Tag: modern outerwear

According to show notes, Les Hommes’ spring collection was inspired by the Spanish conquest of South America. But apart from the tribal motifs embroidered on bomber jackets and sweatshirts, creative directors Tom Notte and Bart Vandebosch didn’t explore the theme in-depth. In fact, they seemed to channel a more generic military inspiration.

Awkward proportions, which can be a signpost of that tender moment between boyhood and manhood, seem to be a perpetual fascination chez Marni. It was amplified in Consuelo Castiglioni’s uneven spring collection.

Dolce & Gabbana presented their Spring 2017 menswear collection in Milan today, and like any Dolce & Gabbana production, this one was filled with buzzy moments. From the front row stars to the models to the clothes themselves, there’s a lot to talk about from today’s show.

Jil Sander presents its Spring/Summer 2017 at Milan Fashion Week. This is a beautiful palette color that can be seen through 2017. Gradient cleaning colors will be the new black.

Earlier this year, the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation contacted Raf Simons. They asked if he’d like to work with them on something. He said yes. That’s the shorthand version of the story behind the collection he presented at Pitti Immagine Uomo, perfectly chimed with a duo of Mapplethorpe exhibitions at LACMA and the Getty Museum, and the HBO documentary subtitled Look at the Pictures.

Fausto Puglisi’s clothes conform to a very precise, very particular notion of “Italian” fashion: heavily decorated, floridly patterned, brightly colored, and, for many, just a little too much. He’s right at home in Florence, with its ornate palazzi and rich backdrops of Renaissance masterpieces.