Jared Nanke
CYTHERA — the Mediterranean runway

La Maison de Jared Nanke

CYTHERA

24 Looks

A Study in Freedom

Introduction

CYTHERA is a study of freedom.

Across twenty-four looks, the architectural language of La Maison de Jared Nanke encounters sunlight, landscape, water and air.

Tailoring becomes lighter. Color emerges from the landscape. Silk begins to move. Structure gradually gives way to sensuality, pleasure and finally freedom.

The architecture remains. The weight does not.

Movement I

MORNING

Looks 01–06

Chalk · Bone · Ivory · Sand

Architecture encounters sunlight.

The collection begins in white. Not ceremonial white. Sunlight white. The first six looks establish that the architectural vocabulary of Jared Nanke remains intact while removing almost all of its physical and psychological heaviness. Linen wrinkles. Cotton moves. Skin appears. Jackets open. The morning is still disciplined—but the day has begun.

01

DAYBREAK

Look 01 — DAYBREAK — Front

Front

Look 01 — DAYBREAK — Rear

Rear

02

THE TERRACE

Look 02 — THE TERRACE — Front

Front

Look 02 — THE TERRACE — Rear

Rear

03

SHADE

Look 03 — SHADE — Front

Front

Look 03 — SHADE — Rear

Rear

04

THE AWNING

Look 04 — THE AWNING — Front

Front

Look 04 — THE AWNING — Rear

Rear

05

LINEN

Look 05 — LINEN — Front

Front

Look 05 — LINEN — Rear

Rear

06

ELEVEN O'CLOCK

Look 06 — ELEVEN O'CLOCK — Front

Front

Look 06 — ELEVEN O'CLOCK — Rear

Rear

Movement II

THE GARDEN

Looks 07–12

Celadon · Sage · Citron · Apricot · Pink · Ivory

The landscape introduces color and organic form.

Color arrives through vegetation. It does not appear as graphic color blocking or seasonal novelty. The palette feels bleached by sun and derived from things growing around the woman. Silhouettes become more organic. Fabric begins moving more freely. And eventually the first flower appears.

07

CYPRESS

Look 07 — CYPRESS — Front

Front

Look 07 — CYPRESS — Rear

Rear

08

LAUREL

Look 08 — LAUREL — Front

Front

Look 08 — LAUREL — Rear

Rear

09

CITRON

Look 09 — CITRON — Front

Front

Look 09 — CITRON — Rear

Rear

10

THE ORCHARD

Look 10 — THE ORCHARD — Front

Front

Look 10 — THE ORCHARD — Rear

Rear

11

OLEANDER

Look 11 — OLEANDER — Front

Front

Look 11 — OLEANDER — Rear

Rear

12

BLOOM

Look 12 — BLOOM — Front

Front

Look 12 — BLOOM — Rear

Rear

Movement III

THE SEA

Looks 13–18

Mediterranean Blue · Aqua · White · Aegean Blue

Air and water begin dismantling structure.

The horizon takes over. The garden gives way to water, and the collection becomes increasingly dependent upon its environment. Blue arrives with extraordinary force. Transparency increases. Wind becomes a design material. By the conclusion of this movement, the boundary between garment, body, air, and sea has begun to dissolve.

13

HORIZON

Look 13 — HORIZON — Front

Front

Look 13 — HORIZON — Rear

Rear

14

TIDE

Look 14 — TIDE — Front

Front

Look 14 — TIDE — Rear

Rear

15

THE BATHER

Look 15 — THE BATHER — Front

Front

Look 15 — THE BATHER — Rear

Rear

16

SALT

Look 16 — SALT — Front

Front

Look 16 — SALT — Rear

Rear

17

THE SAIL

Look 17 — THE SAIL — Front

Front

Look 17 — THE SAIL — Rear

Rear

18

THALASSA

Look 18 — THALASSA — Front

Front

Look 18 — THALASSA — Rear

Rear

Movement IV

APHRODITE

Looks 19–24

Pearl · Coral · Pink · Ivory

Beauty becomes sensuality. Sensuality becomes pleasure. Pleasure becomes freedom.

Something changes psychologically. Until this point, the woman has encountered beauty. Here she permits herself to participate in it. The final six looks introduce sensuality, warmth, artificial color, flowers, loose hair, and eventually something almost unprecedented within the severe visual vocabulary of the Maison: a smile.

19

SHELL

Look 19 — SHELL — Front

Front

Look 19 — SHELL — Rear

Rear

20

CORAL

Look 20 — CORAL — Front

Front

Look 20 — CORAL — Rear

Rear

21

THE KISS

Look 21 — THE KISS — Front

Front

Look 21 — THE KISS — Rear

Rear

22

VENUS

Look 22 — VENUS — Front

Front

Look 22 — VENUS — Rear

Rear

23

THE GARDEN OF LOVE

Look 23 — THE GARDEN OF LOVE — Front

Front

Look 23 — THE GARDEN OF LOVE — Rear

Rear

24

CYTHERA

Look 24 — CYTHERA — Front

Front

Look 24 — CYTHERA — Rear

Rear

THE ARCHITECTURE REMAINS.
THE WEIGHT DOES NOT.

La Maison de Jared Nanke

FOR WOMEN. FOR ETERNITY.