SEASONLESS BEAUTY
Finding clothing apparel each season can be tough no matter who you are, because seasoned style is not always within your taste. For the most part, brands design their collections to only cater to a selected demographic. And don’t forget dictating to the clothing trends of right now, where time sensitive garments cannot be worn outside their intended season. Chuks Collins is not one who follows the checkboxes of fast fashion, Chuks Collins creates seasonless collections filled with remarkable beauty for both men and women. DANIEL PLUS LAUREN early last week here in New York City got to see Chuks Collins in action with his collections on display right near Grand Central Terminal.
It’s so easy to say seasonless fashion nowadays, bypass the 4 seasons you go on the runway, but Chuks Collins has a true mission behind his wearable collection. Chuks Collins designs his women’s collection to be inclusive to all shapes and sizes, excluded are the typical molds created by the fashion industry where you must conform to their ideal sizes. Fast fashion as you would call it does not exist with Chuks Collins, his women’s collection is fully functional, leaving more room for style and comfort. Plus, those who work and make Chuks Collins collection are able to afford his pieces, and can wear them with all the function in the world.
One notable collection that’s near and dear to Chuks Collins’s heart is the women’s “1111” collection, celebrating life in the ocean. During a 1 to 2 year breaks that Chuks Collins took from the fashion industry, he did a lot of scuba diving. Chuks got the name “1111” from the time he took his dive into the ocean to discover all kinds of seashells and metals that sat on the ocean floor.
Shades of blue are all too obvious where they came from, beautiful ocean blue exist on “1111” pieces such as “Eva”, a knit oversized V-Neck sweater with elbow sleeves made up of sustainable cotton. It’s a hand-knit piece designed to exude Chuks Collins path to greatness. You can also pair “Eva” with “Luka” knit flare lounge pants also made exactly like “Eva”. These sea life print pants are unique vertical strip to replicate a coral reef in warm tropical waters.
Pieces like “Luka” in the “1111” collection are not just for women, they are unisex and men can wear “Luka” lounge pants also. Chuks Collins has a more than one dimensional approach to designing his men’s pieces. First off, women are key to all the decisions that men make day in and day out, men cannot make a move unless the woman approves. So Chuks Collins designs his men’s collection as a companion to his women’s collection, it’s not traditional suits, tops, or bottoms with Chuks Collins, it’s full-body pieces with sweaters, roomy bottoms, and jackets that focus solely on style instead of cookie cutter male.
Let’s go into look 10 from “Hugo” which involves a vegan leather jacket, pants, and white oversized knit turtleneck. This look is made to order, makes a bold fashion statement, where the coat boast a sleek silhouette with an asymmetrical hemline that adds a unique and modern touch. This truly is a sustainable high quality vegan leather jacket that gets elevated even more with turtleneck and pants. And for every man on there who wants to fatten up their style with not just a men’s suit, “Hugo” is one of many sharp men’s looks that Chuks Collins in his fully functional seasonless styled collection.
Walking into a room where you see the entire Chuks Collins collection, you immediately feel right at home because all his styles are fully functional for your daily life. Another key takeaway with Chuks Collins is that his activewear pieces do not make you fit into a pre-determined mold, it adjust to your idea of activewear and post-workout. You want a pressure-free stylish collection that you can wear and not have to change up after 6 months. Sustainability is not only about the environment, but also about keeping your style staples by Chuks Collins much longer in your wardrobe without fast trends overlapping it. You truly feel more than empowered with the Chuks Collins collection, no matter what stage of size inclusivity you are at in your life. Empowerment truly spreads onto our children from you because you can feel styling and comfortable wearing Chuks Collins while you have a baby on the way.
DANIEL QUINTANILLA
