UNDERCOVER’S SPRING SUMMER 2003 “SCAB” COLLECTION MARKED A TURNING POINT IN JUN TAKAHASHI’S CAREER, AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE SHOWED AT PARIS FASHION WEEK. PREVIOUSLY A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN DESIGNER OUTSIDE OF JAPAN, TAKAHASHI FINALLY BROUGHT HIS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THE WORLD’S STAGE. SCAB COMBINES DIY CRUST-PUNK AESTHETICS WITH ETHNIC FABRICS AND UNEXPECTED SILHOUETTES, THE COLLECTION GARNERED ADDITIONAL ATTENTION FOR ITS CLOSING, WHICH FEATURED MODELS WEARING AN ARRAY OF COLORED BURKAS, A LESS THAN SUBTLE REFERENCE TO 9/11 AND THE CHARGED POLITICAL CLIMATE THAT FOLLOWED. THESE PLAID PANTS ARE DONE IN A SKINNY CUT, THEY FEATURE A ZIPPER DETAIL ON THE WAIST ALONG WITH O-RINGS ON THE WAIST.
