapels and shoulder pads capitulate to the notion that one extreme becomes the other. Here, the hyper-masculine is pushed so far that it becomes feminine.
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