Todd Snyder NYFW Fall 2019 menswear

In a rare moment, when it comes to reviewing a collection, I’m going to inject myself a bit more into this one and speak as if I was decades younger and still building a wardrobe. Yes, I will also speak in my usual honest tone to describe this collection as well.

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I think one of the most important things that Snyder has shown us is that proportion plays a huge part in appeal. Case in point if the multi-color puffer coat which I would normally dismiss as fashion victim fodder but I just love it because it isn’t shown 4 sizes too big and resembling a Thanksgiving Day parade float. I’m not one for high water pants or anything with a logo but I consider those to be  styling flourishes at best and easily rectified.

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I loved the black and white patterning, the pastels, the reefer thin laser cut leather coat, the camo top coat and it’s about time the colors weren’t maudlin or bland or as loud and absurd as an orchestra tuning up. Mr. Snyder has tuned in and tuned up! In total honesty, I will admit that I believe he is the one who should be replacing Raf to tweak Calvin in its next iteration.

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I see this collection as modern young men’s clothing with clothes for all as well. The clothes offer a simple tasteful flair and a certain amount of dapper and slick while still holding onto the idea of traditional menswear and not clothes designed for shock and awe.

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PS …  I’d even want pieces of it at my age without question and I wouldn’t feel like i was wearing clothes that were meant for men far younger than I!!!!!

Palomo Spain spring 2019 NYFW men's

Well, this is one way to capture everyone’s attention at the opening of MEN”S NYFW.

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There’s been a lot of ink devoted to whether or not NYFW for men is worthwhile or relevant and I say ………….. well have a look at this!

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Spain, as in the country, does speak to the likes of  designer Balenciaga and the painters Velasquez, Picasso and Goya but this designer speaks to whatever might either equate to a tableau vivant of a Velasquez painting or the absolute absurdity that is passed off as fashion.

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Apparently, it is rather well made using apparently rather expensive fabric but more than apparently it is also totally unwearable and unsalable ... well at least to enough people … men supposedly… who might ever wear or buy these clothes … let alone where they can be worn and why.

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Back to the beginning… within days we will see if this collection sets the tone for the week or if this is just one more incredibly silly show of talent that could be channeled perhaps into clothes that fit a certain niche. At the risk of insulting any number of alternate lifestyle categories, I will just leave it at that !

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PS.. if you bring up  “gender fluid …… bahahahahahahha

Michael Kors Collection spring 2019

Okay so just when you thought things couldn’t get worse then this comes along and knocks your sock off. What on earth is this man thinking? 

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 From the platform shoes to the floppy sun hats wtf is this. The cacophony of pattern mixes, kaleidoscopic colors, a riot of florals and some of the most unflattering unappealing clothes to walk down a runway of an established designer.

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They want to know why the stock isn’t performing ... well  looky looky at this mess; Whatever happened to Michael Kors … the Mr. Clean of American sportswear … the epitome of that Grace Kelly High Society  kind of tasteful low key glamour that made him famous … well that and the “it” bag of the MTA. 

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Sadly this looks like a desperate attempt to look or be on trend and even more sadly is that it comes off as one big who did it and ran. Does anyone recall Lerner Shops....this would be sure fire window material. 

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What a waste and yet one more reason why NYFW looks more and more foolish with each passing season.

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PS… there were a handful and by that I mean maybe 5 pieces that resembled the Michael Kors we once knew