While Casablanca is gradually collecting a notable crop of supporters including names like Gunna (who even “It’s an honor to partner with New Balance on this exciting new style as Casablanca’s first design collaboration,” Tajer says in an official press release. Charaf Tajer Two cities that are central to the brand are Paris and the brand’s Morrocan namesake. The event will offer a live concert, auction and exclusive look at an upcoming Tommy Hilfiger collection on Sept. 4 at the Rose Bowl. COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Tap the link in bio for more. Charaf Tajer: The collection is called ‘After the Rain Comes the Rainbow’ and I took inspiration from two main sources.The first, I was lucky enough to have been in Hawaii when lockdown started to be introduced and designed the collection under the pink skies of the rainbow state. “The nature is so strong. But just the word itself, ‘Casablanca’, has a kind of romantic feel to it that I wanted to incorporate from the beginning.I just had a phone call meeting a few hours ago, and I was talking about Ludovic and how much I love his work.
At the beginning of the year, one of Leilani's professors from NYU's MFA creative writing program, Zadie Smith, wrote an essay praising Leilani's work for the February issue of Harper's Bazaar; the spread included a self-portrait painted by Leilani. I want to use this mentality for the clothes that we're doing, the brand.Sign-up for Complex Shop, our new eCommerce store fusing content and commerce. So this collection is like another way of saying that.”Pieces showcased in the collection ring true to the brand’s past efforts with items like brightly-colored silk shorts mixing pastel shades like pink with bright oranges, pearl-buttoned suiting, all-over print quilted liner jackets, sweaters, and scarves. Presented together, his work surveys the subtle variations of human reaction. What I care about is going to meet and understand different cultures and human beings from all around the world,” says Tajer about the collection’s Hawaiian inspiration. Other prints feature things like surfers, hula dancers, and flowers found across the islands that nod to Hawaii’s rich culture.“After the Rain Comes the Rainbow” is a literal nod to Hawaii’s beautiful rainbows, which inspire the brand’s latest work, but also an optimistic outlook for the future. While the designer acknowledges how special it is to have people come from all around the world for Paris Fashion Week, he says he welcomed the challenge of the new format he was forced to utilize to present his latest work.“We play a lot with colors, with rainbows, and with a psychedelic view of Hawaii. I don't want it to be only driven by the hype. It's an unusual page turner, with a storyline that captivates with dark comedic effect within the mundane, familiar stakes of everyday life. At Casablanca, we see ourselves as part of that.
AW20 was about a lake in northern Italy, SS20 was about Brazil, the next collection will be about somewhere else. It marks a major acquisition for the Kering-owned house, which has also tightened its links with the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris, which has a separate archive of 5,000 items of clothing, 15,000 accessories and thousands of sketches. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive.Tajer launched Casablanca in 2018 as a way to bring his French Moroccan taste to the masses. Charaf Tajer, the owner has been in fashion for many years working behind the scenes, he is well known for his stint at other Parisian brand ,Pigalle. Report: @ktauer
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“I've always been fascinated by French and Italian fashion. "Obviously, these faces are perfect for the Instagram post," he says.