Levi’s® and fashion label Kiko Kostadinov come together for a first collaborative collection, encompassing both Menswear and Womenswear silhouettes. Each capsule premiered as an integrated component of Kiko’s mainline runway shows during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year in January 2024 and March 2024, respectively.
The eponymous designer’s conceptual approach to fashion takes lead on a range of denim outwear, jeans, and knit tops, featuring twisted seams, ventilation eyelets, textured details and bold dart placements.
On the Menswear side, Kiko Kostadinov reinterpreted Levi’s® Engineered Jeans™ archival features from the 1990s, evolving the original engineered twisted construction through the brand's own conceptual approach. The highlight of this reinterpretation is a new knee and elbow darting construction that introduces diamond inserts inspired by traditional Bulgarian motifs. Used in both the Jacket and the Trousers, these design cues are also translated into eyelets applied inside the diamond panels, creating a conceptual visual language as well as functional ventilation for the garments. The mix of conceptual design and utilitarian functionality is in line with the ethos of the brand and becomes amplified even further with its first foray into denim.
Completing the capsule collection is a hybrid jersey cardigan, offered in black and grey. Blending influences from classic sportswear cardigans and western shirts, these silhouettes feature an asymmetric front opening, side patch pockets and top stitching all around.
Laura and Deanna Fanning's approach for the Womenswear capsule collection whisks celebrated Levi’s® developments into the wardrobe for the Kiko Kostadinov woman. An interest in the three-piece denim suit and the cutting language of Levi’s® Engineered garments forms the foundation to the small albeit detail driven capsule.
Materials are washed in umber tones and the brands’ fondness for fuzzy textures and stripes present themselves in small, paneled details and washed irregular prints that appear on askew Jersey Henley styles. The Jeans present themselves in a relaxed fit whilst the Denim Jacket appears as a dual mode – with its large, shaped sleeves and a darted waist cinching gilet overlay.
The Levi’s® x Kiko Kostadinov collection launches on August 22 at Levi’s® Harbour City store.
