Usually, when a garment is ‘dry clean only,’ it means that it’s a valuable and priceless piece. Such value is what inspired Patric DiCaprio, Claire Sullivan, and Bryn Taubensee for Vaquera Pre-Fall 2019 collection. With less than a dozen looks for their first pre-season line, their message was all too clear: quality over quantity. And that quality remained the same urban streetwear and edgy normcore that has since helped this young label rise to prominence. This season, they worked with fabrics deemed to be unluxurious—cotton, denim, and sweatshirt fabric—to create their stunning pieces. A touch of humor came with the big and vivid “DRY CLEAN ONLY” logo plastered on most of the garments. Variations on the white shirt came highly stylized, with some cut in a long and streamlined silhouette, while others were constructed frontside-back. In essence, these are clothes that real people wear for their everyday lives, and while this collection might not be big and bright, it’s a testament to how the sleekest of cuts or the most hidden of details can make all the difference.
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