The spring mix at Isabel Marant is “a bit crafty, but it’s a constructive craftiness,” said the brand’s artistic director, Kim Bekker, during a recent showroom visit.
The designers leaned in on tailoring and particularly graphics to elevate house signatures and amp up versatility. A bit of “crunchiness” came in textured and mohair knits; a little clash in florals, prints inspired by Japanese tie-dye techniques or—especially—the season’s most directional proposition: pixelated motifs.
Trousers tailored for slouchiness found a counterpoint in a breezy long windbreaker or a leopard-print mohair sweater in buttery yellow and white. A workwear jacket went uptown in quilted plaid with gold-tone buttons. A clean-shouldered jacket slipped over a hoodie and worn with squared-off oval sunglasses captured a vibe Bekker described as “less young and more all-around.”
Wide-legged jeans and especially denim cargos made solid foils in a season defined by contrast—if crunch or florals aren’t your game, a Marant State graphic tee might be. Here, as elsewhere this season, menswear embraced soft colors—pink, yellow, blue—and finishes. In a cool styling move, Marant sharpened those with combat boots as an alternative to sneakers.
