The Wholesome Trend Even the Kardashians Are Getting Behind
If the Kardashians typically conjure beige body-con dresses, nude selfies and dramatic contouring for you, you’d be forgiven for having a moment of cognitive dissonance upon seeing them frolicking in a barn, wrapped up in quilts, for Calvin Klein’s Spring 2018 denim campaign. (The brand has one-of-a-kind vintage quilts available online for a range of prices. The lowest is an absolute steal at $1,120.) Yet there’s something undeniably current about the rustic Americana that quilts evoked in the Spring 2018 runway shows.
At Loewe, Jonathan Anderson trotted out diamond-patterned quilted trousers, while a severe white mock-neck dress channelled the manic energy of a patchwork-crazy quilt below its waist. Kolor showed a jacket with denim patches creeping across the shoulders, and almost every item on Sacai’s runway comprised at least three different fabrics, as if they were rations found at an army-navy store.
Quiltlike details hearken back to a bygone era when evenings were spent doing various handicrafts and the concept of “screen time” did not exist. The new-found popularity of the homemade aesthetic is perhaps best encapsulated by the wartime refrain “Make do and mend.” When life hits a snag, the best advice is to patch it up and keep going.
Photography via ImaxTree
Photography via ImaxTree
Photography via ImaxTree
Photography via ImaxTree
Photography via ImaxTree
 Yet there’s something undeniably current about the rustic Americana that quilts evoked in the Spring 2018 runway shows.
[caption id="attachment_335478" align="alignnone" width="1391"] Photography courtesy of Calvin Klein[/caption]
At Loewe, Jonathan Anderson trotted out diamond-patterned quilted trousers, while a severe white mock-neck dress channelled the manic energy of a patchwork-crazy quilt below its waist. Kolor showed a jacket with denim patches creeping across the shoulders, and almost every item on Sacai’s runway comprised at least three different fabrics, as if they were rations found at an army-navy store.
Quiltlike details hearken back to a bygone era when evenings were spent doing various handicrafts and the concept of “screen time” did not exist. The new-found popularity of the homemade aesthetic is perhaps best encapsulated by the wartime refrain “Make do and mend.” When life hits a snag, the best advice is to patch it up and keep going.
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