Crushed CDs and Perspex guitars established the with-the-band theme of Jonny Johansson’s Acne Studios Paris presentation. A DIY bluntness echoed in sharp silhouettes and electric blue fishnet knits mid-laddering and cropped bra tops worthy of a riot grrl – the latter popped up elsewhere in Paris as well, at Ungaro and Ackermann to name a few. Willfully random, patches of jewel-tone silk velvet added a glamorous edge and together with lacquered thigh-high boots an essential textural depth.
There was a rigidity to the shapes as well, ‘80s power-suits reinterpreted as blazer-dresses and determined square lines only interrupted by a cool slouch, slashed splits and the occasional flame. Always on fashionable point, we look forward to Acne’s spring of rock stars.
by Elisabeth Krohn
Images courtesy of Acne Studios / TCS UK