For Highlight Studio, the Autumn/Winter collection of 2024, famously named “Glimmer of Hope,” offers that hope in the fashion circle to fill out their winter wardrobes. Or maybe Yair Bitton, the maverick Israeli designer behind this brand, treasures such a proclamation of unity and peace through his clothes, rather touchingly echoed by a world torn apart by conflict and strife. Celebrated this season, Highlight Studio’s ethos of a shared wardrobe overcoming barriers of age, gender, race, and background continues. This is not only mere creativity, but an adherence to the sustainable fashion practices that Bitton has supported for so long.
The collection itself depicts an amazing blend of functionality with futuristic design. It comprises versatile garments, created with an original combination of upcycled nylon and leather, refined cotton poplin, merino wool, as well as premium-quality denim. Bitton’s tailoring, slightly more slim-fitting compared to the label’s previous seasons, boasts contemporary cuts and elaborate peculiarities. Offered within this luxury democratic fashion stance of this co-brand are the key pieces, such as a double-breasted houndstooth coat, a three-button ‘sharing suit’ and structured blazers worn with wool midi flared skirts, a formal kilt updated for the modern office. Denim stands out, Bitton experiments in volumes and washes to give every piece character and a sense of history.
Transformation and adaptability are recurring motifs, with pieces such as woolen coats sporting playful buttons and totes and plaid wool shirts ingeniously morphing into scarves. The collection’s color palette is soothing but sophisticated – tender blues, elegant greys, and statement camels anchoring the colorways, which take cues from classic menswear tailoring.
