Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Spring 2018 men's .. London... that's a wrap



**** In today’s installment …

WWD Headline “Buyers Laud London’s Inventiveness, Energy, Emerging Talent”

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"London Fashion Week Men's – which celebrated its fifth anniversary – wrapped on Monday, with retailers praising pieces from established and emerging labels."
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Alas they must have been to a different London (London, Ohio?) or maybe now no need wonder why the once bible of fashion is now considered next to worthless and without gravitas
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I guess we are now channeling roadside maintenance workers? and paying homage to hefty trash size bags in color!
Notice that tricked out pants and jackets prevail! Looking like wearing thrift is new …. Again!
How did these clothes get to a runway other than that of a school show?
Did you notice that the majority of the so called men’s fashion business is now aimed at the prepubescents and millennials!
Oddly… urban/street/hip-hop fashion has been proposed on almost exclusively Caucasian models!

And back to the start ….
What’s to say?  Well, one might ASK… WHY? One might say well they’re young designers expressing their vision.
One might say that some should quit beating the dead horse they already beat to death.
One might wonder if there is anything in between crushingly boring and absolutely absurdly attention whore mongering costumes.
Lastly one might ask why on earth do these so called collections garner any sort of review... let alone any that fawn and try to explain away bad, bad, bad clothes… it really is just that simple… WHY?

Monday, June 12, 2017

Spring 2018 men's .. chapter 2



**** In today’s installment …

I guess we are now channeling roadside maintenance workers? and paying homage to hefty trash size bags in color!
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Notice that tricked out pants and jackets prevail! Looking like wearing thrift is new …. Again!
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How did these clothes get to a runway other than that of a school show?
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Did you notice that the majority of the so called men’s fashion business is now aimed at the prepubescents and millennials!
 
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Oddly… urban/street/hip-hop fashion has been proposed on almost exclusively Caucasian models!
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*** AGAIN....  NAMES WITHHELD TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT!!

And back to the start ….
What’s to say?  Well, one might ASK… WHY? One might say well they’re young designers expressing their vision.
One might say that some should quit beating the dead horse they already beat to death.
One might wonder if there is anything in between crushingly boring and absolutely absurdly attention whore mongering costumes.
 Lastly one might ask why on earth do these so called collections garner any sort of review... let alone any that fawn and try to explain away bad, bad, bad clothes… it really is just that simple… WHY?

Sunday, June 11, 2017

SPRING 2018… men’s ... The opening acts





What’s to say?  Well, one might ASK… WHY? One might say well ... they’re young designers expressing their vision. 
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One might say that some should quit beating the dead horse they already beat to death. 
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One might wonder if there is anything in between crushingly boring and absolutely absurdly attention whore mongering Halloween wear. 
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Lastly one might ask why on earth do these so called collections garner any sort of review... let alone any that fawn and try to explain away bad, bad, bad clothes… it really is just that simple… WHY?
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 P.S. NAMES WITHHELD TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Thom Browne .. resort 2018



Well this is not about “salability or wearability” … this is about the art and craft of fashion and then the other components come in to play after that. Thom Browne has become an incredible fascination for me in terms of creativity, craftsmanship and vision. These are most definitely the clothes of connoisseurs and collectors... they are not soccer mom clothes or what you throw on to run to the supermarket or to pick up the dry cleaning. These are statement clothes and they do just that but there is also the brilliance of Thom Browne that is also about a basic jacket, reefer, shirt or pant that is superbly tailored with the cleanest of line. 
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To my eye, this collection is a bit more trend bending than usual as I  see nods to Chanel and Gucci  but then again all is forgiven when the outcome is so perfectly manipulated to his own vision of trends that pervade runways. He is the master tailor, he is undoubtedly and unquestionably the Steven Hawking of trompe l’oeil… mind boggling if not staggering. With all of this said, Browne also manages to take a nod to the classic resort collections of times gone by with his red white and blue, his pastels and his tennis whites. The man manages to interpret and massage his message season after season. Another aspect that cannot and should not be ignored is that the designer has a sense of humor which is evident each season .. See dachshund bag!!!
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A stellar moment occurs when he channels Toni Frissell’s image of Anne Bonofoey Taylor on the ski slopes. I know,  I know you don’t know either of those names but then that’s what Google is for or possibly even a Book !! Imagine the possibilities of curiosity!!!
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