Songzio SS26 Collection “POLYPTYCH” Debuts at PFW
The Korean avant-garde fashion house Songzio has just showcased their SS26 collection, “POLYPTYCH,” at the Theatre National de Chaillot on the second day of Paris Fashion Week.
The title of the collection comes from the type of art piece called a polyptych, which is a painting or drawing that’s divided into sections/panels. This title alludes to the deconstructed and reconstructed nature of the collection, being quite playful with its shapes and silhouettes. The official instagram account of Songzio describes the collection as “a constructed chaos of contrast, a fierce rebellion against the boundaries of time, culture, and form.” Time is a very important theme of the collection’s artistic vision, combining the past and the future of fashion. “In an act of radical deconstruction and reinterpretation, garments are sliced, torn, re-contextualized, not to efface their historical meaning but to innovate: they become traces of history layered beneath bold new forms of the future.”
One notable name among the models walking for Songzio’s “POLYPTYCH” was Seongwha of the K-pop boy group ATEEZ, making his second appearance as a runway model since Isabel Marant’s showcase for FW25. His presence was a great way to bring attention to the collection on social media, dedicated fans of ATEEZ getting their hands on runway footage just as it was coming out.
Many of the garments in the collection have a look of being “cut up,” with panels of fabric flowing and slices taken out of pant legs and jacket sleeves. A lot of the garments are intentionally oversized or fall in strange places. Yet despite this messy description, all of the looks shown on the runway are absolutely beautiful, and more importantly, they feel absolutely intentional. Nothing is cut or sliced or reconstructed just for the sake of being messed around with, but for the sake of staying true to this theme of re-contextualization and innovation.
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