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Vogue Runway: Tibi Pre-Fall 2025
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Here are some of the things that Tibi’s Amy Smilovic and her team were looking at as inspiration for their summer collection: western motifs, sporty nylon fabrics, feminine dressing, and the 1970s animated TV show Fat Albert. “I know it’s a weird reference, but that was the color inspiration,” Smilovic explained on a recent video call. The opening look is a fashion version of the Dumb Donald character, his green sweater turned into a minimalist slip dress, and his oversized beanie into a kind of felted extra-large baseball cap whipped up by Rae Godin, Tibi’s artist-in-residence. A handsome dusty purple-greige suit has its origins in the wardrobe of one Rudy Davis, while Mushmouth’s red pants, held up by a string, become a crinkly pair of pink trousers accessorized with a western belt and gold and silver chain belts with a lobster motif closure. A blue and brown striped matching terry shorts set worn with a white tech-y lab coat embodied the designer’s wish for that “ease and femininity you crave in June and July, but doing it with a sporty attitude.”
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