Christopher Kane AW 2020

Christopher Kane imbues chic sexuality like no other designer, a notion that the Scottish fashion giant has been constructing through many seasons gone by, each one accumulating something ever more strange and beautiful to his collections. For Autumn Winter 2020, the designer channeled the concepts of sex and nature by focusing on the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, illustrated as a passionate triangle which embodies man, woman, and nature. These were Kane’s muses of the season that ultimately revealed his most refined interpretation of sexuality to date.
As his starting point, Kane focused on a triangle, which is the fundamental shape discovered in the natural and unnatural (literally and metaphorically) in equal measures. Uthotho lweenkangeleko ezivule ingqokelela yabeka unxantathu kwindawo ebonakalayo, ibonwa kwiiphaneli zeepetshi ezinemibala emininzi, ngeesatin ezikhazimlayo, kunye namanxeba amile. Imilo ke yabonwa yandiswa kwibali lefashoni ngaphaya kwejometri njengoko umyili waphinda wacinga unxantathu wothando.

Iingubo ezikhumbuza abantwana besikolo abahlakaniphileyo bafikeleleke ngee-prim bows, kunye neehempe eziqhotyoshelweyo zengelosi bezibhalwe phantsi kwamaqhekeza alungelelanisiweyo. I-twist yobuhle ngokukhawuleza yatshintsha isimo sengqondo, zivela njengebandla lenkohlakalo, iilokhwe eziphezulu ze-crystal mesh ezenziwe nge-chainmail kunye “i-lingerie ene-saucy”-iimpahla eziphefumlelweyo.
Isilayi esongezelelweyo se-grunge songezwa kumxube wefashoni ngokuvela kwee-knitwear ze-mohair ezimnyama. Uluhlu lwabaxhuma kunye neehempe zazihonjiswe ngemifanekiso ka-Adam, uEva, and the forbidden apple tree by German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder finished with Kane’s latest buzzword “Naturotica,” emblazoned on top.

With the ability to merge kitsch and typically unsexy objects into supple and lavish garments of desire, Christopher Kane once again illustrated his unparalleled dexterities throughout his Autumn-Winter collection. Take the orthopedic gel implants, for instance. In essence, these were seen metamorphosed into psychedelic harnesses that were styled over tops, knits, and dresses and even featured on timeless, grandma-esque bags and a range of footwear.
Christopher Kane’s overall message was that he forever believes in strong women, and they don’t come much stronger than the woman he had in mind for this collection.