Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough are in their element at Loewe. Inside Château de Vincennes, the floors were a sunshine electric yellow and plushy larger-than-life animals (hermit crabs, clams, killer whales, octopuses, bulldogs, and St. Bernards) crafted by Cologne-based artist Cosima von Bonin greeted us. Jack and Lazaro were feeling playful this season. "As we began conceptualising our second collection, we were struck by a simple truth: for us, the act of making is, at its core, an expression of joy— an intellectual, process-driven pursuit charged with playfulness."

So they exercised their boundless creativity by pushing the boundaries of Loewe's DNA of innovative, exceptional leather work and craftsmanship. They reinvented and replicated slip dresses and coats using 3D-printing and casting them in latex with a gleaming, glossy viscous feel. They sent the models out to the thumping bass of Rebolledo's Pow Pow, in rubber-moulded sneakers, industrial laser-cut and bonded parkas and scarves, and tartan mini dresses with oversized bows. It felt optimistic with neon oranges, grape purples, sky blues and the undercurrent of the collection's core yellow flashing throughout on tights and layered turtlenecks. Bags were left realistically unzipped, swinging by their sides as they bounced down the runway in latex hoodies. As the world is going dark, Jack and Lazaro went fully in on lightness, hopefulness, practicality and playfulness.

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