Duality
Not long before, Pestle and Mortar announced that they were closing down their flagship store in Bangsar which caught the lot of us to be surprised. What we didn’t know, is that the revival of the brand in a new overhaul was coming our way, and it’s a big one.
“As Above, So Below” explores the spectrum, specifically the point where dark meets light. A gargantuan 38-piece collection, the collection offers a look that brings traditional elements forward into a post-apocalyptic scenario. Think kimono in a Neo-Tokyo synthwave setting.
Inspirations from Bosozoku and Delinquent aesthetics were drawn for their key pieces and is slightly bit twisted to give it a more Malaysian flavour. Chinese replaces the Kanji in all clothing that has typography, a ‘kapcai’ is featured as well, and the bomber features Nyonya inspired graphics to go along with the theme. Synthwave also plays a major part in the design ethos, with one t-shirt featuring Mt. Kinabalu in 2D polygons with the PMC wording, very reminiscent of Kung Fury design aesthetics.
We come now to the pièce de résistance of the entire collection: a black Moonlight Haori done in collaboration with DY/DX studios. Japanese utilitarian design styling is fused with rebellious nature, accented by Bosozoku inspired graphics embroidered in gold on the back and chest. Construction is kept lightweight yet functional with 6 pockets, tying together all elements that result in what is called, the “Black Emperor Haori.”
The collection debuted with much flamboyance, after hosting its runway show inside an LRT from Kelana Jaya station to Pasar Seni. PMC is the opening move in 4 way chess game between Prasarana, SOCAR, Touch N Go Digital and PMC in its #MultiflexFriday campaign, which promises to bring more entertainment into public transport in the near future.
All pieces of PMC’s FW18 collection is available to purchase at Major Drop now.
