Chandelier Tiara, repurposed reworked vintage chandelier. āFOR LILLIEā
PER GOTESSON SS21
Styling:
@garyarmstrong
Animation & Collage:
@patrickwaugh
Photography:
@jessielilyadams
Jewellery:
@husamelodeh for #pergotesson
Studio assistant and model:
@_samjamieson
PR:
@agencyeleven
#pergotesson
Press release:
@thecharlieporter (for full pressrelease and still images, please visit /designers/per-gotesson )
ā.. Per GoĢtessonās spring/summer 2021 collection celebrates a lifetime commitment to beauty. āFor Lillieā pays tribute to his grandmother, who passed earlier this year, and everything she taught Per about craft, hard work and the eye. The result is a deeply personal collection, revisiting loved silhouettes and suggesting subversive new propositions.
āMy grandma was a garment factory worker who has a specific appreciation of whatās beautiful. The way she lived her life, how she appreciated craft, her taste and how she combined things has all informed this collection,ā says Per GoĢtessonā¦ā
ā..When Per was designing SS21, a key phrase was āworking class princessā. Itās that combination of humility and flair that runs through all of Perās work, using repurposed fabrics and craft techniques to create work of elegance and enlightened masculinity..ā
ā..Thereās an ease about the whole collection, like a long, draped acid-dyed T-shirt thatās ruched at the neck, or a white T-shirt with a slashed opening at the side. For the first time, Per has made a logo T, using as an insignia the rope tattoo found on his left forearm.
Jewellery throughout is made by Perās partner Husam El Odeh, including a crown made from a chandelier like the one found in Perās grandmaās home. When Per took Husam to visit his grandma in Sweden, Husam asked about the paintings on her wall. She said, āWe worked hard all our lives, and now we have all of these beautiful things.ā..ā