MAGDA BUTRYM UNVEILS PRE-FALL 2025
Introducing Magda Butrym’s Pre-Fall 2025 Collection: a romantic, chic take on grunge. Captured by Robin Galiegue and styled by Jacob K, the latest lookbook embodies real attitude and powerful sensuality – two elements that deeply inspire the Polish designer. The collection’s gritty, tough-at-heart energy is contrasted with touches of Slavic romanticism, a defining hallmark of the label. The Pre-Fall 2025 collection thrives on contrasts, weaving together baby-doll silhouettes and porcelain-inspired florals with utilitarian aged leathers and charismatic, menswear-inspired silhouettes. It’s a dialogue between the refined and the rebellious, proper and raw. This is the spirit of grunge: the courage to clash unexpected style elements and finding utmost pleasure in playing with taste conventions.
The collection’s fearless essence was sparked by the documented style of grunge icons: P] Harvey’s breezy vintage shifts, Courtney Love’s stage slip-dresses, Juliette Lewis’ broken-glamour and Polish rock icon Kora’s unorthodox manner of dressing. Real women inspire Magda Butrym, so it was essential for the designer to convey authentic attitude – not just in the spontaneous layering of a masculine black leather vest over a delicate sage-green floral chiffon dress but also in the models’ dynamic, lively poses choreographed by Pat Bogu+awski in the lookbook. Beneath the grunge-inspired layers, however, lies a space for unapologetic elegance — in its own way an act of rebellion in today’s fast-paced world. Statuesque refinement takes shape in a semi-sheer evening gown crafted from wire-structured silk, evoking the soft, sculptural beauty of a blossoming petal – or the calla lilies immortalized by
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Robert Mapplethorpe, the maverick artist celebrated for his erotically charged and groundbreaking work. Polka-dotted noble silks, ruched dresses, billow-y skirts, and the cascading drapes of earthy, mocha-toned eveningwear embody undone femininity a grunge perspective compellingly reimagined by the designer. Magda Butrym’s enduring fascination with Slavic heritage is vividly present in the Pre-Fall 2025 collection, manifested through unexpected handmade crochet details.
A semi-sheer crochet skirt adorned with floral doilies surprises with mini-pannier padding. Lace embellishes the bustier and hemline of a floral slip dress and peeks out from beneath leather shorts, while the grunge-inspired bride-to-be wears a white crochet veil. The collection also revisits the headscarf — a quintessentially Slavic code. Reimagined in butter-soft leather, knitted mélange, or faded floral prints, the updated look exudes sharp, feminine chic.
The Pre-Fall 2025 season also welcomes a new addition to Magda Butrym’s bag family: Varsovia, a perfectly versatile bag in leather and suede, ideal for city errands. It joins the brand’s iconic lineup of it bags – Brigitte, Apollonia, and Maya – each reimagined in fresh colors and shapes for the season.
About Magda Butrym
Magda Butrym has created her own take on femininity, shaping a unique identity for women around the globe. She redefines craftsmanship, creating the contemporary vision of romanticism in fashion. She connects the past with the future, minimalism with edginess, elegance with effortlessness, strength with sensitivity. Magda Butrym collaborates with independent artisans from all over Poland, enriching the highest quality fabrics with hand-knitted pieces, plaited leather and hand-embroidered ornaments. I don’t want to define women. I want to empower them. I want us all to feel comfortable in our own skin, happy, powerful and confident. We should all be our own muses – Magda.
All images courtsey of Magda Butrym