Onyrmrk Spring/Summer 2022
WORDS BY,
DOUGLAS HENRY LEWIS
Photo: Courtesy of AGENTRY PR
It’s All In Its Soft Approach.
Los Angeles-based menswear brand ONYRMRK stole the show with gender-defying details that stood out in chic and neutral toned clothing.
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Although Designers Rwang Pam and Mark Kim showcased only eight looks, it was all they needed to get their strong and refined message across of “forgiving the past in order to begin to have compassion for oneself and express oneself freely.”
The slightly baggy trousers with intended cut-outs at the hemline are just right for any boot (heeled or not) moment to be had. In this stylish entourage of ensembles, we saw in each piece the age-old 'devil is in the details’ decree come to life in the most spectacular way.
Onyrmrk SS22 during New York Men’s Day on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of AGENTRY PR
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Other stand-out pieces from the collection included a brilliant beige Mao-collar jacket and two other shirts with “bow-tie-esque” laces going down the front of the shirt. Extravagant extremities to neckties and attached handkerchiefs were also a beautiful finishing touch to the collection.
Onyrmrk SS22 during New York Men’s Day on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of AGENTRY PR
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There is one specific piece that stood out the most throughout the collection, a white grandfather-collared shirt, re-done with a draw-string waist. This piece single-handedly represents a new age in the production of men’s shirting. So elegant and makes just enough of an impact that the rest of the pieces to be worn with it should be very understated, because the shirt is just that good on its own.
Onyrmrk SS22 during New York Men’s Day on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of AGENTRY PR
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Overall, the collection answered any questions the designers or anyone else may have held previously regarding how to navigate their own understandings of masculinity and femininity, sensuality and sexuality, as the designers cited as their inspiration. The soft approach and details of this collection is a gentle nudge in the direction of how to properly blur the lines of men’s and womenswear with easy experimentation.
The genius execution of ONYRMYRK’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection feels right for now and beyond, as we see many unapologetically fabulous gentlemen wearing things that are similar to this on the streets of New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, London, Berlin, and beyond.