Caroline Zimbalist FW25: Marrying Fashion with Sculpture and Design

She uses bioplastic as an alternative textile that has rarely been done in fashion.

Photography by James Emmerman

We all know and love Caroline Zimbalist for stepping outside the box in fashion and art. Since she began designing, incorporating bioplastic material with conventional, everyday fabrics has become the brand's identity for everything from statement pieces to accessories. This season, Zimbalist displays her maturation and evolution by experimenting with the materials on new garments.

Every look is multidimensional, molding the colorful, hardened material onto dresses, corsets, tops, pants, shoes, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. We see the form-fitting bioplasic with an abundance (but never too much) of drapery and tulle. Each color story represents Zimbalist’s imagination and the future of fashion.

Photography by James Emmerman

Her past collections were almost always bright, vibrant colors and patterns. For FW25, she explores darker, more neutral colors like black and brown in addition to her signature striking floral motifs. She also introduces denim, jacquard jackets, and pants to pair with bio-tops, a futuristic twist to classic pieces.

We weren’t only stunned by the clothes and accessories. Zimbalist designed the room with her iconic bioplastic vases and sculptures along the tables that models walked around. She tied it all together with ethereal, almost abstract makeup on each model, a continuation of her color story and innovation

The presentation took place in SoHo’s Juniper Room, and as the models strutted through the room, the open bar, as well as the garments, had everyone buzzing. Not only does Zimbalist see bioplastic as the next fashion form, but she sees it as a sustainable, sophisticated, and timeless material that can be integrated into our everyday looks.