This season, Rei Kawakubo looked to shine some light on Paris Fashion Week Men’s. “I want to hope for some light, even if very small,” said the 81-year-old designer in her typically brief pre-runway note, for the aptly titled The Hope of Light. But rather than a literal gleam or glow, Kawakubo’s light was one of lightness, an attitude that appeared in childlike headpieces of multicoloured clips, frothy tulle in pink and black, and giant clown ruffs that sprouted from lapels.
Photography Jamie-Maree Shipton