During his live performance of “Mutt,” Thomas opted for head-to-toe denim: specifically, a raw, deconstructed denim set with sculpted shoulders, epaulets, an asymmetrical closure, and shank-metal Gap buttons. When creating this look, Posen kept things instinctive; denim felt like the right move for Thomas, and it was crucial to allow the performance, materials, and movement to take center stage.
“We took our two Gap denim jackets, chopped them up, and couture upcycled them into a double full-breasted, almost cadet-like construction of the jacket. It has a regal quality to it, but it’s all in denim, and that’s a core fabric of Gap,” Posen says before connecting his design process to Thomas’s sample-heavy music. “We have this ability to be a mix between Edward Scissorhands and Cinderella with the animals—we repurposed something that had already existed, like his music.”