Preferred Puffers featuring Balenciaga, Vetements & More
Danko and Ana Steiner Photograph the Ultimate Winter Support System
- Photography: Danko Steiner
In a book-slash-movie about fighting that you may remember from the late 90s, The Narrator, played by Ed Norton, states that, “On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.”
"Model wears Balenciaga jacket and Gosha Rubchinskiy hoodie.
Top Image: Model wears Vetements jacket and Martine Rose hoodie."
If we borrow this logic—which we might as well, seeing as so much of the fashion industry is skimming from the late 90s as is—one could argue that our lifespans are short; we’re all a bunch of babies. And babies need to be kept warm and cozy. Protected, yet still mobile. From this perspective, the puffer might be the most utilitarian of garments. Light and airy, yet substantially insulating, sleek yet oafishly cumbersome, the puffer is an anomaly. Flattering by virtue of its function. A perpetual hug—not just the warm kind for a cold day, but a reassuring embrace. Cozy enough to deny the urge to reach out and touch somebody. Designers are exalting the puffer coat because they realize we need to feel comforted in an age wherein we are isolated by our networks. When the temperature drops below zero, the puffer ensures survival for as long as your timeline stretches.
"Model wears Balenciaga jacket and Gosha Rubchinskiy hoodie. Top Image: Model wears Vetements jacket and Martine Rose hoodie."
Model wears Vetements sneakers, Moncler jacket, Vetements sweatpants, Vetements hoodie and Vetements socks.
Model wears Balenciaga jacket and Gosha Rubchinskiy hoodie.
Model wears North Face jacket and Martine Rose hoodie.
Model wears Vetements sneakers, Parajumpers jacket, Gosha Rubchinskiy hoodie, Balenciaga sweatpants and Vetements socks.
Model wears Vetements sneakers, Balenciaga jacket, Gosha Rubchinskiy hoodie and Balenciaga sweatpants.
Model wears Martine Rose vest, Martine Rose jacket, Martine Rose hoodie and Martine Rose jeans.
Model wears Vetements jacket, Vetements scarf and Vetements sweatpants.
Model wears Vetements jacket, Vetements scarf and Vetements sweater.
Model wears Vetements jacket, Martine Rose jeans, Martine Rose hoodie and Vetements sneakers.
Model wears The North Face jacket, Martine Rose jeans and Vetements sneakers.
Model wears Vetements sneakers, Moncler jacket, Vetements sweater, Vetements sweatpants and Vetements socks.
Model wears Vetements sneakers, Mackage jacket and Raf Simons pants.
- Photography: Danko Steiner
- Styling: Ana Steiner
- Models: Lucas, Rosie
