Cult Gaia Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear

Almost every piece Cult Gaia makes has a key distinguishing detail that makes it just much different. The knee-high snakeskin boots have a heel that sits at a 45 degree angle, the blue sequin gown is injected with feathers, the bikini is made with raffia. With plenty of bags and shoes that look almost like art projects, designer Jasmin Larian Hekmat has to find a way to make the collection functional and solidly-constructed as well. “I went really hard on craftsmanship, almost obsessively so,” she said of spring 2024. “I feel like I was super conceptual for a while, but now I’m like ‘we can do it, and we can make it super wearable.’” She emphasized the textures—silk, raffia, plissé—and the elements done by hand, such as patchwork and fraying hems.