Though not really fan of Christopher Bailey/Burberry Prorsum,
it would be foolish of me to ignore or not to acknowledge his men’s collection
for Fall 2015. The collection is surely not for shy but there are so many
options or pieces or look that saying the collection is too this or too that would
be foolish.
This being Fall and this being Burberry, there is a heavy
concentration of outerwear and in my mind there is a more than usual heavy
concentration on accessories and patterns. Bailey uses color as a rule but such
a diverse palette of patterns is rare especially in menswear or you are Dries. Who
of the fashionphiles cannot love bandana prints, camouflage, leopard, scarves,
totes and those mirrored Indian inspired pieces. It is all great fun and offers
a more fashion point of view rather than some cerebral imagining produced to satisfy
the ego of a designer; simply said there are lots of clothes to wear that
require no explanation! If there is a drawback it is simply that the clothes are
and accessories are stratospherically expensive and therefore will reach a minuscule
audience BUT the trickle down will be felt and seen elsewhere!
Let’s talk about what might equate to haute Couture or
better known as bespoke menswear. Let’s talk about a small collection of
tailored clothes designed by Carlo Brandelli under the brand of Kilgour. If one
can imagine a cross between Ferre and Mugler and possibly even Hedi, when he
first did YSL, then you might be able to conjure the exquisite quality of these
clothes. They are razor sharp, modern, minimal not boring, architectural, spare,
rigid and linear. These are clothes for the slimmer of us but no matter as
there is no point in a mass appeal. Oddly enough, the looks are quite reminiscent
of the tailoring we have seen in ladies’ collections from times gone by but
that does not mean we are speaking about anything feminine. Photos will tell
the story and even if this is a personal preference, is it safe to say …
MORE!!! .. Better than any Raf or Hedi or Nicky! These are clothes that stand
the test of time rather than a moment in time.
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