
PH5 Fall Winter 2021
FW21 / “SINKING INTO OUR SURROUNDINGS”
This collection has been a deeply personal journey… After being in Sydney and away from my home in New York for six months I struggled to find the energy to create. On top of that the necessity to observe safety protocol due to Covid began to build a barrier between me and the outside world, so I avoided it. Struggling with mental health issues I became one with my bed. Slowly I embraced the comfort of my surroundings and began using my pillows to make shapes on my body which became a starting point for me and encouraged more design. It wasn’t until I connected with friends and heard about their own experiences did this notion of embracing the feeling of sinking into our surroundings feel right.
Fall utilizes quilting techniques and pillow-shaped padded pockets as a way to take our interiors with us — a sort of tactile crutch, or cozy armor. The distorted jacquards became a way to play with the draped shapes I was creating with blankets and are perhaps reminiscent of familial blankets or furniture. For this particular season I wanted to take all of the comforts of my interiors outside, but in a way that encouraged me to dress up and begin engaging with the outside world again. With the support of my partner Wei (Founder, PH5) I leaned in to what I was experiencing and channeled that in to this collection.
Fall is an ode to all of those who have struggled during this time in any way, and also a thank you to all of the people in the world who have communicated about their own mental health journeys.
With Love,
Zoe Champion, Creative Director
PH5 Fall Winter 2021 Collection
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Art Direction
- Juwon Kim
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Photographer
- Kun Seok Lee
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Hair & Makeup
- Hair: Hye Yeon Jang
- Makeup: Ah Reum Seo
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Models
- Nancy Shvab
- Myeong Jin Kim

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