Charles Jeffrey’s LOVERBOY Makes its Milan Fashion Week debut

Charles Jeffrey‘s LOVERBOY It made its Italian debut at Milan Fashion Week This season’s collection is dedicated to “workers”, “posers” or “snakes”.

The Fall/Winter 2023 collection was divided into these categories to introduce its audience to “workers”. According to the brand, workers feed the furnaces and keep Ajuka’s floating city safe from the elements. Some people are granted citizenship, and the opportunity to start over if they work hard enough. These intrinsic beings were distinguished by layers, warm clothes, and protective gear. They were trapped in Jeffrey’s murky Engine Room.

Next, the “posers”, who now “set the sartorial agenda for Ajuka.” This collection was presented to the world with luxurious wardrobes featuring smart tailoring and exaggerated embellishments. The second part of the collection shifted towards metallics, heavy-duty footwear and brighter colors. The collection finally turned its attention toward the “snakes,” also known as the world’s “gossip sellers”. The third installment was displayed using newspaper motifs, red, black, and white colors.

Jeffrey talked to Hypebeast to discuss the collection and the decision to have the show in Milan. He said, “I feel like London was a success and Milan felt right. It’s an industrial place and that worked well with the collection.”

The designer also mentioned John Byrne, the Scottish playwright and artist as a significant source of inspiration. “The collection has an ’50s vibe to it with [the influences] Of Byrne, teddy boy, and traditional maximalism. A lot like the fierce, nuclear tartans. They’re almost right. We’ve shifted our primary colors into cobalt, orange and gold, and we’ve used Byrne’s paintings as prints themselves.

Have a look at this collection in its entirety.