Postapocalypse Now: Seams are exposed, hems are frayed, skins are wild and woolly.

Carmen Kass wears a black leather floor-length coat and orange wrap dress, Ann Demeulemeester.

What does the future hold?

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Postapocalypse Now: Seams are exposed, hems are frayed, skins are wild and woolly. Carmen Kass wears a black leather floor-length coat and orange wrap dress, Ann Demeulemeester.

At the moment, no one really knows.

Ruminating on these thoughts can be crazy-making, especially as the news cycle is basically all doom and gloom.

What can be momentarily soothing is escapist dreaming of a better post-coronavirus world.

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Beyond Thunderdome: Ivory goat top, leather pants, Loewe.

My own hopes and dreams have been boosted by a fashion shoot fromVogues September 2000 issue.

Its punk glamour in the middle of nowhere, in a world that no one has ever seen before.

Beyond Thunderdome: Ivory goat top, leather pants, Loewe.

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Beyond Thunderdome: Roberto Cavalli long brown orylag coat. Buff wrap dress, Balenciaga “Le Dix” by Nicolas Ghesquière.

Beyond Thunderdome: Roberto Cavalli long brown orylag coat.

Buff wrap dress, Balenciaga Le Dix by Nicolas Ghesquiere.

The Road Warrior: Hell for leather: Louis Vuitton sleeveless dress with snap slit.

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The Road Warrior: Hell for leather: Louis Vuitton sleeveless dress with snap slit.

The Road Warrior: Kass wears Fendis sleeveless ermine dress.

This Is Hard Core: Ecru goat wrap top, absinthe-green drawstring skirt, Ann Demeulemeester.

This Is Hard Core: Last years tiaras and ball gowns make way for slashed leathers and tattered hems.

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The Road Warrior: Kass wears Fendi’s sleeveless ermine dress.

Calvin Klein mallard-green belted waxed-calf coat.

Survival of the Fittest: After utility gear, after sports chic, comes rough-and-ready punk.

From left: On Kass, Martin Margiela motorcycle jacket.

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This Is Hard Core: Ecru goat wrap top, absinthe-green drawstring skirt, Ann Demeulemeester.

Turtleneck, Helmut Lang.

Skinny pants, Balenciaga Le Dix by Nicolas Ghesquiere.

Liudmilla Bakhmat wears a beige suede dress by Yohji Yamamoto.

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This Is Hard Core: Last year’s tiaras and ball gowns make way for slashed leathers and tattered hems. Calvin Klein mallard-green belted waxed-calf coat.

Storming the Gate: A little bit couture, a little bit rock n roll.

Denimaxx reversible sheared-shearling coat.

Turtleneck, Helmut Lang.

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Survival of the Fittest: After utility gear, after “sports chic,” comes rough-and-ready punk. From left: On Kass, Martin Margiela motorcycle jacket. Turtleneck, Helmut Lang. Skinny pants, Balenciaga “Le Dix” by Nicolas Ghesquière. Liudmilla Bakhmat wears a beige suede dress by Yohji Yamamoto.

Barbarians at the Gate: Yohji Yamamoto, king of threads and patches, launched the futuristic-tribeswoman look.

Padded beige-and-burnt-orange suede coat, Yohji Yamamoto.

End of Days: White shearling coat, Helmut Lang.

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Storming the Gate: A little bit couture, a little bit rock ’n’ roll. Denimaxx reversible sheared-shearling coat. Turtleneck, Helmut Lang.

Sand Storm: Long kidskin coat, Zuki.

Sand Storm: Mojave Desert whites are worn in layers.

Suede sleeveless dress with asymmetrical hem and multilayered skirt with quilted underskirt, Yohji Yamamoto.

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Barbarians at the Gate: Yohji Yamamoto, king of threads and patches, launched the futuristic-tribeswoman look. Padded beige-and-burnt-orange suede coat, Yohji Yamamoto.

Hunters and Gatherers: Giorgio Armani Mongolian-lamb jacket, black leather pants.

Hunters and Gatherers: Tough-enough pieces to seek and hoard: Mens caramel shearling coat, Ruffo Research.

Beige dress, Valentino Boutique.

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End of Days: White shearling coat, Helmut Lang.

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End of Days: Beige wrap top with shoulder pads, skinny pants, Balenciaga “Le Dix” by Nicolas Ghesquière.

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Sand Storm: Long kidskin coat, Zuki.

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Sand Storm: Mojave Desert whites are worn in layers. Suede sleeveless dress with asymmetrical hem and multilayered skirt with quilted underskirt, Yohji Yamamoto.

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Hunters and Gatherers: Giorgio Armani Mongolian-lamb jacket, black leather pants.

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Hunters and Gatherers: Tough-enough pieces to seek and hoard: Men’s caramel shearling coat, Ruffo Research. Beige dress, Valentino Boutique.