After a celebratory 10th anniversary show during London Fashion Week, Mary Katrantzou isn’t slowing down. This November, the designer will unveil a capsule collection with Victoria’s Secret at the lingerie retailer’s 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. “My work is about perception and perspective and filtering beauty through design to allow women to stand out. I wanted to turn that on its head and look at the ‘foundation’ that we wear as women, underneath the clothes I usually design in my collections. Underwear is the first protective layer that has the ability to reinforce a woman’s confidence,” says Katrantzou.
Information on the collab is scant—VS loves a big reveal—but Katrantzou guarantees that the capsule will be fun, lively, and worth the wait. “I wanted the collection to be colorful and uplifting, bold, and strong. It’s designed to empower women to have fun with their undergarments and feel free to explore pattern and color as a second skin,” she tells Vogue. “The pieces can be worn as undergarments or as actual clothing, so all the fabrications have dual purpose. I wanted to stay true to our brand heritage, so pattern and color are integral to the collection, but we always kept the Victoria’s Secret girl central to the design process. There’s a nod to silhouettes that we’ve developed in past collections, but there are also new silhouettes that we designed with VS in mind.”
Katrantzou worked closely with the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’s longtime creative director, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, and executive producer, Monica Mitro, as well as the Victoria’s Secret design team, to get the prints and fit just right. The Angels, too, got to give their take on the collection. “It was invaluable to fit on the VS girls and get their feedback on what they love to wear,” says the designer.
The Katrantzou collab is the second high fashion capsule for Victoria’s Secret, after partnering with Balmain on a range of lingerie that debuted at last year’s fashion show. The full range of pieces will arrive in VS stores in time for the holidays.
Source: vogue.com