
Jeremy Liebman photographs Red Citizen Justin Passmore for HIXSEPT’s spring/summer 2012 lookbook. Taking a rustic approach to the season, fashions are grounded with a natural sensibility. Crafting a collection of relaxed fits and a varied color palette, pieces come together with a general accessibility and character. Paired with cuffed shorts and trousers, oxford shirts offer a serious statement or a splash of fun depending on color. Meanwhile, from bleached denim to duo-tone waistbands, HIXSEPT gives traditional staples a contemporary update for an enjoyable season.

Work in Progress–Fixated on the notion of research, exploration and experimentation, HIXSEPT’s practical fall 2011 collection focuses on an idea of the work in progress. Abolishing any chic pretense in favor of a nonchalant attitude to dressing, classic chinos and shirting come in unusual fabrications of chambray and liberty, while wool cardigans and raw denim are executed with a modern twist. Enlisting Request model Micky Ayoub, HIXSEPT’s Etudes collection turns the creative process behind designing into tangible ideas in the form of modern workman uniforms. / Photographed by Jeremy Liebman.

HIXSEPT collaborates with painter Paul Cowan to turn their latest collection into a living piece of art. Infusing their accessible lines with a splash of color, the French label looks to Jeremy Liebman to capture this season’s star Salieu Jalloh in the colorful lineup. Working closely with Aurélien Arbet and Jérémie Egry (Hello) for art direction, the collection’s use of color blocking is emphasized with twenty-eight images of garments and accessories seamlessly blended together by rich pigments.

Yesterday, we shared the conceptual component of Hixsept’s spring 2010 collection and today we move on to the details. Looking to translate the concept of water and drifting into a tangible product, Hixsept’s designers Aurélien Arbet and Jérémie Egry were inspired by the idea of emptiness. Working around a minimal aesthetic that lends itself to thoughts of the wilderness, Arbet and Egry found movement in the way of lines and the draping of fabric. Breaking up the typical use of patterns with isolated spacing, Hixsept arrives at a collection that appears modest, but finds a compelling allure in the details.

French label Hixsept turned to fashion as an art form to construct their upcoming spring 2010 collection entitled “Drift”. Exploring the idea of drifting, the label’s designers Aurélien Arbet and Jérémie Egry were moved by a simple element – water. Inspired by its free form, movement and the idea of space, the designers set out to create a range that embodied these same characteristics…