Casablanca was founded in 2018 and got famous with its luxury laid-back hot bro summer pieces, taking inspo from designer Charaf Tajer’s Parisian and Moroccan heritage. But man’s evolved, and although he’s still maintained his colourful character, Charaf hasn’t stuck to one thing. His new FW25 “Kaizen” collection featured sleek suiting and straight up Tokyo-inspired aesthetics that made us want to go to Japan asap.
Charaf’s mood board was crazy this season. On our backstage antics today, we got a sneak peek and it was full of Harajuku street style and fun FRUiTS Magazine references, motorcycle racing, and the Japanese crime film Brother (2000) by Takeshi Kitano. And you could see the inspo on the runway.
The show opened with predominantly black and monochrome tailoring, with a few neon yellow accents – you can really get the Brother refs on the first looks. But, Casablanca’s colourful style came through with racing motifs in leathers and y2k sunglasses, ‘60s silhouettes in pastel dresses, polo shirts in womenswear and menswear, a bit of skiwear, and the brand’s signature silk camp-collar shirts. And, obviously, fur made its appearance (we can’t name a brand that hasn’t done fur this season, fr).
The FRUiTS and Harajuku influences were mostly seen in textured embroideries, cutesy bag charm characters and graphics, fishnet knee-high socks, ski goggles layered on top of y2k rimless shades, and pastel layers of pinks and yellows.
Casablanca kept to its lane and brought a dopamine-infused collection that went against the tide of the current wave of minimalist neutrals.
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