A collection inspired by feminine sensuality and insatiable lust for comfort; tenderness in creating designs that cater to our boldness and to our more subtle self. Kerisma took the liberty to “doubly play” this season.
Kerisma is all about scaling patterns, playing up volumetric shapes, and accentuating closure details to lead us on delightful trompe l’œil adventures! The brand takes cues from feminine playfulness, sensuality and an insatiable lust for comfort and tenderness in creating designs that cater to our boldness and to our more subtle self. Choose your direction freely—but also pivot as needed. Redirection is direction.
This eight-series mini-collection is full of eye-catching moments that reiterate the beauty and power of geometric patterns and shapes, seemingly invigorating our bodies with renewed energy and much needed radiance after a dreadful, sun-starved, still lingering winter. Come out and play, fighting on against the draining seasonality of fashion (especially fast fashion).
Shop the entire collection at www.shopkerisma.com.
Kerisma celebrates diversity through comfort and versatility in modern knitwear. It offers two main collections a year. Each style is consciously designed with the creative, intelligent and free-spirited woman in mind. Her æsthetic sensibilities are drawn from her wondrous eclectic travels, soaking in the vast beauty and longevity of nature and architecture worldwide.
The label was founded in spring 2010 by father–daughter duo, Phil Ke and Lihui Ke, from their combined passion, charisma and professional practice in fashion production, design and architecture. Their trans-continental upbringing in Wenzhou, Paris, and New York allows for unique designs to emerge through form, scale, material and colour explorations. Kerisma aims to bridge the gap between disposable fast fashion brands and inaccessible premium labels in the contemporary knitwear market. Today, a decade later in downtown Los Angeles, their family-owned and operated business continues to support small independent boutiques and specialty chain retailers nationwide.
As an immigrant family, community-building, philanthropy and hospitality are a big part of their Chinese heritage and brand identity. Since autumn 2020, they pledged to donate 2 per cent of their yearly profits toward arts and culture programmes that support diversity, cultural and ethnic preservation, and expansion for future generations. Kerisma continually explores with local and international creatives on unique collaborations, seasonal campaigns and capsule collections.
Kerisma is conscious of the fashion industry’s environmental impact and over-consumption trends. They continually seek better harvested, recycled and upcycled, and higher-quality yarns that are earth- and wallet-friendly. In addition, they aim to use 100 per cent recycled plastic polybags by autumn 2024.