Four things we’ve learned from Paris men’s fashion week

June 26, 2016 By publisher

As the last of the Paris menswear collections go down runways Sunday, we survey the big themes of the week's fashion shows. String vests and braces have never looked so elegant as they did on the Dior runway, with designer Kris Van Assche cutting the skinhead aggression with the melancholic gothic whimsy of The Cure. Deconstructed cricket jumpers graced the Japanese label Facetasm's show and Walter Van Beirendonck embraced almost every sartorial icon of an eternal England from boating blazers to brogues and even Morris men folk dancers.

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Little England takes over Paris catwalks as Britain votes

June 23, 2016 By admin

Cricket jumpers, brogues, boating blazers and even neo-Morris men popped up on the Paris catwalk Wednesday. In what could be interpreted as a last desperate sop to Nigel Farage, the most outspoken of the British Leave campaigners, double-breasted suits and blazers are also back. Van Beirendonck told AFP that the pony club and Morris men motifs throughout his new collection came from a damascene moment in a London flea market.

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Paris fashion ponders modern machismo

January 21, 2016 By publisher

Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck, meanwhile, made no pretence of pandering to whatever is left of machismo by creating wearable cuddly toys to get men through these troubling times. It was important they were washable and durable,” Takahashi said.

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Big luxury watchmakers leave boldness to smaller rivals

January 21, 2016 By creative

By Silke Koltrowitz and Astrid Wendlandt GENEVA (Reuters) – Big luxury watchmakers at the Geneva fair this week displayed little risk and extravagance in terms of style, focusing on classics and neo-vintage models and leaving it to smaller rivals to stand out with original and bold designs. With demand falling from Chinese, Russians and Middle Eastern customers, pushing the industry into its worst downturn since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, big watch labels sought to reassure customers searching for lasting value for money, executives told Reuters. “Today, people search for authenticity, real values and craftsmanship,” said Christian Selmoni at Richemont’s Vacheron Constantin, a top selling brand among wealthy Chinese, as are Rolex and Patek Philippe.

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