This is Lucio Castro's debut collection, not just at OC, but full stop. And the list of reasons why it's special goes on... For one, the designer was born in Argentina, which also happens to be OC's country of the year. Two, everything is ethically produced: coconut buttons are made in India, Lucio sources organic cotton from Japan, and the line is sewn in small factories in Sri Lanka. And then there are the pieces themselves: poppy houndstooth sweaters, crewnecks with color swatch sleeves, and flecked neon ties suggest the precision and clever eye of a filmmaker (just one of Lucio's many other gigs, which have included medical student, screenwriter, and Marc Jacobs menswear designer).
So it makes sense that for his first collection Lucio looked to French filmmaker and educator Fernard Deligny, whose work on teenage outcasts inspired The 400 Blows. Drawing on Truffaut and a cast of young French delinquents, the collection is full of mid-century shapes and boyish appeal. Keep scrolling for pictures and collages from Lucio's lookbook, and get a sneak peek of his Fall/Winter 2012 collection behind the scenes at the OC showroom.
Shop all Lucio Castro here.
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The Lucio Castro Spring/Summer 2012 lookbook, shot on Fire Island.
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color-block tank top in light grey/red
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pocket color block polo in light grey/red
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double heather striped polo in light grey/red
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five shades of grey tee in graphite
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blanket stripe sheeting shirt in light blue/brown
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contrast novelty "denim shirt" in light blue/tan
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coconut buttons poplin shirt in ice blue
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chunky shawl cardigan in light grey
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contrast detail houndstooth sweater in royal blue/neon red
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So it makes sense that for his first collection Lucio looked to French filmmaker and educator Fernard Deligny, whose work on teenage outcasts inspired The 400 Blows. Drawing on Truffaut and a cast of young French delinquents, the collection is full of mid-century shapes and boyish appeal. Keep scrolling for pictures and collages from Lucio's lookbook, and get a sneak peek of his Fall/Winter 2012 collection behind the scenes at the OC showroom.
Shop all Lucio Castro here.
The Lucio Castro Spring/Summer 2012 lookbook, shot on Fire Island.
color-block tank top in light grey/red
pocket color block polo in light grey/red
double heather striped polo in light grey/red
five shades of grey tee in graphite
blanket stripe sheeting shirt in light blue/brown
contrast novelty "denim shirt" in light blue/tan
coconut buttons poplin shirt in ice blue
chunky shawl cardigan in light grey
contrast detail houndstooth sweater in royal blue/neon red
