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AMIRI’s Spring/Summer 2024 Collection Should Be Your Go-To For Dressing In The In-Between Months
Summer and winter invite us to adopt different, clearly-defined style personalities – opposing versions of ourselves informed by the weather, expressed in commanding, thick floor-length coats here or bright, confident fresh colour palettes there. But when we get to this in-between time of the year, it all gets a tad confusing. We wonder about material thickness, whether we need a jacket today, or if it’s OK to wear pastels again.
Thankfully, AMIRI’s SS24 collection translates to a fresh, multi-purpose wardrobe that encourages you to lean into all parts of your style identity and express them in the most joyful and adventurous way possible. Oh, and don’t worry: spring (and summer) are on the way.
A sense of adventure takes centre stage. This season, the AMIRI man journeys from Los Angeles to Europe, collating a wardrobe from found fabrics and artistic endeavours along the way. These clothes speak of creativity and – as you would anticipate from a brand known for its subversive roots – showcase the kind of customisation techniques and artistry we’ve come to expect from it. Shapes and silhouettes take cues from the optimistic, free spirit of California, interwoven with European influences and uncompromising craft. The resulting line-up combines casual and classic, borrowed and bespoke, vintage and fresh. It’s for artisans, travellers and dreamers.
We like this collection so much, that our editors worked hand-in-hand with AMIRI to put four looks together and show you how you might go about wearing it – forget what month it is and just get out there.
01. The suit with a difference
So, it is OK to wear pastels again. Indeed, it is very much encouraged. So encouraged, in fact, that you can wear it as a wide lapel, double-breasted, wide-legged painterly suit, which seems to have faded in the West Coast warmth. Whether it’s warm or a little bit chilly, wear it with a casual T-shirt and some artistically embellished sneakers to match. With the jacket cut wide, a nod to the Californian sense of ease and relaxed spirit, it fits in as many casual settings as formal ones. Assuming you don’t need a tie, of course. But read the room. That’s not really the vibe here.
02. The updated silk shirt
AMIRI has a knack for playing with proportions, which befits this collection’s season-bending atmosphere. This French Riviera-inspired shirt drapes insouciantly over a pair of casual stone-washed jeans. This is where the classic and the casual meets the subversive and vintage air of AMIRI this season. It could almost be the artwork of a beady-eyed artisan. However you see it, this is the spring-adjacent shirt and jeans look through the eyes of a guy dogged by wanderlust and artistic ambition.
03. The statement bomber
An unexpectedly striking and youthful upgrade on classic varsity styles, this jacket has a similarly collegiate feel to other pieces in the collection, but the green colourway, which makes us think of Italian and French coastal greenery, gives it a fresher feel. “Dream. Create. Inspire” is the message. Are you getting the theme here?
04. The transitional bowling shirt
Up top, there’s the kind of bowling shirt which, if it wasn’t for the cascading AMIRI stencil, would not look out of place in the 1960s. The degradé print alternates shades of blue and green to the label’s logo – when you look at it from afar, you’ll be reminded of the curling surf waves that are typical of Malibu or the Mediterranean. The shirt is styled with ripped, distressed black jeans and the brand’s Skel-Top sneakers – with breathable mesh panelling and hand-cut and sewn skeleton leather appliques, replete with a dangling tag. Casual spring-wear, but make it artisanal and edgy.