Tag: casual

Each season, there are apparently a dozen or so Issey Miyake collections that we, the press, don’t get to see. They distill the often-obtuse influences of the main line into palatable edits.

OAMC’s fall offering was a rare combination of street cred and sophistication. With military as a theme, Luke Meier upped the ante on suit options via clever layering and noble fabric mixes.

Ermanno Scervino imbued his fall collection with very feminine elements. He worked Lurex for turtlenecks, covered tuxedos with crystals, decorated sweaters with sparkling embellishments, while fluid shirts featured ruffles. The result was heavy handed and showed a certain lack of taste. Androgyny is definitely a trend, but one that should be handles with care.

The titles of Giorgio Armani collections aren’t the pontificating, mysticism-wrapped epithets other designers favor. “Up to Date,” he called his Fall 2016 menswear Emporio Armani show. Isn’t that what fashion should always be?

“We don’t want change,” said Dunhill’s creative director, John Ray, this evening. “When a brand stops doing what you know will fit, I think men . . . kind of get a bit annoyed.” Truer words, at least to the style-aware gent, were never spoken. And at Dunhill, the story is one of minute evolution as opposed to revolution—no changes here.

This collection was full of fine clothes which many men—this one included—would be delighted to alight upon in-store.