ICONIC RUNWAYS First Runway show as appointed creative director - Nigo The Fall 2022 Ready-to-wear show was the first show with the newly appointed creative director, Nigo. The show was held during Paris Men’s Fashion Week at Paris Galerie Vivienne. The runway show debuted not only Nigo’s first collection but the soundtrack was a preview mix that was composed by Nigo himself, alongside Lil Uzi Vert, A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, Tyler the Creator and Pharrell (Abad, 2022). The venue, Paris Galerie Vivienne, is sentimental to the brand as the late founder, Kenzo Takada staged his first show for his label in 1970 in the same location. The Fall 2022 Ready-to-wear show portrayed various designs, fabrics and prints. The most important print to consider is the poppy print, a key print for the fashion house. Although the traditional print came through in a baroque and Jungle Jap inspired take, Nigo applied a twist on the traditional poppy and created a stylised drawing of the flower and applied it to washed denim workwear silhouettes. This was applied by velcro patches on hats, waistcoats, midi skirts and camp collar shirts (Leitch, 2022). Key details on the garments are aspects such as the 1970 date, the year Kenzo was founded. Along with cultural clichés such as the map of France paired with berets. Japanese influence was brought into the design aspects through the kimonos and bibbed gingham aprons worn over suiting. The Ivy League and American sports influence shone through the bomber jackets and unwashed dungarees.
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