Kiko Kostadinov Mixes Tailoring With Industrial Influences for Mackintosh 0002
Reinventing the uniform.
For his second ready-to-wear Mackintosh collection, designer Kiko Kostadinov took inspiration from a 1985 installation by Italian artist Mario Merz. The installation, titled “Igloo, Do We Go Around Houses, or Do Houses Go Around Us?” was made mostly of slate, steel and broken glass, materials which all play a role in Mackintosh 0002, the collection Kostadinov displayed at this season’s Paris Fashion Week. These materials are also evident in the collection’s color palette, with translucent fabrics layered over scarlet and ice-cool teal, as well as stone, charcoal and pebble grey.
A key theme of the collection is Kostadinov’s continuing interest in the idea of the uniform, with reworked tailoring and exaggerated silhouettes both featured. Another focus is on the use of unexpected materials, with Loro Piana 3-Layer storm system wool and Nikke gabardine wool used alongside Mackintosh’s traditional rubberized techniques. The 2018 spring/summer collection also sees Kostadinov introduce accessories to his Mackintosh line, with rubber bags made by repurposing traditional Mackintosh outerwear and fastened with industrial snaps.
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