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PFW: Hermès Fall 2022

Some of the most coveted fabrics at Hermès’ Autumn Winter 2022 presentation were the linings. Soft, eccentric and boldly colourful, sumptuous linings bridge the intimacy between garment and wearer. A pale blue parka contrasts with a fluffy white lining, also seen on yellow outerwear. Elsewhere a leather teddy jacket is lined with a grey...

25 Jan 2022

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MFW: At Prada workwear is a powerful reality of life

Twin Peaks actor Kyle MacLachlan opened the Prada menswear show, which saw a flurry of accomplished actors take to the catwalk, including Jeff Goldblum and Sex Education newcomer Asa Butterfield. If Prada were to sum up three items for next season it would be the trench, blazer and a square-toed shoe, all architectural pillars of a working man’s...

17 Jan 2022

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Physical shows return to Paris men's fashion week, despite cancelations

At the upcoming Paris men’s fashion week, physical shows are not just going ahead, they will the majority of the week’s 77 events, despite some brands cancelling their catwalk presentations and others opting for digital. Louis Vuitton will hold two shows, at 14:30 and 18:30 on Thursday, January 20th. The posthumous collection by Virgil Abloh was...

9 Jan 2022

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5 highlights from Paris men's fashion week

Paris men’s fashion week was a mix of live shows, digital presentations and guest designers, including London-based Burberry, which eschewed the LFW calendar to be on the official Paris schedule. Here are our top five picks of the Paris SS22 collections: Y/PROJECT x Fila When Y/Project showcased its Fila collaboration during Paris men’s fashion...

28 Jun 2021

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MFW: Prada and Raf Simons debut first menswear collaboration

A 70s faux fur backdrop by Rem Koolhaas and the design ancillary of his architect firm OMA set the scene for Prada’s first menswear collection in collaboration with co-creative director Raf Simons. The presentation, once again executed in a digital format while physical fashion remains interrupted, was met with a post-show press conference and...

18 Jan 2021

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A subdued start to the season, Italy's menswear sector must deal with significant losses

Usually at this time of year buyers and press would be mid-show in a bustling Pitti Uomo in Florence, before heading to Milan for the first round of the men’s catwalk season. Pitti Uomo ends on Thursday, but its all-digital format means another menswear season goes by without a physical tradeshow, without the real-life connections between...

14 Jan 2021

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BFC cancels London Fashion Week Men's, combines genders for LFW in February

The British Fashion Council (BFC) on Thursday said its men’s fashion week in January would be canceled, instead merging genders for a February, digital first, fashion week. The combined gender fashion week will be held from 19 to 23 February following the New York shows. Menswear designers are being actively encouraged to take part in the...

29 Oct 2020

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Paris online fashion week closes with digital bang, but could learn from Netflix

France’s Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode hosted the first menswear online fashion week which largely corresponded to its physical calendar, with most of its stable of brands opting for digital presentations or videos. From Dries van Noten to Rick Owens, Berluti to Loewe, online fashion week saw designers create collections despite...

15 Jul 2020

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Hermès sets the bar high for digital men's fashion week

Seven minutes of fashion film can be either gripping or tediously dim. As digital couture week confirmed, translating the craft of haute fashion to the medium of a short video is a whole other ballgame, one which does not necessarily do justice to a ballgown. Many houses failed to impress an audience used to seeing shows live, where garments on...

10 Jul 2020

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Paris men's fashion week: Raf Simons solar youth are earthbound

Misspent youth is the time when one is young, doing things that are not considered wise, or proper. Read: fun. Raf Simons’ obsession with youth and capturing its lost spirit has been a key narrative of his work, and his emotional show on the opening day of Paris Fashion Week was perhaps less a glimpse of misspent youth but rather its abduction....

16 Jan 2020

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Virgil Abloh brings out stars for Off White Paris fashion show

Style superstar Virgil Abloh produced one of the big moments at Paris men's fashion week Wednesday when he had Gigi Hadid walk through a field of white carnations at his Off White show. The black American creator -- one of the hottest talents in fashion right now, who also heads Louis Vuitton's menswear line -- brought a host of stars to his...

20 Jun 2019

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Pikachu and provocation at London's Fashion Week for men

Pokémon prints, khaki, flowing cuts and a raft of young talent were among the standout features of London's Fashion Week Men's, which ended on Monday after three days of catwalk shows. With the big names of British fashion, most notably Burberry, abandoning the men's version of Fashion Week in favour of presenting mixed collections during the...

8 Jan 2019