Casely-Hayford Mens Fall/Winter 2015 London

Sometimes, the look of the fashion season doesn’t emerge till the season actually arrives. All this week, all over menswear week, one particular garment has been impossible to miss — the bold black-and-white striped Ashmore overcoat that anchored Casely-Hayford‘s AW14 collection.  It’s been on the backs of bloggers, editors, celebrities and stylists, an eloquent illustration of that show’s dramatic impact.

There was much more to that collection, of course; charred wood prints, broken layers, hybrid outerwear, staggered proportions. But the money shot, whether as an Instagram snap or a glossy editorial shoot, inevitably revolved around those startling monochrome bands.