Broad brands of contrasting hues. Colors that popped. Squares within cubes and other geometric patterns. The zestful aesthetic of architect-designer Ettore Sottsass clearly inspired Nao Yagi and Hokuto Katsui’s fall Mint Designs collection.
But, lest anyone sense they were lingering in the past, the duo said they also aimed to create a “post-modern” feeling, mainly by the use of unusual materials. Models zigzagged across a clear acrylic stage in palazzo pants, pencil skirts, long coats and cropped jackets all fashioned from a fleecelike fabric, as thick and cozy-looking as a plush toy, but realized in a pixellated print. The dresses’ wide waistbands and sleeves and the backs of pants were made in a plastic-y black textile, gathered to create an effect of cinched-up trash bags.
The designers also used various jacquards in lighthearted prints of polka dots or flowers on peplum tops, cropped trousers and tea-length dresses and skirts. Large, clear plastic buttonlike embellishments and zippers that can be used to cast off sections from coats added a bit of whimsy.
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The show closed with a series of strong looks in bold stripes, including a pantsuit and a coat worn over striped red velour leggings.