What was interesting, then, about YMC’s show was how their new season’s vision followed that same language. Well into their third decade, YMC are part of the establishment here – but an establishment formed in the radical heat of the Nineties, which started many of London’s ongoing conversations around the modern masculine wardrobe.
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Designer Thom Browne looked to the sport of boxing to inform his latest collection for Moncler Gamme Bleu. Beginning the show with the obvious boxing shorts, shirtless models paraded out front in Browne’s customary navy, red and white. Branching off into silk robes and long coats, the collection was extended with layered separates that boasted a […]
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Andrea Pompilioattempted to navigate casual and cool for spring/summer 2015. Studded shirts, cropped sweatshirts and tops injected with grommets offered an exploration that may have better been left on the cutting room floor. Where the collection excelled was in the simple pieces, say a fitted jacket or a pair of pleated trousers with a high […]
Read moreTaking basics and switching up the proportions, Duckie Brown designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver challenged conventional menswear once more with their spring/summer 2014 collection. Reinterpreted as a boxy shape with minimal detail, the polo shirt was a modest proposal before sleeveless numbers prompted a racy cut. Playing with proportions and colors to mimic the […]
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