Fashion is very often pure escapism – but today, that couldn’t be further from the truth. For proof, look no further than the catwalk decors that provide a backdrop for designers’ latest ready-to-wear collections. Next winter’s offerings were largely a realisation of the most unsettling contemporary fears: Kenzo’s show (pictured) took place in quarantine, while Japanese designer Mame Kurogouchi set up camp at Paris’s Faculty of Pharmacy and the Balenciaga show was submerged by rising sea levels.
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