Camiel Fortgens is a gender-neutral Amsterdam-based designer exploring materials, shapes, and elements from various eras and cultures. He reinterprets traditional designs and offers a diverse, easy to wear collection by crafting with all kinds of people in mind. He often blends clean-cut lines with frayed edges blurring the boundaries between tradition and innovation.

Despite my aversion to the term “capsule wardrobe,” that is essentially what I have. 

I think of these pieces as closet heroes — items I just can’t live without. To me, the definition of a hero item is one I wear a few times a week, that can be used to create a couple different outfits, and that feels both personal and joyful.