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Kors' presentation began with the designer
greeting fashionistas from Times Square, where as an avid
theatre fan he spoke about the hit Broadway has taken during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
In a short film, Broadway stars raised awareness of the Actors
Fund, a charity supporting performers and behind-the-scenes
workers, and introduced a pre-recorded runway show in which
models including Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen and Bella
Hadid strutted down a street in Times Squares at night.
The autumn/winter collection mixed sleek work looks as well as
sparkling evening wear. Kors said he had reissued a selection of
his brand's "most iconic looks", with each piece including a QR
code revealing its story.
"This past year, I got time to actually think about the 40-year
career, the journey that it has been, the people I've met, the
places I've gone, all of the collections, it's a lot to
process," Kors told Reuters in an interview.
"But I'm happy - it was one of the rare good things about
lockdown that we all, I think, really got a greater sense of
appreciation about so many things."
Kors opened his runway presentation with a white coat over a
black shirt and trousers, before presenting buttoned, checked
skirt suits, animal print designs and all-red outfits.
Rollneck jumpers were worn with furry coats, dresses had cuts at
the waist and A-line skirts were slit at the front. Outerwear
included wool and sparkly coats, shiny rain macs and puffer
jackets.
For the evening, models wore shimmering dresses and sleek high
heels.
"I wanted to talk about, hopefully if we are optimistic but
realistic, that when this collection arrives in the stores
starting September, October, November, December, we're all going
to crave going out and getting dressed and kind of strutting our
stuff," Kors said.
"Theatre will reopen and we won't go to the theatre in just a
hoodie. We're going to get dressed up. When we can get back into
our offices and we have a meeting we're going to want to get
dressed up. When New Year's Eve rolls around next year we're
getting dressed up. So, it's very much a celebration of big city
life, hitting the streets, the theatre."
(Reporting by Alicia Powell and Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing
by Alex Richardson)
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