Roberto Cavalli Men Fall 2011: Saturday Night Fever
MILAN, Jan 16, 2011 / FW/ — Entitled “Groovy Mood”, Roberto Cavalli was inspired by the high energy disco days of “Saturday Night Fever.” Reinventing the iconic white three-piece worn by John Travolta, Roberto Cavalli constructed a contemporary shape while respecting the male body’s architecture – the jacket hugs the shoulders while the straight trousers...
Burberry Prorsum Men Fall 2011: WOOT! We Own the Other Team
MILAN, Jan 16, 2011 / FW/ — Woot! Christopher Bailey owned the menswear catwalk today as he sent an upbeat collection that just takes your breath away! Valiant shades of red, blue, orange, yellow and browns dominated this military-inspired collection that is so British and unmistakably Burberry. And though Bailey kept the silhouette slim, he also cut the trousers,...
Dolce & Gabbana Men Fall 2011
MILAN, Jan 17, 2011 / — In a menswear season full of excitement and innovation, Dolce & Gabbana stuck on their standard look that though still quite fetching has started to look dated a few seasons back. Though they are still great tailors and they can still do a mean cut on fabrics to come out with very sharp suits and jackets, what is lacking is being in touch...
Costume National Men Fall 2011: A Colorful Ennio Capasa
MILAN, Jan 16, 2011 / FW/ — A perennial favorite of FashionWindows, Ennio Capasa continues his winning streak with his Fall 2011 Costume National Homme collection with his military inspired tailoring proposed in gallant colors. In a season characterized with an optimistic outlook, Ennio Capasa is on the forefront with his one-stripe black & grey turtleneck,...
Haute Men Fall 2011: The Luxury Workers
MILAN, Jan 16, 2011 / — Blue collars in Thirties style, workers in steel mills, railwaymen: Haute men’s collection for the next Autumn-Winter, the first designed by Marcus Constable, takes inspiration from the working uniforms of the past. With a renewed spirit, in a contemporary and sophisticated version: in fact, while its cuts recall the workers uniforms’,...
Carlo Pignatelli Outside Men Fall 2011: The Gentleman Explorer
MILAN, Jan 15, 2011 / — The allure of the exploration and of Nature combined with sophisticated elegance: the Carlo Pignatelli Outside collection for next fall-winter revolves around two key figures, as the designer draws inspiration from gentlemen explorers – the heroes of exciting and hazardous expeditions. The Pignatelli collection looks on the one hand to...
Milano Moda Uomo Fall 2011
Date: Jan 15 – 18, 2011 Quo Vadis MILAN, Jan 15, 2011 / FW/ — On the way to Milan, I was reading Patrick Rothfuss’ “The Name of the Wind,” a fantasy novel about a young boy of 15 learning magic in a university. Set in “The Four Corners of Civilization”, a world that was imagined by the author, the locale is reminiscent of Medieval Europe. That said,...
Cipher: Urban and Contemporary Shoes
FLORENCE, Jan 14, 2011 / FW/ — Unveiled this week at the 79th Edition of Pitti Imagine Uomo, the emerging sportive lifestyle shoe brand Cipher has caught the attention of both press and buyers with its fusion of “urban” and “contemporary” style. In fashion, “urban” and “contemporary” are not synonymous. While “urban” is usually associated with...
Louis Vuitton Unveils Spring/ Summer 2011 Advertising Campaign
NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2011 / FW/ — With the mystery of the Orient and a futuristic “bad girls” element as imagined by the brand’s Artistic Director Marc Jacobs, the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2011 advertising campaign projects a decadent glamour of a non-apocalyptic future. Describing the process that led to the Spring / Summer 2011 ad campaign, Marc Jacobs relates,...
Calvin Klein Launches Spring 2011 Global Advertising Campaign
NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2011 / FW/ — With the upcoming Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan 16 as the anchor, Calvin Klein Inc unveils its Spring 2011 global advertising campaigns for the Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, and Calvin Klein brands. As announced, each campaign will be comprised of a mix of media to be seen around the world later this spring, and visually...
Calvin Klein Collection Takes the Golden Globes
NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2011 / — A perennial celebrity favorite, Calvin Klein Collection attends one of its elite clientele’s biggest nights – the Golden Globe Awards. The new Calvin Klein Collection television commercial will be featured in the U.S. during the live broadcast of the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards this Sunday, January 16th on NBC at 8:00 PM EST/5:00...
