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Casablanca Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear Collection

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Charaf Tajer, founder and creative director of Casablanca, explained backstage that this collection told the story of ancient Greece and “the bridge between them and us – how they influence us in architecture, philosophy, mathematics, psychedelics…” Wait a minute …

You, like me, may have had no idea that the ancient city of Eleusis, near Athens, was once a hotbed of secret and sacred initiations. It seems that in addition to serving as a pilgrimage for mythical spirits like Cicero, members of a cult would also go on a completely different kind of trip, which involved adding fungi to a powerful drink – essentially a precursor to modern LSD.

This isn’t the first time psychedelics have formed a Casablanca collection, and the press blurb even mentioned the brand’s “idealistic and psychedelic identity.” Here, inside the Cirque d’Hiver, chosen for its amphitheater-like design, we were transported to what felt like a beach at sunset, where rows of seated performers conjured waves through an elaborate choreography of arm movements led by Sadeck Berrabah.

They might have had a hypnotic effect if the line-up wasn’t so seductive. This often involved playing on archetypes: stately drapes, reimagined as a form-fitting dress with a high slit and a suit that gathered around the waist, or else retro sportswear adapted for stricter times. The recurring gradient blue treatment that washed over jackets and the coordinated looks was striking – and a calmer statement than the bold foiled and quilted silver pieces. While hybrid wrestler belt-cum-bands embroidered with 2024 were playful, if not transgressive, the Letterman jackets covered in patchwork motifs and a quote from Cicero (a collaboration with Jeff Hamilton) made a winning statement – ​​they were clearly having fun exploring Greek . Five years later – and Casablanca’s second season on the women’s calendar – the brand is showing as much confidence as its men’s and women’s lines; the main difference is that the latter leans noticeably sexier (see Jessica Stam in a shiny corset with a generous flash of underboob for the finale).

The show’s title, “Venus as a Boy,” references a Bjork song, and Tajer said the line “he believes in beauty” speaks to his ongoing ethos. He is an itinerant soul who can flesh out cultural ideas without awkward appropriations, perhaps because the team at each destination (last season Nigeria) does a full immersion and then produces a collection that convincingly checks all retail categories (note the bags, sneakers and ancient Greek sandals (gladiator styles). He’s like that rare student who excels in school without taking it too seriously. “It’s almost a sociological study of fashion today,” he said. “I think aesthetics is just is a reflection of an entire intellectual world.” Apparently also other, more transient worlds.

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