From the moment the first model walked down the runway at Calvin Klein Collection’s resort show Thursday morning in a printed, double-breasted angora cotton belted coat, followed by two other models in printed looks, it was clear creative director Francisco Costa was challenging his and our expectations of minimalism.
For prints isn’t something expected from this storied house of minimalism. Monochrome is more its style. Those prints were subtle yet eye-opening on many levels. They showed Mr. Costa was again pushing the boundaries of minimalism, this time by proposing a riveting, inspired kind of glam minimalism.