Maisie Wilen’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection is an exploration of how a garment’s design can manipulate its image. The clothes prompt the viewer to reconsider their perspective.
On finding inspiration for the collection this season, Maisie said the following:
My collection’s theme explores the effect of viewing images instead of having live interactions with design. I was working on this theme back in February, but coincidentally lockdown generated the exact environment of rarely seeing things in person, an ironically perfect setting for this research. In particular this inspired me to create the fantasy-like imagery seen in the prints as quarantine warped and idealized the now inaccessible.
For the collection’s premiere, Maisie opted to debut a look book, produced by all LA-based creatives. She called upon photographer and art director Clare Gillen, who decided on an idyllic backdrop to bring the collection to life. The look book was styled by Viviana Lira, with makeup by Raoul Alejandre, hair by Darine Sengseevong, and nails by Sojin Oh.
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ABOUT MAISIE WILEN
Maisie Wilen is a contemporary women’s fashion label launched by Maisie Schloss in June 2019. Before launching the brand, Schloss, a Chicago native, worked as a womenswear designer at YEEZY. Admiring her unique style and design talent, Ye (formerly Kanye West) provided Schloss with seed funding and support, allowing her to launch Maisie Wilen.
The Spring/Summer 2021 collection is now regarded as a landmark moment in Maisie Wilen's trajectory, as the brand has since grown into one of the most closely watched independent women's labels to emerge from the post-pandemic era of New York fashion.
