excerpt: R13 - Spring/Summer 2026. Lookbook - New York City

 

"...And the aesthetics of grit and grime very much continues to resonate as a stylized focal point for Leba, crafting the mix and match looks, into his coordinated chaos.  Even if Leba, for his latest collection, has conjured the birth of Punk on November 25, 1973 at CBGB's, four years before the late English duo Malcolm Mclaren and Vivienne Westwood repackaged punk rock for the U.K. audience, and sold it back to the Americans.  We spiritually show that respect to the iconoclast, of the last 50 years

Leopard, flower and cartature prints, denim, three quarter inch pants, drapey t-shirts, loosely attached ties, blazers, vests which were the original punk rock jackets, chains, studs and sex appeal.  And just when the 1977 NYC blackout hit, while you and your favourite lover, were sitting on an outside fire escape of a dingy rundown West Village Hotel, knocking back tequila shots..." 

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Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/09/r13-springsummer-2026-lookbook-new-york.html

(A.Glass 2025)