Sacai Spring/Summer 2021 Ready-to-Wear

“I wanted to think beyond the 3-D and incorporate movement,” Abe explained of the giant leap in her technique, which had silhouettes changing shape in motion, thanks to contrasting weights in fabric.

“For example, there’s a tuxedo that when it starts moving, you see the detail of a white dress in the back. It’s almost four-dimensional, because movement equates to time.”

If it all sounds a little space-time-continuum (or indeed, Met Museum Costume Institute “About Time: Fashion and Duration” resonant), there was that element — in the Uma Thurman from “Gattaca” voiceover that opened the show, the NASA-sourced cosmic prints on a few looks, even the orange nylon flight jackets and flight suit reimagined into an airy coat and dress.