Marcel Winatschek

Where the Work Is

Pick up any menswear lookbook and you’re seeing the same three silhouettes on repeat—t-shirt, hoodie, jeans, done. Women’s designers are having conversations about proportion and texture and what clothes can actually do. There’s a freedom in women’s streetwear that men’s wear just won’t touch.

I looked at Mishka’s fall collection and couldn’t stop noticing the construction. The fabrics had weight, the color sense didn’t play it safe, the proportions trusted the wearer instead of playing conservative. I didn’t want those specific pieces. The thinking was just clearly somewhere else. The design work was visible.

Working in design, you notice where the actual thinking is. Women’s fashion takes risks. Men’s wear is still hedging, still afraid someone might look too closely. That’s worth noticing. Not because of envy. Because of where the work is.