Mary Katrantzou dived into the world of Walt Disney’s Fantasia—his 1940 surreal cartoon animation film—while she was designing her Fall collection.
[...] with Mary Katrantzou, following one strand is never enough. Possibly it was the date of the Disney release that made her also start working up silhouettes influenced by ’40s film noir, big shoulders, furs, and checked tweed suiting. Katrantzou is culturally connected. For her show at Tate Modern, she had the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tucked away in a corner playing live. [...]