The soothsayers have been eerily quiet since the fall of the pineapple. Over saturation on the high street led to it being deemed ‘over’ before its official deadline of AW17. Where can we find inspiration in a post-pineapple world? The plum is a contender yet its purple colouring clashes with the new black. Pears fit the Mary Berry mould of English sweetheart but ‘Bake-Off’ is scheduled to be ‘over’ in the coming months along with cupcakes and kale. If Tropical is done but Quaint is also soon to be retired, what options do we have? Michael Kachinsky recently heralded a future in which grapes would rule but his foresight has yet to be compounded. In a recent report, Lucy Davies talked of an apple scene in LA but this is too nascent for a global audience. Perhaps there is only one true heir to the crown: Naranja.
