NEO SUIT 01

What pissed me off was that, for most people, elegance and comfort are a choice. One or the other. I don’t buy it. I wanted a suit that looks like a suit, but doesn’t behave like one. One I can walk into a board meeting wearing, and, if I feel like it, head straight to the gym afterwards. That’s how Active Luxury came to life. We started with the fabric. It had to move with me, not against me. Give me freedom of movement without that sporty look that instantly kills the elegance.

Then we started obsessing over the details. We make the lapels so the stitching is visible. We don’t hide it. If something is done well, I see no reason to hide it. I left a single button on the cuff. Not three. Not four. One. Because why would I need four? To prove that we know how to sew on four buttons? I couldn’t find the buttons I wanted either. So we made them ourselves. They’re 3D-printed specifically for NEO. I cut the bottom of the jacket into an octagon.

Not because that’s how it’s done. Quite the opposite — precisely because it isn’t. And the colors? If it’s pink, it’s not going to be the kind of pink you have to look at up close before deciding whether it’s actually pink. It has to be fucking pink. If it’s green, it needs to be the kind you can spot from the other end of the street. Blue should be electric. Orange should hit you in the face. Fashion doesn’t have to be afraid of color.

Just like luxury doesn’t have to mean restriction. This is the NEO SUIT. Karl Tomas. I didn’t want to make another good suit. There are plenty of good suits out there. I wanted to make the suit I had been looking for myself — and couldn’t find. So we made it.

Details

• Includes: jacket, trousers
• Colors on request: Acid Green, Volt Yellow, Borealis Orange, Electric Blue, Viola, Shock Pink
• Buttons: 3D-printed, designed for NEO
• Limited edition: 13 pieces