KENZO’s first standalone womenswear show in eight years sees Artistic Director Nigo burrow deep into the Maison’s storied archive to create a collection as spirited and playful as a den of bunny rabbits in love.
Drawing on Kenzo Takada’s unparalleled knack for expressing joy through a lens of exacting luxury, the pop ingenuity of Andy Warhol, and Nigo’s own globetrotting, parameter-shifting journey at the forefront of design and style culture, the collection comprises an eclectic play of contrasts.
Unexpected sartorial registers are boldly clashed, reimagining the KENZO girl anew – coloured by youthful cheekiness, confidence, killer attitude and play.
Just as bunnies nest as families, a keen sense of community underpins both the collection and the show. Hopping down from the fourth floor atelier – the Maison’s proud, beating heart – girls in exquisitely hand-wrought looks file around 18 rue Vivienne’s stately 17th century salons to a dynamic, era and genre-warping mix of 90s hip hop, punk and disco. Perched on the tastefully homely array of furniture pieces curated by Nigo, you are invited to feel as at home in ours as you would in yours. The furry friends you’ve brought with you are, too.
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