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This time last year Christopher Kane's atom bomb and cloud print tee shirts and dresses were, well, EXPLODING into the fashion stratosphere. His Resort 2010 is delicate in fabric, but strikes a mighty impact with those prints. "Sinister but beautiful" was Kane's description of the atom bomb print, and it's an apt way to capture the feelings that these images evoke. Like the bloody gunfight at the end of the Western, there is some visceral, and tragic, certainly, beauty in the rising atom cloud print. When it is contrasted against the images of the natural cloud formations that adorn the remaining dresses, jackets and even shoes (Kane wanted to communicate the idea of walking in the sky) it is poignant indeed. On the one hand, a cloud of warfare and anger, on the other the innocent formations of a peaceful sky. I'm sad that Christopher Kane didn't do a resort collection again this year, but we have certainly been spoiled for Kane over the past 6 months, what with his eagerly anticipated Topshop collection, his exceptionally witty and clever debut collection for Versus by Versace and the perfection that was his gothic vision for Spring/Summer in London Fashion Week in February. I've said it once, I'll say it again, Christopher Kane is a fascinating designer. He uses the word sexy at least once to describe every collection, and yet there is something else in his clothes. Intelligence. History. Good Humour. And sharp tailoring that can make any woman look good. I wish he was stocked with more regularity in Australian boutiques, we have been shamefully slow on the Kane uptake.
Oh, and these tee shirts are on sale at Lands End at the moment. A slice of Kane for all, perhaps?
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