Kiko Kostadinov Fall 2025 The collection marks a shift in the London-based Bulgarian designer’s stylistic dialect: his typical minimalism is gone, replaced by a newfound rawness – one made up of more spacious, textured and uneven The clothing defines the feeling.
The collection is based on asymmetry, with jackets, tops and trousers cut in deliberately anachronistic cuts, and multiple composite silhouettes creating a sense of layering. Elsewhere, classic military uniforms from Hungary and Bulgaria embody the rigor of the collection’s tougher, formal structure, while Kon Trubkovich’s paintings inspired Kostadinov’s textile approach and color story of bright oranges, yellows and sky blues.
Illustrations inspired by coins and trinkets were subtly embroidered on outerwear, while plaid patterns appeared more boldly on trousers with apron-like drapes. A wide belt stands out over extra-long shirts and large scarves; black leather gloves look odd beneath the sleeves of a heavy knit, and a crossbody bag becomes a must-have in dyed pony hair. Models make debut on foot ASICS The collaboration pays homage to the Japanese sports brand’s tabi-sock marathon shoes from the 1950s.
Despite the sartorial changes, Kostadinov’s men’s clothing remained modest. After all, people particularly like his work because of its simplicity. His show notes begin with a line from a 1988 Hungarian black-and-white film curse This explains the phenomenon very well: “I am not attached to anything, but everything is attached to me.”
look Kiko KostadinovThe Fall/Winter 2025 collection is in the gallery above, and stay tuned to Hypebeast for more Paris Fashion Week coverage.