Before the kick-off of this show–the first they’ve had since you-know-what–Dean and Dan Caten came out on the runway in matching hoodies and delivered a pep talk. We welcome everyone of you today, because this day for us is huge. The big deal is this space and all of its members. We are grateful for your support and willingness to put on a physical show. This is a huge step forward for us. We’re alive, excited, and it feels good .”
It felt great to be back in their crowd, too. According to post-show conversations, it wasn’t just the Catens’ absence that made us love this collection. These mixologists have a long-established recipe for combining seemingly aggressive context clashes. This season, the mixture was applied to a “hippy hikingr” base, with lots of business-suiting, punky tartan and fabulous sequin. A collaboration with Invicta allowed for the insertion of sometimes