Darkpark Tag

MILAN — With all of the “quiet luxury” talk and latest tackle tailoring seen on the catwalks in Milan and Paris this month, these are surely difficult times for streetwear and hype beasts.  Yet encouraging news come from Maurizio Purificato, cofounder of luxury Milan-based multibrand store Antonia, who after establishing high-end puffer maker Khrisjoy, has backed emerging label Darkpark. “It’s not like streetwear is over, it just moved from logos to speaking through volumes,” he noted. Good thing the ladies’s and men’s brand he cofounded with Inna Gerchikov in 2021 was already geared for this transition.  In truth, Darkpark began with a focused offering centered on oversized denim and cargo pants, which immediately garnered the eye of premium department shops and multibrand stores with their roomy silhouettes...