Skepta's Mains Line Is Back & Servin'
Following a four-year hiatus, Skepta's Mains fashion label is back.
Since announcing a revival earlier this year, Mains issued steady build-ups via Instagram, casually previewing pieces modeled by buzzing names like Central Cee, Corteiz's Clint, and A$AP Nast.
Fast forward to September 16, the day has arrived: Mains' debut runway show held during London Fashion Week.
Set up like a tennis court, Mains' catwalk featured grass-like flooring equipped with a tennis net fixed in the middle. There was even a Mains scoreboard and those fuzzy green Mains tennis balls like the ones teased on the brand's Instagram page.
At the show, Mains served up those "staple, crazy, beautiful, wearable clothes," as Skepta described the collection during an interview.
Some Mains pieces we'd seen before (thanks to Mains' IG), while others seemed to be purposely saved for revealing at the show. Denim coordinates with the contrast stitching and crooked pockets, and sheeny tracksuits from the teasers naturally hit the runway.
Mains' collection was also packed with collabs, including gleaming Beats by Dre headphones, collaborative Timberlands, and those large orange-tinted shades by Emmanuelle Khanh.
PUMA sneakers were plentiful, as the footwear brand helped revive the label with Skepta. Not to mention, Skepta and PUMA are now official partners. Perhaps, we'll see a PUMA x Mains shoe down the road.
Mains also debuted some clean suits, delicious corduroy pieces, relaxed knitwear, tennis-inspired graphics, buttery leather moto 'fits, and several silhouettes balancing sport and style — all designed by Skepta, Mains' head designer Mikey Pearce, and Mains' head graphic designer Johnson Orchid.
Often, the time frame between a fashion show and the clothes' release can be lengthy. But Big Smoke — that's Skepta, by the way — is dropping Mains' collection exclusively at Dover Street Market on Sunday, September 17.
Yep, consider the wait over for the return of Mains.
