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When JW Anderson revealed his collaboration with the artist Christiane Kubrick, the widow of the film director Stanley, the past fall, a piece stood out: a fleece with a large hood covered with the face of a cat. The image rose from a painting that the couple’s daughter had made of Stanley’s favorite feline, Polly, for her 60th birthday; The author was an obsessive cat, and the canvas made a fleeting cameo in Very partial eyes. Such details are obviously Catnip for fashion and cinema lovers, but the attractiveness of the jacket can be summarized more easily: it is fun!
The fleece is extra fun this season. Jonathan Anderson He has led the way, not only with the Polly cameo for his own name label (£ 308) but with octopus covered jackets and whales (£ 2,150), or kitsche roses (£ 2,300) in HornWhere he is creative director. (The film director Luca Guadagnino, a regular Anderson collaborator, was photographed on the set of her film Challenging Using a spongy strawberry print).
Pharrell is another fleece champion, who has created many pictures and multicolored blouses for Louis Vuitton; It was a emerald green version, Super-Glove in its capsule collection with Tyler, the creator. Fellow musicians at $ Ap Rocky and Drake have gone for the collaboration of Martine Rose with the brand outdoors NapapijriMost in large blue flowers. Elsewhere, Acne studies Serves blue and black graffiti (£ 750), Dior It provides a high snowboarder style (£ 2,900) in its collaboration with Lewis Hamilton, Isabel Marant It is more navajo (£ 495), and Wacko Maria continues the theme of the kitten with a total leopard printing (£ 215, MRPORTER.com).
In Porter, the “vibrant” styles of the Japanese brand Kapital have been especially demanded, says purchasing manager George Archer. These include a Damascus print (£ 385), and a Cartoon printing of a rib cage (£ 895). “The searches of ‘Kapital Feeces’ emerged by 429 percent in the last three months, highlighting a growing appetite for bold styles,” says Archer. “Brands such as Celine, Cherry Los Angeles and North Face also offer their own colorful fleeons and prints that are perfect for the layers.”
British brand London wax He began creating fleeons in 2022, and soon found a market for vibrant motifs inspired by Mediterranean and Indian influences: a jacket is covered with graphic foliage impressions (£ 82.50), while other Opt, multicolored diamonds and squares. “Every winter, we push the limits with new signs and even bolder offers,” says Jessica Pooley, leader of male clothing design in the brand. The jackets are now “one of our true signature pieces … constantly delivering an outstanding performance.”
The attractiveness of the funny fleece is not difficult to understand. The winter clothing of most men tends to darkness and serious: simple layers, simple in black, gray or brown. These designs provide a vivid counterpoint: call it polyester serotonin. Thanks to Angels of PalmaYou can even catch a fleece backpack in the form of a stuffed animal. Is it mature? No. Is it elegant? Not always. But, in these relentless times, we have our hugs where we can.