Hed Mayner‘s Spring-Summer 2025 collection is a bold declaration of tension and release, mirroring the pent-up energy of a carbonated drink moments before it erupts. This season, Mayner delves into a radical examination of exaggerated and redefined proportions, challenging his usual refined pattern-making practices. The outcome swathes the wearer in garments featuring exaggerated shoulders and voluminous trousers, exploring contradictions in both their creation and the resultant attire. Photographer Borislav Utjesinovic captured a backstage glimpse at the show, exclusively for DSCENE Magazine.
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The focus shifts from conventional tailoring to the alchemic potential of textiles, utilizing a varied palette of materials—coated, matte, shiny, bonded, and foiled—to construct self-supporting, sculptural forms. These garments, layered and merged through zippers and strategic draping, embody a statuesque, crisp aesthetic. The innovative use of fabric manipulation—such as pinching, securing, and structuring with belts, buckles, and cuffs—injects a dynamic, sculptural grace into each piece.
The footwear collaboration with Reebok introduces a unique fusion of cross-training and basketball styles. The Reebok LTD Blacktop and the Reebok LTD Classic Leather Premium are reinterpreted with sponge materials, enhancing the collection’s textural narrative. The provocative use of a wood piece as footwear further emphasizes Mayner’s innovative approach to materials and design. Hed Mayner’s Spring-Summer 2025 collection is an exploration of form and function, where textiles don’t just clothe but narrate, and proportions are not just seen but felt, establishing a series of garments that are as statuesque as they are kinetic, as abstract as they are intentional.
See more of the backstage moments at Hed Mayner Spring Summer 2025 show in the Gallery below: