AW05 Undercover “Arts and Crafts” Deconstructed Wool Sculpted Jacket Stefan Cooke Wong Kar Wai

Wong Kar Wai

The result was not a literal translation of scenery but an attempt to capture nature’s rhythm

crafted under Margiela’s tenure

Drawing inspiration from diverse traditions

AW05 Undercover “Arts and Crafts” Deconstructed Wool Sculpted Jacket Stefan Cooke Wong Kar WaiUndercovers Autumn Winter 2005 "Arts and Crafts" is one of the many important pieces of work from Jun Takahashis early Paris years. Presented in the gilded ballroom of the Grand Hotel in Paris, the collection builds on his punk inspired handwork and conceptual deconstruction while merging classical menswear tropes to challenge elegant and feminine connotations commonly associated with womenswear during that era. Jun distorted familiar menswear staples