Mostly Lovin’: Vintage Kate

I came across this image over the weekend and I was struck with all manner of memories but also just how influential this campaign actually was. Klein truly captured the 90’s zeitgeist. Notice the narrow leg shape of the jeans, an early nod to the now ubiquitous “skinny” jean. I can recall I was somewhat obsessed with the healed sandals and socks look championed here and tried on many occasions to introduce the look into my “social excursions”. Sadly, after attempting to hit the dance floor in said look I realised some things are best left to the ad campaigns…