Dean and Dan Caten’s show was about – surprise! – the idea of twins. Who better than the irrepressible Canadian brothers to have a say in representing “the two sides of the coin,” as they said backstage? Building on their own reality of being a kind of night-and-day double version of each other, the Catens provided the opportunity for an entertaining show – fun, uplifting, with the right amount of camp and plenty of maximalist, twisted styling, which in today’s flat-as-the-Atacama-desert landscape it felt quite refreshing.
The cast was clearly made up of twins, one of whom was dressed in Dsquared2’s signature grungy daywear; upon entering a ‘makeover machine’ the other twin emerged glamorously in the evening version of what the first wore. The set, a shiny white box, served as a glittering backdrop for the final coup-de-théâtre, where the Catens took their bow: Dan looked macho in skin-tight black jeans and a seductive, sheer, glittery chiffon shirt, and Dean played the diva. in a fiery red hairstyle and a black corset dress cut open at the front, revealing an amazing pair of legs, tottering confidently on ultra-high stilettos. They tore down the house.
As for the clothes in the mixed show, there was great outerwear of the outdoorsy, furry and fringe variety; fantastic distressed and patched denim; Fair Isle knits, cargos, destroyed T-shirts, fur hats and sequined chaps, all thrown together and styled with sly abandon. In the evening, black dominated, with fitted and plunging necklines for the girls, and sultry sleek tuxedos with femme undertones for the boys. Fashion for the Catens only goes one way: sexy, cheeky, with lots of humor and completely guilt-free. Nuns and priests of the silent luxury cult should stay away.
