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Post-Apocalyptic Anthropocene Collection Fall/Winter 2023-2024 With her new collection, designer Anna Yang continues her exploration of the “post-human” concept with a post-apocalyptic twist. The ANNAKIKI Autumn/Winter 2023-2024 collection, entitled “Post-Apocalyptic Anthropocene,” imagines how hu- mans will come together as a community to support each other in a world ravaged by chaos and destruction. Drawing inspiration from cyberpunk and wasteland punk elements, Yang’s collection features a futuristic armor for the “post-human” - a concept described by some scholars as an “evolved human” or “transhuman.” The armor, which features the brand’s signature 3D wavy sleeves and a composite metallic fabric, allows for many possibilities to transform the body. The brand’s consistent liquid metallic fabric gives the armor a fantastical shine, like a futuristic warrior. The deliberately burned, soiled, and hand-painted dirty prints reflect the designer’s portrayal of an anti-utopian environment, and the
