Designer Spotlight: UNIFORME

UNIFORME aims to make simple, beautiful garments that are seasonless and easy to wear; impeccably tailored, luxurious clothing at a price we can afford. Designer Alice Wang worked with patternmaker Nicolas Caito to develop seven interpretations of the classic white button up, accompanied by a simple T-shirt and three styles of bottoms. The pieces were inspired by the uniform dressing and consumption more typical to menswear: to buy less and buy better; that is, to make well-considered purchases based on the design, materials, construction and longevity of a garment.

The lookbook was shot at Usonia, a planned community by Frank Lloyd Wright in Mount Pleasant, New York. photographed by Bek Andersen // creative direction by Alice Wang // model Avery Tharp c/o Next Model Management // hair by Nicole Blais // make-up by Andrew Colvin // styling by Tracy Ju // jewellery provided by Wwake c/o Mega Mega Projects.

The fabrics include luxury shirting from Alumo (Switzerland), fine suiting from Holland & Sherry (Great Britain) as well as a small-batch organic linen from Germany and a luminous bleached linen twill from Belgium. The garments are manufactured in New York City’s garment district. UNIFORME seeks to make finely sourced and produced garments more accessible.

Melanie Stockman

View more from the UNIFORME A/W’15 collection here.