In a time when the whole world seems angry, Johnson Hartig took the opposite tack, aiming to offer a positive alternative to all the negativity.

Although his message was still about a revolt, the designer of Libertine presented it in such a way that it felt upbeat.

“This season is a love revolution,” he said backstage before his Wednesday night show. “We’re talking about peace and harmony and brotherhood and truth. Truth is beauty, and beauty is truth.”

He embroidered these positive affirmations in sequins on some of his coats and jackets to drive home the message.

“Beauty is more essential now than ever, and creating beauty is a quiet act of resistance. It is how we remind ourselves — and each other — of what is good, what is true, and what is worth preserving. This is a really peacef

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