AW05 Undercover “Arts and Crafts” Deconstructed Wool Sculpted Jacket Stefan Cooke Drawing inspiration from diverse traditions

Drawing inspiration from diverse traditions

This flannel

Wong Kar Wai

construction

resulting in hybrid silhouettes and playful constructions that redefined menswear while remaining approachable

AW05 Undercover “Arts and Crafts” Deconstructed Wool Sculpted Jacket Stefan Cooke Drawing inspiration from diverse traditionsUndercovers Autumn Winter 2005 "Arts and Crafts" is one of the many important pieces of work from Jun Takahashis early Paris years. Presented in the gilded ballroom of the Grand Hotel in Paris, the collection builds on his punk inspired handwork and conceptual deconstruction while merging classical menswear tropes to challenge elegant and feminine connotations commonly associated with womenswear during that era. Jun distorted familiar menswear staples