My Walk-Through with Rad Hourani
Alright, let’s talk about Rad Hourani. My encounter wasn’t some big fashion revelation, you know. I just sort of bumped into his name. Probably scrolling online, bored with the usual stuff. You see so much of the same, it all blurs.
Then, Rad Hourani. And the big word was ‘unisex’. Now, everyone throws ‘unisex’ around. Usually just means a baggy t-shirt. But his stuff felt… different. Like he was actually trying to get rid of the whole idea of gender in clothes. That pricked my ears up, for sure.
So, I did what you do. I looked up images. His collections. Lots of black, yeah. Very stark. Some pieces looked like they were built, not sewn. Like tiny bits of architecture. And the models, all very serious, very neutral. It wasn’t about being hot or trendy. It was all about the pure shape.
My first thought was, ‘Cool, but can anyone actually wear this day-to-day?’ Some of it seemed pretty intense for grabbing groceries. But the core idea, that your clothes don’t need to shout your gender from the rooftops, that really stuck with me.
- Made me look twice at my own wardrobe.
- Got me thinking about what makes a garment ‘masculine’ or ‘feminine’.
- I found myself drawn more to just good, clean cuts after that.
And here’s the thing that really got me: he wasn’t just selling clothes. He was talking about it like a whole way of seeing things. Removing labels – not just gender, but age, where you’re from. Just a blank canvas. A bit lofty for a pair of trousers, maybe, but an interesting thought nonetheless.
Now, did I run out and buy a closet full of Rad Hourani? Nope. Let’s be real, that wasn’t happening. But the concept, that’s what I carried away. It pushed me to ask why. Why are clothes designed like this? Why are certain cuts for men and others for women? Mostly just old habits, when you boil it down.
So, what was the point of all this for me? It wasn’t about becoming a fashion guru. Far from it. It was just about stumbling on a different way to think about something we all do every day – getting dressed. And honestly, sometimes those small nudges to your thinking are the best takeaways. No big drama, just a quiet little bit of figuring things out. I’m good with that.
