Nostalgia was on the coronary heart of recent label SF1OG’s present at Berlin Style Week, titled Again to Faculty. Fittingly, it occurred within the sports activities corridor of a highschool, in Berlin’s Wedding ceremony district. Right here, a young-looking forged of fashions walked by way of an association of college desks and a chalkboard, whereas brash rock hits from the height of highschool films blared loudly within the background. However it wasn’t simply the placement and the music that mirrored this college spirit: your entire assortment was impressed by the early life of “my college technology, not simply my very own reminiscences,” stated designer Rosa Marga Dahl. “You may as well see how the garments have been impressed by the sequence “Skins” and the film “Sonnenallee,” she added.

Massive outsized blazers and jackets, striped polo shirts, informal trousers and enormous hoodies have been the emphasis of the gathering. Whereas a lot of the reveals at this yr’s Style Week focussed on girls’s clothes, these items resembled a typical menswear lineup. Outsized cuts, checked items and enormous boots have been stacked utilizing the layering approach to create extraordinary college appears. Equipment comparable to ties, bike helmets, newspaper hats and college satchels clearly emphasize the varsity character. SF1OG takes references from the previous to inform a singular and detailed story about its merchandise. The fascination for supplies and particular cuts is on the core of the model. “As at all times, we used very previous materials, comparable to hand-woven linen materials from 1910 or Italian, tremendous sustainable denim. The ‘previous’ additionally involves the fore by way of historic cuts and college uniforms,” stated Jacob Langemeyer, the model’s supervisor. A 3rd of the gathering was produced from new, sustainable supplies, a 3rd deadstock and a 3rd upcycled. Whether or not it was as a result of spectacular, sustainable designs, the catchy music (by Blink-182, Loopy City, Wheatus and others) or the rekindled reminiscences from college days, SF1OG obtained a standing ovation on the finish of the present, and deservedly so.