For Fall/Winter 2025, Calle Del Mar journeys to the snow-dusted serenity of the Swiss Alps with Montaña—a collection that captures the romance of mid-century après-ski and the soft focus nostalgia of Slim Aarons’s jet-set lens. Designed by Aza Ziegler, the line embodies the quiet luxury of craft, the warmth of memory, and the timeless ease of Californian artistry reimagined for alpine life.
The collection unfolds as a study in texture and tone: cashmere-rich knits in lake blue, oxblood, moss, and creamy neutrals—each hue echoing the muted palette of mountain mornings and vintage chalet interiors. Ziegler draws inspiration from the knitwear of 1950s Olympians and pieces once worn by her mother, re-interpreting family heirlooms through a modern lens. Each silhouette carries the intimacy of hand-made tradition, shaped by a lineage of women who knitted and sewed their stories into fabric.
Among the standout pieces, a winter fair isle hoodie scarf—part accessory, part heirloom—wraps the wearer in nostalgia, its oxblood and lake-blue motifs woven from soft Italian cashmere. It pairs effortlessly with a matching cardigan and skirt, forming a three-piece alpine ensemble that feels as evocative as it is refined. The double shawl-collar ski cardigan, adorned with intricate intarsia skier motifs, reimagines the Cowichan spirit with a cropped silhouette designed for modern layering.
Elsewhere, Calle Del Mar’s signature western cardigan reappears in chocolate brown, crafted from plant-dyed cashmere, joined by the debut of the coordinating western pant—a study in relaxed precision.
Each garment tells a story of proximity and purpose. Ziegler continues her commitment to local production, with every piece hand-made within 30 miles of Calle Del Mar’s Los Angeles studio in collaboration with small, family-run workshops. The result is a body of work that feels deeply personal—a collection not simply about clothing, but about the preservation of artistry and the intimacy of touch.
In Montaña, Calle Del Mar celebrates the emotional resonance of winter dressing: the weight of a cashmere sleeve, the familiar rhythm of stitches passed down through generations, and the gentle collision of nostalgia and modernity.
