Elle Australia - 10.2018

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of good for the whirring cogs of our overstimulated brains.

This season, leading houses are elevating craft out of th

domestic realm and into the stratosphere of luxury fashio

Just like the craft revival of the ‘70s flourished as a reactio

against the shiny new consumerism of the ‘50s and ‘60

some designers are responding to the challenging social an

political landscape of our times... with macramé. “We took

back to California, to handcraft, women’s lib,” Proenz

Schouler designer Lazaro Hernandez told fashion journa

Sarah Mower backstage. “But we were thinking about t

voyager, picking things up as she goes along across border

There was tie-dye and woven leather, too, and the most intrica

sculptural necklaces that seemed fresh from the artist’s stud

although the polished pieces they adorned read more ch

globetrotter than hippy backpacker.

At Chloé, Natacha Ramsay-Levi also looked back to mo

forward, with faux fur fringed trousers and jackets, and intricate

patterned blouses giving a sophisticated 2018 take to t

typically bohemian brand. Maria Grazia Chiuri mark

the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Paris student protes

and fuelled the feminist uprising she has fostered since joining

Christian Dior with colourful crochet pieces and embroidered

handbags that would satisfy the most dedicated craftivist.

At Calvin Klein, while the hand-knit balaclavas might seem one

step too far from reality, the patchwork chiffon gowns were

everything we love about the resurgence of craft today:

uplifting, utterly wearable

and, just like the natty jumper

creative director Raf Simons

wore for his runway lap,

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VERONIKA MAINE,

veronikamaine.com.au

Boots, $650, COACH,

coachaustralia.com

Top, $355, AJE,

a-j-e.com.au

Chloé

Chloé

Proenza Schouler

Christian Dior

Marni

Christian Dior

Dries van Noten