A.P.C. – the Parisian fashion brand celebrated throughout the world for its minimal yet elevated designs – today releases Interaction #25: Tame Impala, available online and in stores now.
The release of the collection was accompanied by a short film / anthem entitled “A Peoples Centre for Transformational Insights.”
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For the latest in A.P.C.’s ongoing series of collaborations – spanning such diverse brands as Lacoste, Sacai and JJJJound, and icons both classic and modern, from Catherine Deneuve and Jane Birken to Katie Holmes and Kid Cudi – Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker explores “psychedelic minimalism” in a tightly-curated collection perfectly in line with Tame Impala’s technicolor sonic world.
“When my daughter introduced me to Tame Impala,” remembers A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou, “it struck me as a synthesis of everything I’ve liked since the 1960s, from Soft Machine to Pink Floyd. I immediately loved their musical singularity and their deceptively casual style.”
A.P.C. x Tame Impala explores Kevin Parker’s bold, maximalist creative vision through the lens of A.P.C.’s considered, minimalist design language. A meticulous attention to detail and a fascination with the analog inspiring the modern provides connective tissue to both worlds; just as Kevin Parker’s music and live shows build an immersive sonic world, the collection offers an aesthetic, wearable accompaniment to the sound of Tame Impala.
Kevin’s personal, playful references for the capsule – the post-hippie communes and intentional-living communities of 70’s Australia, as well as his own meditation practice – inform loose, flowing silhouettes and muted, earthy, pastel tones. Sustainably sourced to Kevin’s specifications in heavyweight jersey, fleece and denim, these pieces can be worn tone-on-tone or mixed and matched, their pastel yellow, pink and charcoal grey hues obtained using environmentally-safe mineral dyes.
Tame Impala’s unique brand of psychedelia is translated into electric, multicolored alpaca sweaters and striped cotton corduroy trousers, accentuated by moody accessories like logo-branded bucket hats, shades and a shoulder bag in pale pink, faded rose and charcoal gray dyed denim. The meditation theme reverberates with the Tame Impala song title “breathe deeper” screen-printed on a white cotton T-shirt.
All pieces in the collection are unisex, available in sizes XXS to XXL.
Finally, a sweatshirt and jogging pants in a cream padded jersey envelop the body in a cloud-like sensation, while a jacket in a dark navy blue jersey with wave-like quilting adds a poetic feel to the indispensable painter jacket.
