FW18 Yellow Looney Tunes Inside Out Knit

the Piece

The reference of the American film industry, is clearly visible in Raf Simons FW18 pieces for Calvin Klein, especially with showing well-known characters from the Looney Tunes. This oversized wool sweater, for example, is adorned by “Road Runner”. Loose threads give the Crewneck a used look. This piece is assembled by the cartoon character Roadrunner. Designed in collaboration with Looney Tunes, it's knitted from virgin wool to an oversized shape and features a reverse-intarsia design on the front. 

the Collection

After a year of Raf Simon’s debut at Calvin Klein, he presented one of our favorite fashion shows of the last decade, 205W39NYC Fall Winter 2018. From the extraordinary runway that had a floor filled with real Popcorn to some of the most thought-out knitwear he ever designed, everything about it made this collection a huge evolution of Raf and his idea of Calvin Klein.  

"This collection is an evolution of my idea of Calvin Klein – of a view onto American society – but now wider, universal. It’s an allegory for a meeting of old worlds and new worlds, relating to the discovery of America, the 1960’s Space Race, and the twenty-first century information age. Reflecting the notion of democracy, there is no cultural hierarchy: the mixes emancipate clothing and references from their meanings, from their own narratives, and collage them to discover something different – a different dream. More than anything else, this collection is about freedom. A word that defines America, and Calvin Klein” – Raf

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