I would be lying if I said I was On Top Of Things for fashion month. I am… not, to a painful degree. Sometimes life just has other plans for you, like moving and starting a new job etc. etc. But! I promise I’m working my way through the shows and putting together some posts to cover my favorites from each city- so stay tuned for that! In the meantime, I stumbled across this little gem of a collection that instantly set my imagination alight and made me put my fashion blogger cap back on for the night because it just has to be talked about.
Sequins, ruffles, billowing silhouettes, pastel colors, fun visuals- Germanier Spring 2020 pretty much checks off every box for things that make me go ooh and aah while perusing a fashion collection. But my affinity for it goes beyond its jaunty exterior of sublime shimmer straight to its joyous core- not only is the collection made with recycled materials, which is a huge plus in a time where sustainability and reducing our environmental impact is at the forefront of pretty much everyone’s minds, it’s also inspired by the iconic anime Sailor Moon. Cue the sound of me furiously falling in love.
Growing up as a young girl in the early 2000s, Sailor Moon was definitely a part of the little girl cultural zeitgeist. I remember my next door neighbor, a girl my age, inviting me over to her place so that we could lay on her parents bed (which seemed enormous at the time) and watch Sailor Moon on tape. I was equally fascinated and weirded out by it. Who were these girls with impossibly long legs and eerily large eyes that transformed into barely-there uniforms to fight the forces of evil? They were a far cry from the childlike vibe of the PowerPuff Girls I was used to. And yet, the aesthetic (and the irritatingly-catchy theme song) had me hooked.
Only later in life was I able to look back at Sailor Moon and appreciate it as more than a cute show I watched a few times as a kid. It depicted young women as heroes capable of saving the world without the help of a man- while wearing cute clothes. It paired prettiness and power, making it apparent that those two qualities didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. You could be a girl that liked girly things and still command respect.
This collection captures that sentiment and weaves it into robust garments that shimmer and burst into ruffles to mimic the beauty of the sailor scouts’ transformation sequences, even matching the aqua blue and pink color scheme. The eye-catching uniqueness of each garment exudes confidence and individuality, giving the wearer their own sense of power and ownership over themselves. Maybe Germanier is suggesting that we can be our own warriors that transform our lives by fighting against environmental destruction, while also looking pretty darn cute while doing it.
Check out my favorite looks from the collection below:
All photos from Germanier via WWD.com.