SF1OG’s SS26 collection thesis aligns closely with Group Show 2’s prompt, exploring the fragile terrain of romance—balancing longing, obsession, and emotional decay. In keeping with the theme of first romances, Leather Jacket recalls the formative experience of finding a vintage piece, wearing it relentlessly, and imbuing it with the intensity of teenage “firsts.” Timeless in form yet charged with nostalgia, the jacket became SF1OG’s immediate response to the idea of “firsts”.