Coco Capitán: Speaking out on the Future of Fashion

The envelope for Gucci’s Fall 2017 invitation featured an image of an ouroboros devouring its tail. Inside, there was a vinyl record that had a sleeve with this hand-scrawled message from Coco Capitán: “What are we going to do with all this future?” The 25-year-old Spanish artist captured a timely sentiment that we’re all feeling, whether it’s about politics, climate change—or publishing. Will magazines be around in another 40 years? Another five? For me, this evocative crystal-embellished Gucci mask is a surreal metaphor for a future that is dazzling but unknowable. And, like the mythical ouroboros depicted on Alessandro Michele’s invite, it’s a reminder that we’re always in a state of introspection and reinvention.

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