New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week: Custo Barcelona Spring 2016 is Slow

By Mary Hall | September 14, 2015

Playful and beautifully rendered, Custo Barcelona for Spring 2016 celebrated the art of Slow.

Custo Barcelona presented an impressive Spring-Summer 2016 collection called Slow at New York Fashion Week on a hot day at Pier 59 Studios. The collection takes its inspiration from the art of slow cooking, And Custo Barcelona got this fashion recipe just right. With Slow, Custo Barcelona celebrated the colorful, eclectic, one-of-a-kind personality of a woman who is unique and has her own rebellious style. The collection featured patchwork garments, dresses, coats, jackets, tops, tunics and pants featuring organic cuts inspired by ergonomics and puzzles. These pieces played on their muscular shapes, marked off with contrast stitching and gaps that emerge when they are joined, defying the conventional. It was beautiful to see these garment come down the runway. There’s never anything drab about Custo Barcelona!

Striking colors and layers are part of the Custo Barcelona “trifecta” three garments brought together by the same fabric and print in a single look

The color palette for the Slow collection was inspired by nature: petal pink, emerald green, violet, white gardenia, mauve, fuchsia, lime, lemon, Mediterranean blue and tangerine come together harmoniously in the pieces. The strength and personality of black play an important role of the looks on the catwalk, but earthy tones colored by the setting sun together with knit textures are another of Custo’s winning formulas.

In the men’s looks, the firm sought the carefree elegance of the Mediterranean man, using geometric and pictorial graphics in the signature look of the company. The pieces of this new collection feature intricate details and elaborate production processes. The garments are all produced in the company’s ateliers and proudly bear the “Made in Spain” distinction sewn into the label.