Showing for the first time at LG Fashion Week, KRANE designer Ken Chow certainly knows how to wow a crowd. While guests were vying for seats of any kind in the smaller showroom, designer sisters Chloé and Parris Gordon were spotted in pieces from their new collection. An ebullient Robin Kay hobnobbed with Suzanne Boyd as Derick Chetty tweeted about how Viktor&Rolf the runway was, what with the coats and bags dangling from meat hooks and all.
As the show began, squeals of delight were heard from giggly girls and boys in response to the winsome male models. A well-cut green jacket – created from revitalized Italian military blankets from the 1940s – was plucked from a hook and added to ankle-grazing black pants, a grey shirt with breast pockets, and a leather bow-tie, making for a look with rugged urban polish. Leather elbow patches, exposed zippers and shearling trim on bombers and jackets were some details that helped make this collection.
Mid-show we were given a bit of a performance that saw two limber gents do a backflip or two while tossing about pieces from the bag collection. It was a fun way to break up a show, though not all the bags seemed to get the air-time they deserved. Back into the swing of things again, the focus was on pants – a great pair in leather had extra length to add a certain nonchalance – and belts-cum-suspenders which were worn over bare chests. Somehow, at that moment there was nothing manlier than a guy who could pull off a one-shouldered brace, with or without a shirt on. With its rough sex appeal, KRANE has us excited for menswear again.
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