LONDON – Mickey Mouse and pals have gotten an edgy, surrealist makeover courtesy of Disney’s collaboration with the Indian model KGL.
Titled “A Dream That Dreamed Itself,” the 114-piece capsule, which drops on Could 20, blends KGL’s Indian heritage with model founder Kanika Goyal’s dreamy childhood reminiscences of Disney cartoons.
“The inspiration got here from a mixture of reminiscence, journey and cultural archetypes. After all, there’s my very own childhood — rising up with Disney characters, their world so deeply embedded within the collective creativeness. However there’s additionally the vividness of South India, the place I bear in mind being struck by slightly boy in a vibrant lungi [sarong-like skirt], and the sheer majesty of temple structure,” mentioned Goyal.
A distressed denim set from the capsule.
Courtesy of KGL
“There’s a sure poetry in seeing these acquainted characters — so rooted in Western popular culture — shifting via an Indian panorama formed by motifs like chili peppers and paisleys, and with temple gates performing as portals,” she mentioned.
The capsule options deconstructed tailoring, upcycled denim, hand embroidery and layered textures. Items vary from blazers with Mickey Mouse-shaped pockets to lived-in sweaters and closely frayed denim units. Items even function summary prints of Mickey and pals wandering via sci-fi surroundings.
The gathering contains ready-to-wear and equipment.
Courtesy of KGL
Goyal believes “the characters are immediately recognizable – however they’re not the place you’d anticipate them to be. They’ve drifted removed from the clubhouse, now wandering via a surreal, nearly extraterrestrial panorama. Comets streak via paisley skies, temple gates open to metaphysical portals, identities blur—was that Mickey or Donald’s shadow?”
Whereas it’d nod to beloved childhood moments, these are not any kiddie garments. The capsule’s grunge distressed look makes this Disney assortment for the punks and funky youngsters.
It will likely be offered on the designer’s website, kglabel.com, with costs beginning at 35 kilos.
