For Fall/Winter 2025, designer Koeun Park presents a wardrobe built on the power of reduction. Each silhouette for her label, Forme d’Expression, is built up in layers before being pared back. Familiar elements of tailoring—lapels, clean seams, fluid drape—are refined until they feel effortless. Her palette remains anchored in the deep neutral tones we loved for spring, with monochromes and muted earth tones that lend strength without the need to shout. The result is a collection that trusts silence—honoring the absence of excess as much as the presence of design.
Though the silhouettes are oversized, Koeun still emphasizes the female form. Each piece feels particularly sculpted, with shapes that follow the body and tailoring that frames the shoulders. The garments are organic and deconstructed, however free movement is paramount to the Forme aesthetic—anything that constricts flow is removed early in the design process.
Throughout the collection, Koeun’s couture training is on full display: attention to construction, layering of post-work, fabrics chosen for how they move throughout wear. A drape of linen blends into soft stitching and a jacket’s off-center closure speaks of intention rather than theatrics. This combination of wearability and quiet purpose lends the collection its timelessness.
We often seek Forme d’Expression for pants, but are finding ourselves most drawn to Koeun’s selection of sweaters for the season. Rendered in a fine blend of yak fibres, these knits are substantial but plush in the hand for a subtle mix of minimal and rustic.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
—Leonardo da Vinci
