De Nieuwe Kerk’s rooftop offered a fresh view of Amsterdam, a space rarely seen by the public. The city hummed below while rows of mannequins stood in quiet formation, dressed to the nines and serving as the most unbothered audience Fashion Week has ever seen.
The performance opened with the city as backdrop, the skyline pulsing like a metronome to the ‘United by Rhythm’ theme. Artist and multi-instrumentalist Benny Hunna led the sound, joined by singer Kiki and saxophonist Maurice. The sax mimicked the soulfulness of her voice, each phrase slipping into harmony, building groove. At one point they broke into “Communicate,” the rooftop filled with call-and-response between voice and brass. It wasn’t about clothes this time, it was about community, about the people who follow Filling Pieces and the way music binds them. A pause in the rush of Fashion Week, it felt closer to a block party than a show.
Around them, the mannequins wore the new collection like stand-ins for the brand’s community. A box jacket in grey paired wool and leather with clean lines and modern utility, offering a quiet uniform for a creative crowd. The coach jacket and matching trousers carried tailoring into a softer register. Twill wool cut with ease but finished with polish, a suit that resisted stiffness. Filling Pieces’ iconic loafers arrived in tumbled nubuck, beige with a green heel accent, blending refinement with rhythm. Knitwear took a louder turn: one shirt mapped sound waves across the body in jacquard intarsia, while another, cut in bouclé with a rugby fit, layered rugged tactility with embroidered detail. Together, the looks grounded the performance, proof that Filling Pieces’ clothes, like its music, are designed to move with a community rather than stand apart from it.
The set closed on the first track Benny Hunna ever released, a full-circle moment that underscored the brand’s point: Filling Pieces isn’t just worn, it’s lived together, in rhythm.
