Adam Lipps is in growth mode. He’s redefining luxury shopping with a salon-style store on Fifth Avenue and a growing list of boutiques here in the U.S. and Japan. But it’s not just retail that’s changing. For this Pre-Fall collection, he experiments with new pattern-making techniques, cutting shirts and dresses from circles, squares, and rectangles, adding an element of avant-garde artistry to his soigne aesthetic. That’s an exciting development.
The new shape was inspired by a trip to Sicily, where the summer heat confirms the utility of loose silhouettes that are disconnected from the body. The lookbook also focuses on dry, crisp fabrics, such as the cotton organza used in the smooth chocolate brown trench and the voluminous honey-colored jacket. If you click on these photos, you will notice a ruffled skirt with an asymmetrical hemline. On one side it goes deep to the ankle, and on the other it goes a little above the knee. This is also a way to express the light atmosphere he was aiming for.
The generously proportioned kaftan’s painterly floral print is inspired by Sicily’s lush rhododendron bushes, while its diamond print motif (not featured in the lookbook) It is reminiscent of the 18th century Palazzo Castelluccio. Lippes says this is a nod to the redesigned logo seen elsewhere, on a peek-a-boo evening dress embroidered with a crosshatch of gold beads, and on the most glamorous fishing net you’ve ever seen. Said it was also a nod. For those who don’t go to the islands, he makes cool baggy jeans made from Japanese denim. Even bigger news is promised here next year. Lippes indicated the category would launch in mid-2025. I’m really looking forward to it.
