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As New York Fashion Week enters day three, the talk is still all about Raf Simons’s glorious debut at Calvin Klein. For the show not only spelled a true“ fashion moment” it signalled the beginning of a revolution in American fashion which has long held a reputation for being ultra commercial. (Read: safe and predictable.)
Kate Bosworth, one of the many A-list friends of the brand in the runway FROW, wore her heart on her, well, heart
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In the brave new world of Simons – who was appointed Creative Director of the iconic brand last August after his sudden departure from Dior which sent planet fashion into a tail spin – there are no such words as classic, let alone conservative.
SEE THE FULL CALVIN KLEIN AW17 RUNWAY SHOW HERE.
And in something of a call to action, the designer is not only out to re-write the label’s sporty aesthetic but totally change the game plan for his fellow designers who will be left with no choice but to step up the creativity.
Raf Simons (left) with his long-time right hand man Pieter Mulier, who was also his studio director at Dior
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That’s not to say Simons’s didn’t honour the brands Americana roots – the classics were there – but he promptly turned them on their head. And then some. Here are the hot new trends from Raf at Calvin that are worth getting all worked up about.
1. COLOUR BLOCKING Red, white and blue, the boys love you.
Model Mad Manning in Calvin Klein AW17
2. NEW TAKE ON TWEED Cut out tweed or shielded in Perspex, you decide.
Model Mayowa Nicholas in Calvin Klein AW17
Model Fei Fei Sun in Calvin Klein AW17
Model Liya Kebede in Calvin Klein AW17
3. THE “CLASSIC” TRENCH What’s yellow, furry and covered in plastic?
Model Julia Nobis in Calvin Klein AW17
4. DOUBLE DENIM In dark or light wash, we don’t care.
Model Camille Hurel in Calvin Klein AW17
Model Skylar Tartz in Calvin Klein AW17
5. PRETTY IN PLASTIC See through has never looked so transparently sexy.
Model Lexi Boling in Calvin Klein AW17
Model Sara Grace Wallerstedt in Calvin Klein AW17
6. LEATHER WITH A TWIST Soften up your biker look with pretty flowers.
Model Alicia Holtz in Calvin Klein AW17
Model Leila Goldkuhl in Calvin Klein AW17
All runway images: NOWFASHION
See the full Calvin Klein AW17 runway show here.
