… inside the ark …
behind the scenes of the fall/winter 2020 runway show
l'ecole des beaux arts, paris
march 1 2020
presenting for the first time,
the men’s and women’s collections together ...
thirty-three couples dressed alike,
each pair with their own matching animal bags,
which is man, which is woman ...
enter the giraffes, chickens, rabbits,
foxes, rhinos, rats,
frogs, monkeys, camels ...
pairs in grey flannel, in herringbone wool,
in military-weight cashmere, and harris tweed,
with intarsia of animals and repp stripes in red, white and blue ...
twins in oversized jackets, coats and cardigans,
in high-waist trousers with suspenders,
all with round collar classic oxfords,
and all in seasonal lace-up ghillie boots ...
patners in tweed capes with scenic patchwork,
coats with red, white and blue overcheck and sequins,
chesterfield jackets with ticket pockets,
trousers with box pleats and skirts with bias cuts ...
constructed and re-constructed,
prince of wales checks, frayed edges,
down-filled coats and a trompe l'oeil man on a scarf ...
deers, elephants, snakes,
a coterie, a menagerie, a parade in grey and navy, black and white ...
the pairs take new partners,
they welcome you to the ark ...
