Fluid Sensuality for the Sexes as Di Petsa Makes Her Mark
Review of Di Petsa Spring 2025 Fashion Show
By Angela Baidoo
THE COLLECTION
THE VIBE
Modern mythology, Menswear Merger , Structured sensuality.
The current phenomenon that is permeating all corners of the globe is the so-called flattening of culture. Seen in the fashion industry with the rise of ‘Quiet Luxury’ and oftentimes identikit collections, you couldn’t blame Dimitra Petsa for her (some may say extensive) collection that literally oozed with a sense of emotion and dripped with sex appeal that was once only reserved for the Goddesses she reveres in her work.
Traversing her classic wet-look silhouettes – here dyed with an ombré effect – the spring 2025 collection felt slightly like ‘this could have been a look book’ at times, as the designer set out her intention to cover as many categories as possible. From bridal to swimwear, denim and lingerie. There was a need for an editors eye to whittle down the looks best representative of each category, however the collection made a strong argument for how young designers should be communicating the way in which their point-of-difference – however niche – can also be versatile.
Her foray into structured underpinnings, including a bell-embellished dress sure to jingle its way onto a red carpet or two and corseted gowns with exaggerated hips, once again demonstrated her range outside of her liqui-form dresses. The designer should also be praised for her dedication to presenting her collections on a range of body types. As the collections models appeared in varying states of undress, the designer did not shy away from showing those looks on models bigger than a size 12 (US size 8), which applied to both her male, female, and gender non-conforming models.
Spring 2025 was also her teaser for an expansion into menswear. A draped trouser set on plus-size model James Corbin translated her surface manipulation techniques seamlessly while a streetwear nod was almost unrecognisable as it was reinterpreted with gathers into a slimline hoodie and double-track pant.
THE DIRECTION
THE WRAP UP
As always the body was the main focus this season, with skin being truly in for spring 2025, with part of today’s styling trick being the addition of the trending ‘faux’ suntan lines burnished onto skin.
With her journey to elevate the mythological idea of Goddesses and eroticism (which isn’t simply about exposing body parts), as well as her expansion into menswear, it appears that the designer is setting out to heal the intimacy which has broken down between the sexes by showing how we can all co-exist in a ‘fluid state’.
