Sankuanz presented their Spring-Summer ´24 collection; "Chapter 4
Giantess' during Paris Men's Fashionweek in a classic-style building. A
projection of Amanda Ba's "Titanomachia" from 2022, screens onto the ceiling,
tranforming the room into a crimson space, dominated by her 'Giantness'
presence. The music produced by Alice Longyu Gao, sounds loud and mixes the
classic venue, through its rebellious tunes, with pop.
Collection notes:
The Giantess, with her many faces in mythology, has served as the symbol of
destruction and creation, the representation of chaos and order, and the
metaphor for death and rebirth. This season, the Giantess has been chosen as
the inspiration for the Sankuanz Spring/Summer '24 collection. The multi-
dimensionality and complexity of the Giantess is interpreted with a design
language that blurs the lines between gender, and blends street style and high
fashion with pluralism and depth. Following La Veuve Noire of the previous
season, “Chapter 4 Giantess” continues the brand's hommage to the female
strength as it features a collaboration with artist Amanda Ba. Her
contemporary illustrations of the Giantess and the Pitbull is presented in
various textile techniques, including print on mesh and laser printed
denim.
Abrasion and stain effects convey an incorrigibility and an aversion to
conformity behind the vintage-store-bought appearance. And to drastically
contrast (or perhaps perfectly complement) the fierceness of the Giantess,
Sankuanz retains its humour and inclination towards Pop Art and playful
elements in adorable cartoon graphics that adorn the typically masculine
garments in the form of prints and accessories. Plushie keychains in vibrant
colours clash with Amanda's harsh illustrations and the violence of the
brand's signature dagger details, emphasizing the diversity of our current
youth culture. Alongside the classic black and white, the palette of this
season includes Sankuanz's green and purple adapted into soft hues of lime and
lavender to balance the vivid visuals of Amanda's fervent red paintings.
Bags are innovated in new materials and designs: the Classic Dagger Bag is
reintroduced in satin, offering a refined alternative to variegate the
predominantly rugged materials, such as with the Loop Dagger Bag in silver
debuting a wrinkled and creased leather finish.
The traditional Chinese weapon called the 'meteor hammer' featured in the
Fall/Winter 21 show inspired 'Cherry bomb' purses, mini rigid spherical spiked
purses hanging on leather straps. These 'Çherry bombs' also pop up as graphics
on garments and the Dagger Cowboy Boots, one of which is upcycled from vintage
cowboy boots.
The jewellery and accessories of this season share the attributes of defence
and confrontation. Special masks shroud the entire face with metal mesh
covered in miniature daggers or spikes that drip red jewels, melding the
juxtapositional expressions of guardedness and belligerence. The dagger is
continuously being reimagined in a multitude of forms: embellishing the tips
of lapels and collars of shirts, the ends of drawstrings and pointed toes and
heels of footwear, a constant reminder of Sankuanz’s combative edge. The Bumpy
Sneakers are brought back to imbue the sleek sharp selection of footwear with
the brand's distinctive sporty spirit.
Knowing Sankuanz for a couple a years of now, we love how the brand is able to
unite Art, Fashion and music and mixes their cultural heritage in a
high-fashion, genderless streetwear label. Oustanding looks, and niche of the
brand, are the low-rise jeans, washed out, dirtied and torn on the cuff giving
it a vintage sense. Best one this season is the beige/neutral denim wide-pants
with black printed Pitbull and matching jacket. Another favorite outfit was
seen in the deep red sheer printed top, combined with a beige bermuda and a
big black oversized long coat and cowboy boots. We guess, and hope, to see
this look a lot on the streets of Paris and Copenhagen during
Fashionweek. Craveries and extend-your-style goals; de knife pointed open-toe
shoes and ofcourse .... thanks to Pharrell, Louis Vuitton and Beyonce, the
cowboy boots.
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