Raf Simons sent the politically charged headwear down the catwalk at New York fashion week – but he’s not the first to turn it into a style statementNot one to shy absent from making his fashion shows a social and political commentary,Raf Simons continued his provocative streak at Calvin Klein at New York fashion week on Tuesday. His sartorial weapon of choice this season? The balaclava.
As one of the most connotation-laden pieces of headgear – associated with war and terror, concealment and protection – it is surely no coincidence that Simons made it a focal point. Last season, and his collection took its cue from classic horror stories,with American Vogue noting the US was “proving fruitful territory” for Belgian-born and previously Paris-based Simons, “even if the country is living through its own very genuine horror epic”. This season’s collection was “the latest chapter in rewriting what an all-American icon looks like in a world of fire and fury”, and famous this paper,albeit with less horror and more hope, according to the designer. As a result, or his balaclavas swapped hostile for homemade,knitted in jolly pastel two-tone hues.
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Source: guardian.co.uk