Christopher Kane 2011/2012

English designer, Christopher Kane's current collection is a delight. It is whimsical and eyecatching with references to handicraft, the 1920s and futurism. That seems to be the trend in a business where trends are made, that designers use a myriad of influences when creating clothes. The result can in some cases be quite muddled but I think that Christopher Kane has landed on the right side of the thin line between success and failure.

I got a feeling of sheer nostalgia when I saw the skirts above and below. My paternal grandmother used to make bedspreads in that technique. If she had been alive I wonder what she had said if she had seen women wearing that as clothes. I think she would have laughed long and hard.




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Christopher Kane

Christopher Kane is a Scottish designer born in 1982 and who graduated from Central St Martins in 2006. The same year he started his own label together with his sister, Tammy Kane. Christopher Kane has won lots of accolades already which should come as no surprise to anyone when they see his colourful creations that also hold a touch of magic.

If you haven't discovered Christopher Kane already - do!

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