For its Fall-Winter 2024 collection, Solid Homme has embarked on an exploratory journey into the narrative of a typically transient yet poignant moment: the commute. Drawing inspiration from the paintings of Edward Hopper, the collection presents a muted color palette in longing blues, deep greens, and shots of red. These subdued tones amplify the duality of the collection’s subject: a solo traveler with a distant goal, agile and determined, offering a glimpse into the disposition of the journey to work. This collection delves into the concept of an alienated individual in transit, part of a collective movement, yet distinctly alone in their experience.
In this collection, motorcycle helmets and iterations thereof—seen in hoods on outerwear and carried as bags—become distinctive markers of personality for the commuter. This individual, embarking on the journey alone, chooses a companionless means of transport, embodying self-sufficiency and independence. The inclusion of Bang & Olufsen headphones as part of the uniform underscores this sense of solitary travel. Solid Homme’s collection proliferates on the idea of observing the ordinary and transforming it into significant real-life events, reiterating the loneliness in the lived everyday experience.
The collection features an interplay of contrasts: voluminous jackets slimming into knitted leggings, utilitarian hook-clasped parkas juxtaposed with biker shorts crafted in Oxford moleskin. The iridescence of two-tone nylon, shining in green and red, stands in opposition to traditional homespun tweed in heather grey. Shades of dove, storm, salt, and meadow reference the romantic melancholy of urban life, as evoked by Hopper’s 20th-century work, while cycling tops, denim, and Pantherella socks ground the collection in todays reality.
