BACKSTAGE OF CAMPERLAB THROUGH THE LENS OF HUGO DI ZAZZO

“I beg for somebody to straighten these askew grids flashing in front of my eyes. To wake me up from this dystopian daydream disguising itself as the embossed skin of a ruby crocodile.”

CamperLab’s world is a “world where light borrows time from the shadows”. Achilles Ion Gabriel invited us into his unfiltered psyche, describing his Spring 2026 collection as one of mercurial forms, fainting colours, and deranged surfaces. The collection explored form and discomfort, with garments challenging conventional fit and proportion, appearing rather askew on the models, either too tight or too large, resisting perfect definition or alignment. The colour palette moved through dense blacks and industrial greys, offset by flashes of ruby crocodile skin and softened by beige and white. Colours interacted with one another, and materials were layered in a way that balanced polished surfaces and textured irregularity.

With his Spring/Summer 2026, Achilles Ion Gabriel challenged the way we perceive form and presence, balancing fragility and disarray.