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Coralith

new collection

Six looks drawn from water and the things that live in it, the biomimicry of aquatic flora and fauna, in hydrophobic and responsibly made cloth.

CollectionSS24
CategoryReady-to-wear, women & men
LooksSix
YearApparel Design, 2023
01Concept02Material03The Looks04Lineup
01
Concept

Clothes that move the way water does

The collection is a tribute to the interplay between fashion, ecology and innovation. Every silhouette borrows a behaviour from underwater life, the stack of a bubble, the drift of a fin, the branch of a reef, rather than a pattern printed on top of it.

Practicality sits alongside the artistry. Hydrophobic surfaces and streamlined textures carry into water-resistant and performance pieces, and the palette is pulled straight from water, graded from surface light down to deep-sea navy.

BiomimicryForm taken from aquatic flora and fauna, discs, fins, reef branches, wing-fibre
FunctionHydrophobic mesh and coated surfaces so the drama still performs when wet
ResponsibilityRecycled plastic, algae-infused cloth and eco-leather carry a third of the line
02
Material

Fifteen fabrics, numbered once and cited everywhere

The library is fixed before the looks are drawn, so every garment specifies from the same numbered set. Each look below lists its fabrics by that number.

  1. Aquatic Textured Silk swatch01Aquatic Textured Silk
  2. Hydrophobic Mesh swatch02Hydrophobic Mesh
  3. Organic Cotton Crinkle swatch03Organic Cotton Crinkle
  4. Bioluminescent Fiber swatch04Bioluminescent Fiber
  5. Ruffled Chiffon swatch05Ruffled Chiffon
  6. Coral Reef Embroidery swatch06Coral Reef Embroidery
  7. Pleated Mesh Tulle swatch07Pleated Mesh Tulle
  8. Recycled Plastic Fabric swatch08Recycled Plastic Fabric
  9. 3D-Printed Seashell swatch093D-Printed Seashell
  10. Algae-Infused Fabric swatch10Algae-Infused Fabric
  11. Silicone Scales swatch11Silicone Scales
  12. Eco-Leather (Faux) swatch12Eco-Leather (Faux)
  13. Metallic Foiled Linen swatch13Metallic Foiled Linen
  14. Embellished Beading swatch14Embellished Beading
  15. Rippling Ruffles swatch15Rippling Ruffles
03
The Looks

Six looks, surface to deep

Look 01

Tidal Rings

Ten discs, each built from three sheer layers, stacked front and back over a mini shift so the dress reads as a column of rising bubbles. Over-knee hosiery carries the blue to the floor.

01 Aquatic Textured Silk01 Aquatic Textured Silk08 Recycled Plastic Fabric08 Recycled Plastic Fabric
Pantone
2150 C
Pantone
2234 C
Tidal Rings: a disc-stacked mini dress with over-knee hosiery
Sheer Waves: a caustic-print column gown under gold-flecked sheer cape panels
Look 02

Sheer Waves

A one-shoulder column printed with the caustics of a pool floor, wrapped in two cape panels held open at the wrist. Gold flecking gathers at the hem where the reef comes up through the fabric.

01 Aquatic Textured Silk01 Aquatic Textured Silk05 Ruffled Chiffon05 Ruffled Chiffon
Pantone
608 C
Pantone
646 C
Look 03

Scarlet Reef

A one-shoulder crop top carries raised coral embroidery over a hard waistband; the wide-leg pant graduates from deep navy at the hip to open water at the ankle.

06 Coral Reef Embroidery06 Coral Reef Embroidery12 Eco-Leather (Faux)12 Eco-Leather (Faux)
Pantone
174 C
Pantone
534 C
Scarlet Reef: coral-embroidered crop top with graduated wide-leg pants
Lagoon: a bias slip dress in metallic foiled linen with a thigh slit
Look 04

Lagoon

The quiet piece. One fabric, cut on the bias, gathered at the left hip and dropped to an asymmetric hem with a high slit, the foil catches light the way still water does. Spaghetti straps, nothing else.

13 Metallic Foiled Linen13 Metallic Foiled Linen
Pantone
443 C
Pantone
8222 C
Look 05

Luminscence on the High

The show piece. A short shift in bioluminescent fibre, with 3D-printed seashell wings whose fibres trail past the hem, the silhouette of something that only makes sense in the dark.

04 Bioluminescent Fiber04 Bioluminescent Fiber09 3D-Printed Seashell09 3D-Printed Seashell
Pantone
277 C
Pantone
646 C
Luminscence on the High: a bioluminescent shift with 3D-printed seashell wings
Squidward Hues: a textured white shirt with navy contrast placket and tailored trousers
Look 06

Squidward Hues

The menswear look, and the argument that the collection is wearable. A shirt in silicone-scale texture with a navy contrast placard and cuff, over a flat-front trouser in the deepest colour in the line.

11 Silicone Scales11 Silicone Scales08 Recycled Plastic Fabric08 Recycled Plastic Fabric
Pantone
656 C
Pantone
296 C
04
Lineup

The six together

Walked in order of depth, discs and hosiery first, the caustic gown second, and the menswear closing on the darkest colour in the palette.

Coralith collection lineup: all six looks against black with a light ribbon running through
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