The minds of Creative Director Riccardo Tisci and New York artist Jared Buckhiester synchronized to rethink utilitarianism and British femininity.
The minds of Creative Director Riccardo Tisci and New York artist Jared Buckhiester synchronized to rethink utilitarianism and British femininity.
With an emphasis on the duality of regality and refined utility, the second installment of Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2023 Pre-Collection is a modern twist on classic British femininity and functionality. This collection represents a second development within the creative series “Friends and Family,” which targets amplifying the voices of a variety of inspiring creatives from unexpected backgrounds. For this edition, the minds of Burberry’s emblematic Chief Creative Officer, Riccardo Tisci, and New York-based contemporary artist, Jared Buckhiester, came together in flawless unity. Cementing his independent creative identity, Jared has led to the translation of themes by styling the collection and taking a look-book photo.
“Jared and I have been close friends for a long time and I have always admired him, both for his dedication to his work and the passion that accompanies it, as well as for his commitment to living deeply with his identity and being true to himself. I am excited to share the result of our creative worlds coming together with the release of this unique and very special collection ” – Riccardo Tisci
By meticulously reframing the juxtapositions presented by colorful workwear-inspired jacket and chain motif on flowing silk shirt, house codes are honored. Iconic Burberry outerwear such as duffle coats and car coats are animated with stripes, pleated details, and the Equestrian Knight Design is paired with tactile pieces such as leather ties, biker trousers, and padded jackets.
The functionality of the workwear is playfully recontextualized by a car coat in dark birch brown cotton canvas, worn under an oversized shearling coat, and a utility-style coat in black cotton gabardine, with exaggerated pockets and appliquéd stripes. An orange field jacket on cotton canvas, with a corduroy collar and contrast topstitching. The Equestrian Knight Design is intarsia-knitted in a cashmere-wool twinset and 3D-printed in a tailored jacket. A leather apron under a logo-quilted puffer jacket.
Utilitarian uniforms were rethought. A hooded duffle coat in birch brown check wool, rebelliously worn along with a black leather shirt, tie and biker pants. Orange stripes accentuate a bright red wool and trimmed leather jacket and dusty orange cotton-canvas coat, styled in blue denim with paneled jeans and a strapless and playsuit. The iconic car coat in technical fabrication with feminine pleats on the back and custom cotton gabardine jacquard-woven with Equestrian Knight Design, layered under black leather padded jacket and bomber jacket in light air force green nylon
Modernity in classic British femininity is shown by the flowing cashmere wraparound cape on the new Pixel Check, trimmed with leather. A black wool-cashmere cardigan intarsia-knitted with farmyard animals. Within the tailoring, bold silhouettes are combined with traditional and subversive elements. Black wool tailored jackets with a structure cinched at the waist or presented in boxy proportions fitted with colorful stripes-paired with equestrian-inspired leather chaps and floor-grazing skirts.
