Jenni Contreras wants you to expect total craziness from this collection and she absolutely delivered when she opened with a model carrying a samurai sword.
With “Afterskool”, a range inspired by sukeban, a term for the Japanese schoolgirl gangsters in the 70s is all about the cross-cultural street flair. It’s a fusion of 90s grunge and 80s punk—exaggerated layers, patchwork, mixed fabrics with heritage prints in full maximalism that transcended the lines of gender. The avant-garde pieces showed off a strong-shouldered fortitude with padded outerwear, satin maxi slip dresses beautifully accompanied by silver chokers and earrings from Contreras’ collaboration with jewelry brand, Equation.
photos by Kieran Punay of Studio 100
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Pr()blem’s “Afterskool” collection was inspired by sukeban, the term for Japanese schoolgirl gangsters of the 70s. Designer Jenni Contreras turned that reference into cross-cultural street style, fusing 90s grunge with 80s punk in a maximalist range shown on Day 2 of Bench Fashion Week.
Sukeban is a Japanese term for schoolgirl gangsters, associated with the 1970s. Pr()blem’s Jenni Contreras used it as the starting point for “Afterskool,” translating that attitude into exaggerated layers, patchwork, mixed fabrics, and heritage prints for a maximalist, cross-cultural street-style collection.
Pr()blem’s Day 2 runway paired exaggerated layers, patchwork, and mixed fabrics with heritage prints in full maximalism. Avant-garde, strong-shouldered padded outerwear and satin maxi slip dresses stood out, accompanied by silver chokers and earrings, and the pieces transcended gender lines.
Jewelry brand Equation collaborated with Jenni Contreras on the silver chokers and earrings shown with Pr()blem’s “Afterskool” collection at Bench Fashion Week Day 2. The silver pieces accompanied satin maxi slip dresses, adding hardware-inspired accents to the show’s avant-garde, street-influenced styling.
Pr()blem opened its Bench Fashion Week Day 2 show with a model carrying a samurai sword, styled in a kimono and corseted top with a large chain necklace. The entrance set a strong, dominant tone for Jenni Contreras’ “Afterskool” collection and its promise of total craziness.
