CHAPTER FIVE

While all of HARRI’s collections have been central to his success, perhaps none might be as pertinent as SS25. In conceiving a series of characters from an otherworldly realm, this collection explores the relationship between tradition and innovation, while propelling HARRI’s aesthetic into new dimensions. In order to grow and evolve, we must risk venturing into the unknown to discover new opportunities - and those who have followed HARRI‘s journey know he is not averse to risk-taking. In choosing to embrace change, HARRI presents SS25 as his debut womenswear collection; one that explores the legacy of the past and the opportunity of the future. 

In considering how he would design in another world, SS25 takes inspiration from Wolfe Von Lenkiewicz and his ability to bridge traditional oil painting with contemporary technology. His work masterfully preserves the soul of the Renaissance with a modern perspective. Curated masterpieces are reinterpreted through AI technologies, rendered back to life with his oil painting artistry. The women he so meticulously depicts - powerful, regal and at times irreverent - are portrayed with the poise of French Romanticism and the resilience of the modern-day woman. The result is a harmonious balance between the digital and the tactile; a masterclass in converging tradition with innovation. 

This collection signifies HARRI’s continued commitment to craftsmanship and exaggerated proportions while exploring the boundaries of impossibility. Working by hand is HARRI’s most sacred practice, seeking solace in its calming and therapeutic process. Each look, entirely assembled by hand, has been constructed to the model, taking inspiration from their distinctive aura and physique. It is a process that celebrates the power of their uniqueness while transforming them into powerful characters, highlighting a metamorphosis of HARRI’s viewpoint into a meticulously constructed ready-to-wear collection, centered on possibility and unknown discoveries.