Opening Ceremony co-founders, Carol Lim and Humberto Leo, who since 2011 have also occupies the impressive post as creative directors for the French fashion house Kenzo, showed their spring/summer 2015 collection last Sunday in Paris. Not only have the duet managed to reinvigorate the fashion house but have also brought back its well-deserved spot on the fashion map, that in its 70′s heyday stood for the toast of French mode. Having the retailers take over the creative direction has proven to be a brilliant idea, and after all, founder Kenzo Takada, who moved from Japan to Paris in the mid-60′s, also had a hand in retail. Their capacity for fusion storytelling with current and future initiatives, yet diverse interests in different creative mediums, continues bringing excitement, whether there’s an environmental take, bringing back the “Flying Tiger” print or jamming a food trunk – we all love it.

What walked down the runway last week was a mash-up of skater culture from Lim and Leo’s Cali childhoods, the French atelier’s workmanship and a touch of native Japan. Spotted were palazzo pants in denim, calf-length trumpet dresses in graphic, Eiffel Tower-inspired lace, floor-length skirt laser-cut dots, broderie anglaise in playful blocky Kenzo logo-letters and a color palette of pastels, fresh white, basic black and navy blue. It was an eclectic mix of street skater silhouettes softened by the presence of feminine elegance from 20′s shapes.

this bomber jacket

it’s all in the details logo lace  

can’t get more me

shiny update of the pochette   

 Remember him? Remember the candy? Never ever forget Mr. Sprite guy.

Did this just look identically to what I was wearing this day?

metallic beats

more laser-cuts

liking the best sellers of the pre-collection

the “California” bags

Thank you for this go around!