SC103 Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear: Bias Cuts and Fairy Circles
SC103 designers Claire McKinney and Sophie Andes-Gascon unveiled their Spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection, introducing bias-cut pieces for the first time. The collection was inspired by a mushroom circle discovered in a local park during a lookbook shoot, which McKinney connected to European folklore and the warping of time. The designers work from an 1860s brick studio accessed via a narrow hallway that Andes-Gascon likened to an Alice in Wonderland transformation. The bias-cut dresses featured radiating candy-like stripes and were described as charming, while layered organzas created bewitching colors. Despite an aversion to coloring within the lines, the designers incorporated stripes and plaids in nearly every look. Key pieces included the Motto shift dress with different checks front and back and a dramatic round neckline, a vest made of mattress ticking, and tops and skirts in cotton shirting that fit perfectly.
Key facts
- SC103 presented its Spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection.
- Designers Claire McKinney and Sophie Andes-Gascon introduced bias-cut pieces for the first time.
- The collection was inspired by a mushroom circle found in a local park during a lookbook shoot.
- McKinney referenced European folklore and fairy circles as boundaries between the supernatural and ordinary.
- The designers work in an 1860s brick studio reached through a narrow hallway with an Alice in Wonderland quality.
- Bias-cut dresses featured radiating candy-like stripes and were considered charming.
- Layering organzas of different hues created bewitching colors.
- The Motto shift dress had different checks front and back with a dramatic round neckline.
- A vest was made from mattress ticking, and cotton shirting was used for tops and skirts.
Entities
Artists
- Claire McKinney
- Sophie Andes-Gascon
Institutions
- SC103