Ada + Nik to launch during London Collections: Men

Brand new menswear brand Ada + Nik is set to launch this June, at London Collections: Men. This Greco-Roman punk-inspired collection is the co-creation of womenswear designer Ada Zanditon and fashion creative Nik Thakkar.

The collection will be comprised of ten unique capsule pieces and incorporate Thakkar’s love for a monochrome and minimalist luxe aesthetic. Whilst nodding to Zanditon’s previous collections and portraying her distinctive structuring and silhouettes, the collection is a real mix of the creative’s inspirations.

All pieces will be ethically sourced and produced, which is a good job seeing as the fabric used includes eel skin and human hair, to name a few. The collection will showcase a statement biker jacket, kilts, open back structured dress shirts and sheer plus eel skin t-shirts. Swimwear, a luxury gym towel and tank tops are also on the cards. But there is one item that we are just too excited to view, a human hair, bamboo and calf leather jersey; we think this will be the talking point of the collection in June.

“Nik is one of the most stylish men I know, it’s an honour to be co- designing this collection with him. I have often been asked about creating menswear – but always found it a challenge to pinpoint a male muse or masculinity that really embraces the Zanditon attitude of bold sexy fearless elegance.”

Zanditon said about their collaboration: “Working with him gives me a real role model of everything that I want our collection to be.”

Ada + Nik will be creating fashion creative campaigns and fashion films, featuring leading male models and fashion muses.

The collection will showcase between 16^th and 18^th June alongside big names like Burberry, Jimmy Choo and Rag & Bone.

Bethan Williams