A flash of mint-green velvet, a polo dripping with sequins, then a pin-stripe suit flashing a tasselled key like jewellery. Before the crowd could even clock the bubbling fountain and gravel paths, Mike Amiri unleashed clothes that looked one room-service call away from a hangover. Paris loves spectacle, but at Château Amiri the garments stole the first gasp—and front-row guest Badshah, the Indian rap superstar, nodded approvingly.
Mike Amiri began as the patron saint of rock-star denim; now he's designing wardrobes for men who order champagne by the case. His temporary hotel inside the Carreau du Temple told that story in bricks and water. Models drifted past pergolas, eyes half-shut, as if debating a late checkout. The message: luxe, louche and fully booked.
Silhouettes leaned relaxed, not slouchy. Three-pieces arrived with cutaway waistcoats, lapels pinned with tassels borrowed from imaginary room keys. Embroidered bombers bristled with palm-court nostalgia, while argyle sweaters caught the spotlights with crystal dust, turning golf knitwear into nightclub armour. Even the knit polos, that harmless staple, had been upgraded to disco-ball status.
The palette was sun-bleached postcard perfection: dusty mint, raspberry sorbet, sky blue. A beige pin-stripe, soft as cigarette smoke, paired with an olive satin shirt for matinée-idol mischief. Wes Lang’s birds flitted across silk suits, the artist’s Marmont sketches remixed into wearable murals. A clutch of bias-cut slips hinted that Amiri’s women’s ambitions are warming up, though the gents still hold the loyalty card.
The collection answered with clothes that carry attitude, not aggression. This was nostalgia edited by a modern eye, vintage swagger with no mothballs. A reminder that when L.A. decadence passes through Paris discipline, the result can be dangerously charming.
The brand’s commercial ascent is stitched into every shimmering thread, but craft hasn’t been sacrificed at the altar of scale. Amiri doesn’t sell clothes; he sells the fantasy of never having to go home. And judging by the clamour for those souvenir room keys, plenty are ready to check in.
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