Romance was in the air at Acne Studios SS27

Inspired by Adam Ant and the New Romantics, Jonny Johansson’s latest collection was a welcome injection of drama to Paris Fashion Week

Romance was in the air at Acne Studios SS27
Acne Studios SS27

Emerging in the dreary Britain of the late 70s and early 80s, the New Romantic movement was an explosion of bright colours, flamboyant androgyny and historical LARPing. Decked out in cavalry jackets and Elizabethan ruffled collars, Adam Ant, one of its leading lights, looked as much like a pirate or an extra in Barry Lyndon as he did a typical pop star. Acne Studio’s SS27 collection was directly inspired by this aesthetic, yet it offered a differenthellip;

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