After immigrating to Philadelphia at the age of 14, Peter Do went on to study Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. His first show was at the 2019 Spring Paris Fashion week, with a unique take on the business look. Do’s line incorporates traditional designs with modern fabrics, highlighting the “unique relationship between profession and identity.”
Continuing the tailored look into Fall 2019, Peter Do is said to have mimicked the look of inside a vehicle. Fabrics replicating that of the leather that lines the seats as well as the paint covering the outside. Do worked with a Japanese fabric company to get the desired texture and consistency that equaled the “shell of a car”, and experimented with the wash until achieving the specific look. The focus was on utility, again challenging the ideas of “form and function” within fashion.
Do presented his work in Paris again for the Spring 2020 collection. Although presented as a line for women, he focused on menswear. The tailored looks have been consistent in his past collections and are a key part of this season’s look. The black and whites allow for a clean appearance, with the juxtaposition of “tones, textures, and opacity” creating an exploratory concept between tone and shape.
Peter Do’s Fall 2020 collection is inspired by the aesthetic of the Horror Movie Heroine. It is less of a physical representation and more of the overall embodiment of strength and power. Do focused on the “final girl”, the one who survives the entire movie relying on her determination and wit, making her a stronger person in the end. The bold colors personify the Peter Do Woman.
Do’s first line produced during the COVID-19 era, the Spring 2021 collection was met with a more emotional state than his previous. Peter Do adapted to the changing norms and created a line that allowed people to adapt in their personal style. The pieces are on the softer side compared to his previous tailored looks, mirroring the societal shifts faced at that time.
Peter Do switches it up again for his Fall 2021 collection, this time adding more showy details to the after dark looks. Feathered edges create an ostentatious look to his classic tailored silhouettes. Flashy metallics are contrasted by the dark under-layers, allowing for a sophisticated yet flashy collection.
The most recent Spring 2022 collection is a standout among all, and Do’s first ever runway show at this past New York Fashion Week. Meant to encompass the “past, present, and future” of the Peter Do line, the pieces evoke a sense of nostalgia, while also presenting something completely new, with Do comparing his first show to “making Pho with his father as a child”. He took inspiration from traditional Vietnamese clothing worn by his grandparents.
Each look explicitly reads “Peter Do”, while bringing something never before seen to the table.
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