(L-R): Louis Vuitton, Marine Serre, Rick Owens, Max Mara, Coperni. Art by Tilden Bissell.
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Apocalypse Now
There were pleas for protection on many of the fall 2020 runways, which, given our current reality, feels like an eerily accurate forecast. At Max Mara and Rick Owens, models were fit to fight off any looming apocalypse with parkas that enveloped them in padding. While at Louis Vuitton and Coperni, the designers took on a more scientific approach to pandemics, with coding modules printed on their dresses and t-shirts.
(L-R): Balenciaga, Haider Ackermann, Paco Rabanne, Loewe, Gucci. Art by Tilden Bissell.
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Sunday Service
When Kanye West performed his Sunday Service on the eve of Balenciaga’s clerical collection, the thought was that if the apocalypse is now, then the fashion industry is in need of salvation. Only a few days earlier, Paco Rabanne honored Saint Joan of Arc with plates of armor in their signature chainmail. Later, Loewe had us dressed for Mass with a promise to impress the masses.
(L-R): Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Molly Goddard, Celine, Gucci. Art by Tilden Bissell.
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Child’s Play
The mini movement prevailed this fall 2020 season, with abbreviated hemlines at Gucci and Marc Jacobs—an unsurprising take, given their pre-fall 2020 collections. At Celine, Hedi Slimane traded his infamous downtown girl in favor of the schoolgirl, with shrunken coats and minidresses. Meanwhile, Molly Goddard paid homage to the childlike Peter Pan collar. In total, this is one school uniform we would never complain about.
