“We wanted to express a tougher femininity this season,” says Christopher Kane. “I was looking at abstract shapes, hard angles and sharp jags, as well as uniforms and utility: I love the idea of the female factory worker. At the same time, we wanted to work with historical fabrics and contrast them with these tough silhouettes; heavy silk damasks and taffetas together with overalls and Velcro attachments. It’s about the people who made these fabrics as much as the fabrics themselves, the extreme industrial line combined with history and femininity.”
Industry, utility, technology and history: the Christopher Kane girl blossoms on the factory floor, the lab and the atelier this Fall/Winter collection that celebrates the powerhouse combination of craft and work. Still something of an experimental outsider, the girl can also be seen in billowing Habotai silk prints, featuring drawings of mysterious spacecraft and otherworldly technology by Ionel Talpazan – the visionary artist who sold his work on the streets of New York City.
The Christopher Kane / Swarovski Atelier jewellery line is launched again this season, featuring the classic ‘Bolster’ necklaces, together with a new, skinnier alternative. Meanwhile, Christopher Kane enters the world of ‘see now, buy now’ with a capsule of bags and high-top sneakers called ‘The Space Collection.’
