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The spindly, freakish fingers worn by the models are reminiscent of the beloved alien from the 1982 film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
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Go big or phone home.
On Wednesday, Walter van Beirendonck, one of the avant-garde fashion designers in the Antwerp Six, debuted an alien-inspired collection on the runway at Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
The quite literally out-of-this-world garments followed a space motif, such as collared shirts adorned with cartoon space ships, handbags with alien faces and limbs and, most notably, the models who all sported spindly prosthetic fingers reminiscent of the adorable namesake alien from 1982’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”
One model paraded on the catwalk wearing a matching set made to look like an orange extraterrestrial, complete with hood decorated with an alien face pulled down like a mask.
Others donned baseball hats with floor-length fringe, with some wearing oversized tweed suits with baseball caps, bulbous bowler hats or silk scarves tied around their heads, while a few sported space suit-inspired bomber jackets with large studs cascading down the shoulders and arms.
The standout colors were on-par with the intergalactic theme — neon orange, pink, green and indigo — and many of the garments were adorned with traditional alien faces or heads.
There were also coats adorned with extraterrestrial-themed patches, reading “no war,” “we come in peace” and “we are all aliens.”
The show closed with the models at the center of the crescent runway, either standing or sitting on what appeared to be bear-shaped chairs, holding up peace signs as the song “Give Peace a Chance” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono played in the venue.
Speaking to Agence France-Presse after the show, van Beirendonck said that his show was a response to current events, saying there is “too much war” in the world, Fox28 reported.
“I think it’s on everyone’s mind. It’s horrible what is happening in the world right now,” he said, adding that the fashion world is “afraid” of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump.
Van Beirendonck, 67, said his show was a response to the current political climate — and hopes “more creative people will react” as well.
“They should talk more,” the Belgian designer told AFP.
“They are all afraid of selling less, the money is an issue, that’s why we see the most incredible things happening and nobody is reacting.”
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