Hitting Gucci‘s boutique at the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands on November 15, the line dubbed The Hacker Project sees creative director Alessandro Michele do the unthinkable: adopt near-faithfully the trademarks of Balenciaga‘s Demna Gvasalia – from his Frankenstein coats and legging-boot hybrids to his ironically prosaic use of logos – both as a homage as well as a new way to energise fashion.
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The result? Nothing short of a perfect union. Together with the Italian luxury house, FEMALE ropes in model Layla Ong – the first Singaporean to walk for the maison – to play witness.
GG canvas coat with leather details, cotton shirt and Horsebit 1955 GG Supreme canvas shoulder bag. All clothes and accessories throughout, The Hacker Project, Gucci
GG canvas jacket, velvet bermudas with leather details, and Jackie 1961 leather hobo bag
Lycra top with attached embellished metal brooch, lycra Pantashoes, metal chain necklace with crystals, mesh gloves with crystals, and Hourglass leather top handle bag
GG canvas jacket with leather details, silk georgette shirt, GG canvas leather skirt, lycra Pantashoes and Hourglass GG Supreme canvas top handle bag.
Cotton hooded coat, wool top with sequins, and Hourglass canvas and leather top handle bag
Photography Stefan Khoo Styling Damian Huang, assisted by Danessa Tong Hair Sean Ang Makeup Keith Bryan Lee Model Layla Ong/Basic Models
This article first appeared in the November 2021 Crazy Cool Asia edition of FEMALE