• March 12, 2008

The collection is co-designed by graphic novelist Paul Pope, and fuses the world of comics and fashion by creating a cohesive narrative which emerges through prints and graphics on clothing to create a unique application of this art form, says DKNY.

The scene is New York City, circa 2089, 100 years from the date of DKNY's creation. The story, like much of Pope's influential work, sets a futuristic love story against the collision of nature and industry. The prints are updated camouflage, and the graphics on tees, jackets and hoodies meld sci-fi with the prehistoric.

The 15-piece collection is comprised of jackets, hoodies, pants and tee shirts, which tell different segments of the story. The graphics on the pieces vary from all-over prints to one-statement pieces, to a new take on camouflage. The line retails from $32 for tees to $145 for a military jacket.

They will be sold in department stores across the country, beginning in September.

--Nina M. Lentini