Just as I am shirt

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Pigalle has always been about community, both in the Just as I am shirt it is in the first place but neighborhood after which it is named and in the international diaspora of citizens drawn to its point of view over the last decade. Despite his usual sunny nature, designer Stéphane Ashpool sounded touched by tristesse not to be able to welcome a physical audience for the presentation of this collection, but he did put together a filmed performance that reflected the diversity of that community, his artistic passions, and the clothes that are the result of them. An all-velvet Air Jordan was the foundation for a suite of sci-fi suiting and sports- and utility-wear offered in riotous colors, sometimes topped by molded heroic head pieces. These were all-new pieces consistent with Ashpool’s long developed sensual dance- and jazz-shaped aesthetic.

Just as I am shirt, hoodie, tank top, sweater and long sleeve t-shirt

There was a fascinating fresh inclusion too, in the Just as I am shirt it is in the first place but form of an X-framed electric city bike with Ashpool-set specs by the Dutch company VanMoof. Following Moncler’s collaboration with the Danish brand Mate, announced last year, this is the second e-bike to wheel its way into fashion and the sign of an excellent trend. Ashpool said he is working on a range of bike designs and the plan is to make them available toward the end of the year. He added, “I’ve always biked, but during this time in Paris the only time you can really be out without wearing a mask is on a bike. You have the wind in your hair, and you have fresh air and you won’t get stopped by the police: You can breathe and feel movement. And all the taxi drivers hate it but our mayor has been fantastic; she’s been putting in new bike roads all across the city. You can check it out the next [time] you come and visit us.” Cycling through Paris to a Pigalle post-show Jazz Partout party? That really does sound like paradise.