CATALINA OVERSIZED WAVY VEST

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Oversized wavy vest  PH5 PRE FALL 2026 COLLECTION // INTUITION For Prefall 2026, PH5 presents a thoughtful, provocative exploration of what it means to create in an era shaped by artificial intelligence. While the conversation around AI often leans toward inevitability, particularly the claim that it will replace human designers. PH5 offers a counterargument rooted in the irreplaceable beauty of human fallibility.   This season, the brand embraces the idea that mistakes are a uniquely human luxury: a designer’s miscalculation that becomes a new silhouette, a curious glitch that-through intuition, not logic, sparks an entirely new direction. The collection asserts that while AI can be trained to produce perfection, it cannot experience the thrill of discovery that comes from pushing deeper into an error, or sense when a flaw is worth cultivating.   To illustrate this, PH5 builds the collection around intentionally “misbehaving” textiles: Distorted jacquards echo the warped, uncanny artifacts often produced by image-generating algorithms, except here the distortions are purposeful, crafted, and explored with nuance. Motifs stretch, collapse, and blur, transforming technical glitches into tactile beauty. Interrupted lace stitches cut through dresses and separates as if dropped in by accident, the knitwear equivalent of an unexpected pixel streak. These “intrusions” challenge the idea of seamlessness, celebrating the tension between control and creative disruption. Silhouettes carry PH5’s signature playfulness while leaning into the conceptual. Hems dissolve into openwork stitches; lace edgings update classic styles.   The collection also acknowledges the environmental cost embedded in the rapid expansion of AI technologies. As training and computation demand vast energy resources, PH5 advocates for a more thoughtful balance between innovation and ecological responsibility—reminding us that progress should not come at the expense of the planet.   Color: FIREBALL ORANGE 68% ECOVERO VISCOSE 32% GRS POLYESTER This item runs slightly oversized Model is 174cm wearing size S Size S measurement: Length from the long side 27 1/2" (70 cm) Size S measurement: Length from the short side 17 1/2" (44.5 cm) Machine wash cold With every piece sold we plant a tree through our reforestation partnership with ONE TREE PLANTED🌳