London Collections Men SS16: Sibling

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Sibling was on steroids this season and in Americano super-jock galore in what was another suitably iconoclastic exercise in subversion. Playing hard ball, the acclaimed trio looked to the all-American juicehea...

London Collections Men SS16: James Long

Livia Feltham
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London’s menswear style-shaper James Long approached this season with the intention of putting together an uber-cool uniform for the art student with a penchant for the wilder side of life. Layering a cacophony...

London Collections Men SS16: Richard James

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Richard James’ Toby Lamb answered the call of the tropics this season in what was probably one of the most vividly summery collections across the board in London. Drawing on the Savile Row frontrunner’s links w...

London Collections Men SS16: Hardy Amies

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Savile Row icon Hardy Amies staged a utilitarian spectacular at London Collections Men this season, introducing tailoring with a more innovative direction and relocating its catwalk show to the imposing St Panc...

NYFW Recap: Porsche Design AW15

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The Porsche Design AW15 collection is a dystopian vision cast in hues of black, deep greens and grays, and camel tones. Picture WWII-era womenswear silhouettes: Hepburn-style sailor trousers, empire waists, fla...

Paris Menswear AW15: Dior Homme

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Dior began the AW15 show by showcasing a variety of smart tuxedos; focusing on typical masculine design the collection presented the development of the suit. The youthful edge of preppy badges with floral de...

Paris Menswear AW15 : Hermes

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Hermes menswear AW15 in Paris presented a show of symmetry, elegance, and simple finesse with classy and casual garments with clean refined lines. To commence, boys walked in classic tuxedos in grey, blue an...

Paris Menswear AW15: Maison Margiela

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Opening the collection with a variety of leather looks, Margiela displayed both bold and subtle uses of the fabric, ranging from teal trench coats to black trousers. A consistent theme was oversized garments, b...

Paris Menswear AW15: Lanvin

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Lanvin are perhaps better equipped to do this season’s ubiquitous approach to understated luxury than any other menswear offshoot brand out there. There is something about their brand identity that says dark br...

Paris Menswear AW15: Paul Smith

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It’s good to see a designer at the helm of his eponymous house still staking claim to the designs that it presents to its consumer, especially in the case of British formal menswear mainstay Paul Smith. Flaunti...

Paris Menswear AW15: Dries Van Noten

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Menswear is earning itself a reputation for being more innovative than its feminine counterpart, that it's taking more risks and becoming an art form in itself. But Dries Van Noten’s autumn collection seems to ...

Paris Menswear AW15: Kenzo

Livia Feltham
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Offering up something that is so unmistakably Kenzo, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have stuck to the style choices that have made the brand flourish under their direction. Toying with the same curiosity for utili...

Paris Menswear AW15: Junya Watanabe

Livia Feltham
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Putting on his latest menswear presentation at the Place Vendôme, Junya Watanabe made it clear early on that this season would be about style and out came the statement suits and not much else. Of course, the r...

Paris Menswear AW15: Comme Des Garçons

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At Comme Des Garçons Rei Kawakubo has a wonderful knack for doing avant-garde with just a little dash of vaguely droll distinction and in a way that doesn't come off too overblown. Uniquely constructed Bermuda ...

Paris Menswear AW15: Berluti

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It’s not so much that they are few and far between but that they aren’t always done to such a standard, so when a collection explodes onto the menswear show schedule that just exudes luxury craftsmanship every ...

Paris Menswear AW15: Cerruti 1881 Paris

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Masters of the sartorial sophistication, Cerruti 1881 Paris have staged a grand effort in fusing formalwear and sporty utility-wear to maximum effect. It was creative director Aldo Maria Camillo’s job to do so ...

Paris Menswear AW15: Louis Vuitton

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The overcast skies above Parc André Citroën in Paris early yesterday afternoon shrouded Kim Jones’ latest offering for the house of Vuitton in a sobering dank grey. When a melancholic deconstructed version of M...