Somewhere in between sneaking out for lunch and soccer practice, I spent my time at Barnstable High School cramming for the AP Biology exam, a whopper of a test which ran the gamut from recessive traits to ribosomes. CHRISTOPHER KANE’S Spring/Summer 2014 collection would have been the ideal cheat sheet. The collection playfully subverts spring’s most notorious cliché—the flower—by conjuring up academic associations, incorporating textbook botanical diagrams and petal-shaped cutouts in order to draw parallels between the flower and female anatomy.
Kane’s reputation for reimagining femininity by blending elegant fabrics with bold, innovative forms is manifest in this collection, which includes billowing lace skirts, organza appliqué arrows lifted from photosynthesis diagrams, and hidden mini-pleats that add dimension and graceful movement. In addition to these more conceptual takes on flowers, Kane also includes large-scale graphic depictions of stamen, stigma, and stalks (all properly labeled, no doubt) as throwbacks to academic visual culture. Take your pick of spring's freshest florals at OC NY, LA, and online!
Shop all Christopher Kane HERE
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BUTTERCUP SKIRT in yellow and BUTTERCUP SWEATER in white. Photos courtesy of Christopher Kane![]()
LACE FLOWER EMBROIDERED SWEATSHIRT in mint/white.
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PLASMA LACE PETAL SKIRT in lilac/ iridescent
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PLASMA LACE PETAL TANK in lilac/ iridescent
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Arrow Diagram T-Dress in white
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Double Pleat Mini Skirt in white/mint
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Flat T-Bar Sandals in red
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Flat T-Bar Sandals in white
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Flat T-Bar Sandals in black/white
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Kane’s reputation for reimagining femininity by blending elegant fabrics with bold, innovative forms is manifest in this collection, which includes billowing lace skirts, organza appliqué arrows lifted from photosynthesis diagrams, and hidden mini-pleats that add dimension and graceful movement. In addition to these more conceptual takes on flowers, Kane also includes large-scale graphic depictions of stamen, stigma, and stalks (all properly labeled, no doubt) as throwbacks to academic visual culture. Take your pick of spring's freshest florals at OC NY, LA, and online!
Shop all Christopher Kane HERE
BUTTERCUP SKIRT in yellow and BUTTERCUP SWEATER in white. Photos courtesy of Christopher Kane
LACE FLOWER EMBROIDERED SWEATSHIRT in mint/white.
PLASMA LACE PETAL SKIRT in lilac/ iridescent
PLASMA LACE PETAL TANK in lilac/ iridescent
Arrow Diagram T-Dress in white
Double Pleat Mini Skirt in white/mint
Flat T-Bar Sandals in red
Flat T-Bar Sandals in white
Flat T-Bar Sandals in black/white
