Muted Desires Explores Identity With Its Chapter 5 “Shapes We Take” Collection

Summary

• Muted Desires’ Chapter 5 “Shapes We Take” collection explores self-authorship and defying expectations
• The collection uses clothing to challenge and reimagine uniforms or certain career archetypes
• The lookbook is styled as an audition, examining the performative nature of identity

Muted Desires is a made-to-order clothing brand founded by New York-based menswear designer Nico Achee, whose work is steeped in storytelling and visual dialogue. Chapter 5, titled “Shapes We Take,” continues this journey with a meditation on self-authorship and the quiet defiance of societal expectations. Imagined through the lens of a protagonist navigating archetypal roles – truck driver, businessman, salesman – the collection uses clothing to deliberately challenge these conventions, revealing the tension between how we are perceived and who we truly are.

Styled as an audition, the lookbook reinforces the idea that identity is performative. Shaped by context, choice, and subtle resistance, each outfit serves as a visual prompt to reinterpret familiar archetypes, encouraging a reclamation of personal narrative through dress. Achee reimagines traditional silhouettes with contemporary restraint and tactile nuance.

Tailoring throughout the collection embraces a philosophy of relaxed discipline: trousers are precise yet unfussy, shirting juxtaposes function with offbeat proportion and suiting, stripped of any associated ego, is recast as an everyday uniform. A standout piece, the Cardigan Jacket, transforms the utilitarian L.L. Bean hunting coat into a soft, structured layer that exudes quiet strength and modern sensibility.

Check out the lookbook in the gallery above. For more, visit the brand’s official website.

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