"If you've ever stared into the mirror at 3 AM and thought, "Am I hot or haunted?" Congratulations, you're basically the muse for Reparto's SS26 collection, Rated: R. The Spanish label has returned with a runway that feels like a séance inside a Y2K thrift store, where existential dread and teenage angst are styled into something weirdly, beautifully wearable. Reparto say the collection finds "fear as a source of inspiration," but it's not your basic Halloween spook."
"The collection riffs on Vanitas paintings, those moody 17th-century still lifes that remind you beauty rots and power fades. Here, that decay gets translated into frayed hems, warped tailoring, and fabrics that look like they've lived several chaotic lives already (because, honestly, they have). Reparto's trademark upcycling obsession continues; second-hand garments are chopped, stitched, and reborn into something fragile yet defiant, like couture made from emotional baggage."
Reparto's SS26 Rated: R mines everyday fear and decay to create garments that fuse Y2K nostalgia with upcycled craftsmanship. Frayed hems, warped tailoring, and distressed fabrics evoke Vanitas themes of beauty's transience and power's decline. Second-hand pieces are chopped, stitched, and reborn into fragile yet defiant silhouettes. The collection channels a defiant teenage energy through pieces like a bubblegum-pink mini with a 'Scream Queen' cap, a shaggy creature suit, and a tulle-trimmed 'Mademoiselle' shift that reclaims girlishness. Each look maps psychological archetypes—fear of being forgotten, moral conflict, social burnout, and the quiet madness of self-awareness. Footwear features a continued collaboration with Fernando Gómez.
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