Clare Waight Keller certainly took a turn away from what’s going on in menswear and I can’t say its unwelcomed! I think she took her cues from Tom Ford and even Yves St Laurent of the 70s meaning one of the same but it is refreshing to see suits and pants that men might opt to wear. Everything old is new again except for maybe the shiny patents looks and the extremely close fit in some cases.
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I think the collection would have greatly benefitted from models that didn’t look barely out of their teens and if she had truly delved into some of the statements she made in the collection. A variety of pant shapes mostly full cut and more body com and classic looking tailored pieces rule the roost. I wish she had more of the novelty pieces like the asymmetrical shirt tail shirt and the color block blazer as well as one particular blazer done up in some divinely wonderful novelty fabrication.
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Givenchy and Dior menswear in their original incarnations were for the gentlemen elite of the world, classically tailored and sportif without a lot of if any bells and whistles. Speed that up to decades later and I think Keller has hit upon something that so many have missed and that would be clothes to be worn other than on a runway and still look fashionable.
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The palette is both classic and adventurous but hardly looks clownish in the least. I may not truly like what she is doing on women’s but this struck a note for me and it’s a far cry from sweats and hoodies and tees that prostituted and diluted the name for far too long.
love quite a bit of this and yes some of this u can actually
ReplyDeletewear! Refreshing in a more classic way and yet very modern