Cutting-edge and highly experimental in its approach to textile development, VINN PATARARIN is a Thai multi-disciplinary fashion label worth keeping on your radar.
We were thrilled to discover the brand, founded by designer duo Vinn Chokkhatiwat and Patararin Ponprast. Hailing from backgrounds in architecture, fashion and art respectively, the pair bring together a refreshing cross-disciplinary perspective that sets their work apart.
Vinn holds a Master’s degree in Design and Contemporary Technology from L’ENSCI-Les Ateliers in Paris. He also previously interned at Dutch haute couture house Iris van Herpen, whose pioneering use of 3D printing and otherworldly silhouettes has redefined contemporary couture.
Patararin, meanwhile, graduated from Srinakharinwirot University, one of Thailand’s leading fashion schools. Her experience includes internships with legendary Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaïa and German womenswear label Katharina Gruber.
Their diverse backgrounds have shaped a design philosophy centred on material experimentation and craftsmanship. Rather than treating textiles as passive surfaces, VINN PATARARIN explores their relationship with both the garment and its wearer, questioning how materials can complement, transform or even challenge the body. The result is a compelling dialogue between high technology and traditional craft that feels distinctly contemporary.
Their debut collection, Mon Ombre, moves beyond conventional pattern cutting to redefine the relationship between clothing and the human form. Here, the body becomes a moving piece of architecture, with layers creating shifting volumes, silhouettes, light and shadow. Each look feels like an exploration of space itself, blurring the line between what is solid, what is empty and what appears almost alive.
The use of transparent and translucent textiles further amplifies this effect, allowing surrounding light and background colours to become part of the garments themselves.
Particularly striking are the intricate laser-cut lattice surfaces found throughout the collection. Cascading to the floor in several looks, these mesh structures resemble clusters of microscopic membranes or laboratory filters, strengthening the connection between body and garment. It is almost as though these delicate membranes have become a second skin, challenging conventional ways of seeing, much like the ideas explored by English art critic John Berger in 1972.
Personally, I admire how Mon Ombre tackles something so ephemeral while remaining remarkably elegant and timeless. The silhouettes lean towards sportswear, yet the textile structures feel incredibly futuristic. The level of technical experimentation is genuinely mind-boggling.
It is, in many ways, a fascinating marriage between architecture and fashion.
To date, VINN PATARARIN has presented its debut collection during Copenhagen Fashion Week in August 2014, followed by a showroom presentation with Bureau Seutail during Paris Fashion Week from September to October 2014. The brand also showcased at Mercedes-Benz Stylo Asia Fashion Week Kuala Lumpur in October 2014.
Here are some highlights from both the Copenhagen runway presentation and showroom.
And a video on their Mon Ombre collection:
Video credits:
Vinn Chokkhatiwat – DesignerPatararin Pongprasit – Designer
Chantapitch Wiwatchaikamol – Photography/Videography
Arpa Poonsriratt – Photography/Videography
Audrey Fontaine – Model
Sanisa Tulyasukh – Model
Magdale Brouard – Make-up artist
Withit Korprasertsri
And another on ‘Wearing Identity Textile and Architecture Pattern Formation’ by ASVR Paris.
We can’t wait to see what this talented duo creates next.
For more information on the brand and collection, visit http://vinnpatararin.com/
