Mexico
Bárbara Sánchez-Kane
- Conceptual menswear
- Structured forms
- Gender critique
Bárbara Sánchez-Kane combines an industrial engineering background with fashion training at Polimoda. Her menswear reconsiders rigid ideas of masculinity through Mexican references, structured forms and emotionally charged narratives. Collections such as Citizen Sanchez-Kane imagine alternative social arrangements, treating the male body and the conventions surrounding it as material for both construction and critique.
Five looks to know
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Pink tailored suit, central seated model
Spring/Summer 2018
An opening in the tailored pink jacket exposes the back; the group photograph also shows other designs from the collection.
Sánchez-Kane; source credits editorial photographs to Dorian Ulises Lopez
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Graphic white top with a transparent overskirt
Spring/Summer 2018 — Men Without Fear
Cut edges and a transparent layer unsettle the conventional outline of a printed top.
Sánchez-Kane; official collection photography, individual credits not tied to each image
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Black jacket with woven red leg structures
Spring/Summer 2018 — Men Without Fear
Basket-like structures around the lower legs exaggerate the proportions of a dark jacket and bright shorts.
Sánchez-Kane; official collection photography, individual credits not tied to each image
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Flame-edged black tailored jacket
Spring/Summer 2018 — Men Without Fear
Flame imagery turns the cuffs and hem of a tailored jacket into a bold graphic border.
Sánchez-Kane; official collection photography, individual credits not tied to each image
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Sage-green layered ensemble, standing model
Spring/Summer 2018 — Men Without Fear
Layered lengths and a floral panel interrupt the outline of a matching sage-green outfit.
Sánchez-Kane; official collection photography, individual credits not tied to each imageREAD FURTHER
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