Kim Jones may be borrowing from Dior's most iconic female looks for his latest menswear collection but that doesn't mean he believes gender boundaries are ready to disappear yet. "We live in cities and they are incredibly open, but go outside and it's not the same," Jones told AFP at his studio in Paris. "There are 40 countries in the world...
21 Jan 2022
Subversion and surrealism lay at the heart of men’s Pre-Fall. Youth subcultures, surrealist prints and an anarchic attitude put a fresh spin on core themes surrounding gender-fluidity and the revival of artisanal craftsmanship. Amid the raw and rugged, a sense of playful nostalgia came through as designers looked back to their own heydays and...
Emerging label Egonlab has welcomed the upcoming season in the form of a utopian debut runway show and a number of digital activations, including a collaboration with Crocs on a non-fungible token (NFT) collection. Florentin Glemarec and Kevin Nompeiz, the design duo behind the newly established high-fashion house, took to the Paris Fashion Week...
20 Jan 2022
London-based designer and ANDAM 2021 award winner Bianca Saunders has made her Paris Fashion Week debut, exhibiting an AW22 collection that experiments with cuts, movement and three-dimensional (3D) elements. Warped check prints make up a number of statement pieces in the menswear collection, creating an almost optical illusion-like pattern over...
Luxury nightwear brand Night have launched its debut menswear collection exclusively on Asos following an increase in demand for a men’s offering. The seven-piece menswear collection includes soft satin robes and satin shirt and trouser pyjama sets in a range of bold colours and patterns, such as navy jacquard, forest green, red candy stripes,...
19 Jan 2022
In June 2016, Miucca Prada, always ahead of the curve, showed a Spring/Summer 2017 menswear collection full of references to an outdoor lifestyle, including hiking attire, backpacks and water bottles hanging from utilitarian straps. Prada Menswear SS17/Catwalk Pictures A few months later, Jason Chen of ‘The Cut’ coined the phrase ‘gorpcore,’ to...
Marrkt, the online retailer which sells pre-owned and deadstock menswear products from global brands, has appointed David Segal as its marketing manager, as the platform looks to scale in 2022 and expand to the US. Segal joins from responsible design company Raeburn, where he has served as digital and creative content manager for the past five...
18 Jan 2022
The city may still be deep in the throes of the Omicron surge and adapting to the latest Covid restrictions, but Paris Fashion Week will nevertheless launch Tuesday. The industry is determined to get back on the catwalks after nearly two years during which most brands were forced to retreat online. Despite the complications caused by the...
17 Jan 2022
Miuccia Prada looked to Hollywood for inspiration as the Italian luxury label unveiled its Autumn-Winter 2022-23 collection on Sunday using 10 actors including Hollywood A-lister Jeff Goldblum to model the classical chic menswear, all the while bending some rules. Among them were David Lynch favourite Kyle MacLachlan ("Twin Peaks"), Jeff...
Fitted frock coats, bow ties and exuberant colours graced the runaway as Dolce & Gabbana and Fendi both imagined more glamourous, post-pandemic wardrobes for their fall/winter collections at the Milan men's fashion week. Designer Silvia Venturini Fendi took inspiration from the 1920s dandy at her fashion house's show on Saturday, punctuating...
Armani has cancelled but Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada have opted for live shows at Men's Fashion Week in Milan, which kicks off Friday amid a fresh wave of coronavirus. Despite hopes of a return to normal after two years of the pandemic, the northern Italian city has been forced to adopt a "phygital" programme this weekend, with some houses...
14 Jan 2022
Florence - The new fashion year begins in a minor way, but with a dash of optimism. The men’s fair, Pitti Uomo, which traditionally opens the new season in Florence, has experienced some quick reorganisation. Guest of honour Ann Demeulemeester cancelled her scheduled event last week. Brunello Cucinelli, a usually consistent main exhibitor at the...
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