Calvin Klein's New York Fashion Week 2018 Saw Models Walking on a Ramp Full of Popcorn
The show attendants and the models both had their ankles covered in popcorn.
One can never be sure what you get to see at a fashion show. Although you know it is going to be a showcase of some extravagance of clothes, accessories or headgears, you can never really predict. This time at the Calvin Klein show at the New York Fashion Week, the attendants were taken aback to see a lot of popcorn around. And by that, we mean on the ramp, which the models crunched as they walked over it. Calvin Klein designer Raf Simons presented his Fall 2018 collection on a sea of popcorn.
The show attendants and the models both had their ankles covered in popcorn. And this wasn’t an average snack brought in. All of it was edible popcorn brought in from Popcorn Charlie — a Rochester-based company which sells popcorn. According to their tweet, the venue was covered in 50,000 gallons of popcorn. So now you know what we are talking about! Everyone at the venue had to stomp their way through these popcorns. The reason or using the popcorn was not exactly a happy or a movie-night themed. On closer observation, Simon’s idea was to give larger significance to the state of America.
The venue covered in popcorn
Models carrying bucket of popcorn as they walk on ramp
Stomping popcorns as they walk
For the show notes prepared by the designer had a mention of a wider, universal view of American society and a democracy where "there is no cultural hierarchy." The show’s invitations had barns filled with popcorn behind them. So a symbolism points out the barns looked burned and the popcorn on the ramps meant burned-up corn fields. A little too dark for a fashion event right? And his models were the survivors of this apocalyptic situation. So there were bright and over-sized firefighter kind jackets along with boots and gloves. There were also prairie dresses, Western shirts and quilted patchwork outfits. Some models walked the ramp carrying bags of popcorn too.
We do not know what the exact perspective was behind using popcorns on the ramp yet but not everyone was as pleased with the idea. Among the attendants were Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan. Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern sat with Margot Robbie. Calvin Klein campaign stars A$AP Rocky and Millie Bobby Brown were also in attendance.
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