Scene setting: Raf Simons’ knack for bringing together nostalgic, cult aspects of American pop culture has become a clear signature for Calvin Klein. This season, guests at the runway show were disoriented by the transformation of the label’s 205 West 39th Street headquarters, which was awash with crimson carpet, seating and bright red lights. It was only when the show commenced, with digital screens that enveloped the space projected with a familiar ocean scene complete with lapping waves and a solitary female swimmer, that the familiar strains of John Williams’ theme for Jaws began to indicate the 1970s, surf-inspired joyride to come.
Sound bite: ‘The landscape of America – literal, and psychological – inspires Calvin Klein. A journey through America leads, inevitably, to the edge of the landscape: the beach. At the beach there is this incredible idea of beauty, but also a tension – between land and ocean, a feeling of two worlds meeting, maybe colliding. There’s a sense of the unexpected – and always, a temptation. For me, Jaws perfectly exemplifies these notions.’
Mood board: Filled with form-fitting matte black layers, peplum panels on skirts reminiscent of wetsuits being folded over, a heavy dose of tie-dye and the inclusion of nautical hardware, the fantastical collection displayed a creative array of craftsmanship that, while in service to the theme, still translated into clothes one would want to wear. Intricate ruched details on silk tops and jagged, asymmetric hems on sharply pleated skirts brought an exciting edge to the collection, while still complementing the label’s mainstays such as oversized tailored blazer jackets, fuzzy knitwear and sharply sculpted footwear.
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A major Takashi Murakami exhibition sees the world in kaleidoscopic colourThe Cleveland Art Museum presents 'Takashi Murakami 'Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow', exploring outrage and escapist fantasy
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For her first Rome retrospective, artist Anthea Hamilton reconsiders OthelloIn ‘Soft You,’ now on view at Fondazione Memmo, sensuality and severity coexist.
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Want to be a Venice pavilion commissioner? Bring ideas – and your RolodexThe impressive showings of the USA's Venice pavilion in the Giardini belie the ambitious fundraising efforts that underpin them. Past and present curators tell us how it works
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Everything you need to know about the Met Gala 2025 and ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibitionEverything Wallpaper* knows about the Met Gala 2025 – from the dress code to the exhibition theme and A-list co-chairs
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Sarah Moon brings painterly fashion and dark fantasy to Fotografiska New YorkOctogenarian French photographer and filmmaker Sarah Moon shows 30 years of work at Fotografiska New York – spanning fashion and fantasy, mystery and the macabre, it’s dark, painterly and compelling
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‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion' is coming to The MetThe first of a two-part, year-long extravaganza, ‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion’ is organised into 12 sections that seek to define the emotional qualities in American style
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Saint Laurent celebrates 40 years of Memphis GroupMemphis Group's milestone birthday is celebrated with a series of colourful furniture installations across the French maison's concept boutiques
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‘A place for the eye to pause’: Ulla Johnson unveils New York HQThe Manhattan-born fashion designer opens a warmly-hued style sanctuary, created in collaboration with architect Rafael de Cárdenas
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Es Devlin-designed time-travelling exhibition opens at The Met’s Costume Institute‘Our aim is to communicate the phenomenon of time as it is expressed through the female form,’ says Devlin of the exhibition she has designed alongside curator Andrew Bolton
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