Mens Spring 2012 has just wrapped and it is time for the doe-eyed clean cut male models to migrate (seriously, they fall into V formation and head North...haven't you ever seen a Dolce and Gabbana finale? its the beginning of model migratrion...)
Not to worry, we have a collection of sparkly, shiny things to lure them back in for next season.
So as the models take flight, they shed the skins of the new season, what are we in store for this coming summer?
Not to worry, we have a collection of sparkly, shiny things to lure them back in for next season.
So as the models take flight, they shed the skins of the new season, what are we in store for this coming summer?
Initiation of an Era:
Key Climates: 60's Britain Mod, 60's U.S Kitsch, the Greek aisles, 40's Africa
My god, just seeing the models on the catwalk had me on the phone to my travel agent booking a round trip from the sun drenched seaside boys of the Greek isles to the fabulous, fancy free flare of the American 60's, a stop over on the plains of 40's Africa on to the moody working class dandies of the British Mod era....
My god, just seeing the models on the catwalk had me on the phone to my travel agent booking a round trip from the sun drenched seaside boys of the Greek isles to the fabulous, fancy free flare of the American 60's, a stop over on the plains of 40's Africa on to the moody working class dandies of the British Mod era....
It was at that point that my travel agent informed me that she could not in fact book me a holiday back in time and that I should stop calling her, harassing her to do so....
But why should I go back in time when I can clearly dress the part with summer's new offerings?Screw you time and your ever forward momentum...
Colour blocking:
Seen strongly last season for the girls, Colour blocking is back for the boys this summer seen in head to toe hues or in bold proportions. No matter how you wear it, you will be noticed.
Seen strongly last season for the girls, Colour blocking is back for the boys this summer seen in head to toe hues or in bold proportions. No matter how you wear it, you will be noticed.
Pyjama Party:
No this isn't the kind that sees you awake until 3am in a sugar induced mess in the corner while others watch trashy horror films. No, There are no pillow fights here. This is the new relaxed mood for summer. Still dressed up, this boudoir movement is as literal as a pyjama stripe or as loose as the fit of a lounge pant.
Bring it on...I'm all for a night cap.
Bring it on...I'm all for a night cap.
Double the fun for Summer:
Double breasted. No...that's not what it sounds like if you are a straight male reading this. It is in fact the referral to the double breasted jacket. Modernised with sharper lapels and a clean edge cut, it is seen in both long and short versions, six and two buttoned varieties.
This will be the jacket-de-jour for summer.
Hawaiian Tropic:
'Hello...yes....I ordered the Mai Tai...' My god, if I'm not brave enough to wear these OTT Hawaiian florals I sure as hell am going to get into the Hawaiian mood another way.
Florals made a quirky bloom back onto the scene with Mother Miuccia reliving the kitschy days of Hawaiian print shirts at Prada and Ricardo Tisci cultivating Hawaiian exotics at Givenchy. While Marni served it in black and white, Jean Paul Gaultier gave us the Beach suit, complete with floral boardie style shorts and matching shirt....who said beach weddings couldn't be formal?..... REFILL!
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