In the new Casablanca collection, an engaging look at ancient Greece
Paris, France.
This collection, Venus as a Boy, focuses on reimagining. The collection is named after the legendary Bjork’s song of the same title, which in itself points towards a revisiting of the idea of Venus, where Venus herself was a Roman retelling of Aphrodite. Venus as a Boy, while becoming a significant metaphor for the essence of this collection, also has a strong relationship with Charaf Tajer, founder and creative director, a song in which the music – a symphonically unique arrangement of classical strings of almost Arabic influence, combined with a drum pattern of a distinct nineties beat, and the lyrics, which resonate deeply with Tajer.
Intertwining history and contemporaneity
Friends and colleagues have often discussed how Bjork’s lyrics in the song reflect his outlook on life, a pure curiosity and desire for beauty; “He believes in a beauty, He’s Venus as a boy.” In playing with the ideas of time, re-contextualisation, and weaving together history and the contemporary, we present our Autumn/Winter 2024 collection.
Photo courtesy of Casablanca© team
