Undercover by Jun Takahashi was the best fashion show of the Fall 2017 season, hands down. Viewers cried, cheered, and raved at this spectacular display of fashion theatricality. It transcended all other shows this time around based solely on its ability to create a fantastical world in reaction to the world that is currently crumbling around us. Takahashi envisioned a "Utopie", a future where society developes into 10 archetypes, living in harmony, like bees in a colony. There were the aristocrats, the wardens, the soldiers, the young rebels, the nomads, the clergy, the agitators, the choir, a "new species", and the monarchy. Each division, or "acts", as they should be referred to as, were statements of silhouette, fabric mixture, draping, and color theory. Oversized ruffs, cornettes, horns, billowing military jackets and puffers, knee high stomping boots, fabricated wings, and headgear galore blended the collection's reoccurring themes of history, futurism, and nature together in perfect synchronization. And that just what Takahashi wants in the future. In this world of uncertainty and increasing nationalism, perfect synchronization of the world should be a concern for all national leaders. This Undercover performance should remind everyone that we are all human; though we differ in life goals, strengths, and weaknesses, we all can live in harmony and put our differences to good use, where equality reigns as the monarch, rather than a system of government based on fame, wealth, backstabbing, and fear. Takahashi certainly saw inspiration from insects, which all live and depend on each other for survival. Bee and ant colonies cannot thrive without organized equality. A queen mother bee is just as important as the worker bees going out to pollinate.
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