See every look from Rave Review's spring 2023 collection:
Rave Review flipped the script on Swedish Midsummer traditions when framing its spring 2023 collection. Lore has it that a maiden would dream of her future husband if she slept with seven flowers under her pillow on Midsummer’s eve. Josephine Bergqvist and Livia Schück instead imagined day-after looks for a woman who might not have slept alone—and who quite possibly borrowed her lover’s bed linens.
The pair launched their upcycling line five years ago and for this, their 11th collection, the idea was to focus on brand signatures in terms of cut, silhouette, and fabrics. To that end, spring’s line-up featured what Bergqvist described as “heritage” Swedish bedding with a “worn-out, very romantic vibe,” which was used also for their debut. It’s not surprising that love and chintz are in the air at Rave Review: Bergqvist recently got married, in an upcycled look for her own line, of course.
Playing up the prettiness of the looks was the designers’ use of frills for wovens and stretch lace featuring flower prints, countered by the staccato rhythms created by the collage effect of the spiral and panel cuts Bergqvist and Schück developed to be able to work with limited runs of vintage and deadstock fabric.
This was a dress-focused outing from Rave Review, and the relative simplicity of zip-front shirred coat dresses might tempt new customers; the cropped jacket and skirt sets were more demanding and less convincing; less raw than overexposed. Bra-like straps on an enticing minidress with a side train gave it a hint of a ’90s vibe; bedazzled Bebe-style logo tees played directly to the Y2K-loving crowd as did crescent bags.
As their work makes use of vintage materials, Bergqvist and Schück have always maintained that their pieces have a sort of built-in nostalgia. In addition to that, much of their output mines their own youthful experiences. Spring’s collection was somewhat more meta, in that it looked back at five years of work.
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