It’s not a common occurrence to be immediately “tipped off”
that you are about to see something wonderful on a catwalk. Today’s Sarah Burton/Alexander
McQueen men’s collection offered such a rarity and it was a much needed dose
for any brand.
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The tailoring screams of Savile row and the early beginnings
of the late designer; the clothes are foppish, dandyish, razor sharp tailored
within a hair’s breadth of their lives and capture more than just one mood.. to many they may look like the epitome of British
bespoke tailoring. The one thing that you can be sure of here is that if trend
is addressed it is done so through the eyes and manipulation of the McQueen
brand.
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No thrift store retreads, no bullshit camo patterns and
lots of options to own a piece of this extraordinary collection. There are
moments of “high slick” and there are moments of dapper gentleman and then
there are even moments when trend is apparent but not distasteful or
overbearing.
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The embroidered/printed coats, the printed and patterned
suits are flawlessly executed and pitch perfect without looking like
some Guccified version of McQueen. The thought that passed through my mind
after several viewings is that this is what Valentino might have looked like if
PP had a clue of who his customer really is or could be and the dashing
possibilities that are innate to the brand
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McQueen has a multi-generational appeal with just enough
edge to make it look of the moment or at the very least to look almost custom
made. The palette is reasonably restricted to very understandable colorations
and once you get past a few styling flourishes like tying coats around the waist,
it is easy to see that the collection is a whole lot of chic … Wonderful and
yes modern and of the moment and truth be told... wildly expensive!
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