39. Krane Design, Selected by the Fashion Design Council of Canada.

The Krane Tutu reflects the stripped-down aesthetic of leather accessories in the Krane Man line, which draws from minimalist architecture. The designers sought to magnify and draw light to the mesh-like structure of tulle at the tutu’s core by emphasizing the links and threading of the fine fibres. Waxed cotton binding, waxed cord and metal rivets add texture and create unity.

Ken Chow, the Founder and Creative Director of Krane, is a graduate of the menswear program at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Chow worked with Marc Jacobs and Cloak before entering the men’s market with a reinterpretation of an old classic – the waxed cotton and leather carryall.

For more information, visit the National Ballet’s Virtual Museum, and the Design Exchange exhibits, 60 Years of Designing the Ballet and The Tutu Project on display from July 11 to Sept 2. 

Photos by Setareh Sarmadi and Marta Ryczko.