Story by Editor-at-Large Carolina Ogliaro
In a holiday season saturated with predictability, SKIMS chooses disruption.
Its newest limited-edition capsule, created with cult powerhouse Cactus Plant Flea Market, is a cultural collision. One that fuses SKIMS’ engineered coziness with CPFM’s surreal, rebellious design language to create a holiday wardrobe that feels less like loungewear and more like a collectible mood.
This is not the season of neatly tied bows.
This is the season of controlled chaos in cashmere-soft form.
A Culture-Bending Collaboration
At first glance, the pairing is unexpected: SKIMS, the global architect of modern comfort, meets CPFM, the streetwear alchemist beloved for irony, graphics, and an anarchic sense of fun. Together, they reinvent holiday dressing with a capsule that welcomes women, men, and kids into a universe where coziness is non-negotiable and creativity is unfiltered.
The silhouettes are SKIMS through and through, second-skin softness, loungy ease, sculptural simplicity but reimagined through CPFM’s hallucinatory typography, off-kilter graphics, and playful subversions. The result? Pieces that are as collectible as they are comfortable, equally suited for gifting, flexing, or simply keeping for oneself.
Harmony Korine’s Offbeat Lens
To frame this collaboration, SKIMS tapped filmmaker Harmony Korine, whose experimental visuals push the campaign into the realm of art direction rarely seen in loungewear storytelling. Shot like a fever dream of color, chaos, and youth culture, the imagery stars a cast whose individuality is its own language:
- Ken Carson
- Beabadoobee
- Madeline Argy
- Mariah the Scientist
- Veneda Carter and her daughter Bobbi
- North West, who brings an organic, unfiltered charisma that sparks up the entire series
Together, they embody the capsule’s ethos: irreverent, expressive, unapologetically fun.
“I love how this collection mixes comfort with personality,” says Beabadoobee. “Soft enough to lounge in, unique enough to stand out.”
Madeline Argy mirrors the sentiment:
“It feels playful and effortless… cozy and confident at the same time.”
Holiday Comfort, Reimagined
What SKIMS brings, expert fabric innovation, perfected cuts, and a universal approach to fit, meets CPFM’s instinct for disruption. Vibrant graphics, bold lettering, whimsical proportions, and unexpected color play transform the familiar soft-core SKIMS universe into something far more experimental.
Kim Kardashian describes the heart of the capsule simply:
“Having North in this campaign makes it special for me.
The collaboration brings a fresh, unexpected twist to holiday loungewear, iconic, playful, expressive.”
This is holiday self-expression.
A Cast That Embodies the Capsule’s Energy
CPFM has long been beloved by artists who crave authenticity, and here, the cast becomes an extension of the aesthetic:
Ken Carson, effortlessly chaotic cool.
Mariah the Scientist, glowing in cozy glamour.
Veneda Carter and Bobbi, intergenerational style in joyful motion.
“It’s easy to wear, full of personality… it just felt right for me,” says Ken Carson.
“There’s something for everyone, classic, cozy, exactly what I need this season,” adds Mariah the Scientist.
Veneda Carter underscores the spirit of connection:
“Sharing this with Bobbi was special. The pieces are lively and relaxed, perfect for playing with style together.”
The Drop
Available in sizes XXS to 4X, the collection spans sleepwear, loungewear, and signature co-ords in festive colors, playful graphics, and unmistakable CPFM charm. Each piece arrives with collectible energy, a hallmark of CPFM’s cultural influence and SKIMS’ mastery of everyday essentials.
The capsule launches November 20th and to celebrate the release, SKIMS will debut exclusive pop-ups in Los Angeles, New York, and Selfridges London, each offering a surprise holiday gift with every purchase while supplies last.
A New Holiday Uniform
More than a drop, more than a collab, this capsule introduces a new seasonal archetype: comfort with personality, softness with spectacle, collectability with attitude.
It’s SKIMS, yes soft, wearable, democratic.
But it’s also CPFM, bold, eccentric, relentlessly creative.
And together, they deliver a holiday collection made not for quiet nights in, but for expressive ones.
Even in the season of tradition, there’s room for a little well-deserved chaos.
