Of course, parsing clothes can sometimes do a disservice to them.
And in this case, the workmanship spoke of the seasons intention as much as any description.
The uncanny valley is more an aesthetic than a place, yet it felt like this was our destination.
Nothing too dramatic, mind you.
Just enough to wonder if this ultimately enhanced the identity of the wearer or felt unnecessary.
But the ongoing exploration of Kolor goes beyond just the deconstruction and reconstruction, to the normalizing of it.
Even more so because there were also random lashings of jewels and gold embroidery.
Abe was wearing the original prototype for the painted chinos that appeared in the show.
He said his were from a Kolor collection nearly 20 years ago and gave the studio permission to experiment.
Evidently, the effect appealed to them enough to extend the paint marks to sailor smocks and boat shoes.
