CFCL Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear

One large lightbulb hung from the ceiling in the Saut du Loup showspace at the Palais de Tokyo, dangling between a string quartet. But rather than strike up the Mozart–which would have been apt, considering designer Yusuke Takahashi recently designed costumes for a performance of the Magic Flute in Tokyo—the musicians played a curious, furious composition by the Serbian composer Hristina Šušak as the backdrop to CFCL’s fall show. See-sawing their bows, the players accompanied the high-pitched notes of their instruments with nightmarish shrieks and moans that hovered somewhere between ecstasy and pain. Having titled his show “Knitware Cadence,” Takahashi felt the music would match the rhythm of tension and relaxation he sought to capture in his clothes. Plus, he hoped the experience of listening to live music would enrich the evening slot CFCL had secured on the PFW schedule for the first time. “The show will give people the opportunity to find new music, enjoy a new experience,” he said in a preview.