It often seems to be forgotten that fashion provides an alternate window to have a bit of fun — henceforth, the Gucci HA HA HA collection draws the blinds to personify “irony” and “carefree”.

Pictured Above: Gucci Wool coat, cotton T-shirt, wool pants, wool beret, Diana leather bag with bamboo handle; Tristen’s own Metal earrings, cotton twill jacket, cotton ribbed tank top, jeans

As previously reported by senior digital writer Charmaine Tan, the crasis of the initials of ‘Harry’ and ‘Alessandro’ and the onomatopoeic sound of the ‘laughing face’ emoji, the name of the collection pretty much sums up the essence of the creations and their close relationship in the new collection. Their shared tendency to entertain child-like visions of oddities led to a playful take on romance, Michele mentioning that the visual entails “a mix of aesthetics from 1970s pop and bohemian to the revision of the image of the gentleman in an overturned memory of men’s tailoring”.

Gucci Wool jacket, wool vest

Heralding new visions of beauty and crafted with liberal codes devoid of fashion’s ritual complexities, jackets, coats, pants, shirts, and accessories exude the spontaneity of ease. Elegant yet generously emotive, moments of English tailoring use an eccentric Prince of Wales check to create double-breasted coats, the artisanal approach in design evident in the construction of jackets or in the details of covered and mother-of-pearl buttons of shirts.

Gucci Wool jacket, cotton T-shirt

Gucci Cotton ribbed tank top, cotton shirt, wool hat

Photography Cher Him
Creative Direction & Styling Izwan Abdullah
Grooming Laea Hidayah | Makeupartist.Inc using Gucci Beauty
Hair Fadli Rahman | Makeupartist.Inc using KEUNE Haircosmetic
Photography Assistant Zhan Hong
Styling Assistant Manfred Lu
Models (in order of appearance) Alley | Misc. Management, Tristen | Mannequin Studio, Elfy, Suk

A portion of this story on the Gucci HA HA HA collection was originally written by Charmaine Tan. Click here to catch up with our December/January 2023 issue.