News:

  • January 21st

    Saint Laurent Los Angeles

    Now that’s what we call brand coherence. Hedi Slimane debuted his first menswear collection for Saint Laurent Paris and his gender bender take on rockin’ androgynous panache was fully in line with the Viper club chic of his women’s line ... more

  • January 20th

    Dior Homme: Realigning Fashion and the Brand

    It took place in the home of Paris’ classiest cavalry regiment, yet the latest Dior Homme collection was inspired by a futurist cinematic view of perfection. The film was Gattaca to be precise, and that vision of an ideal future ... more

  • January 19th

    Berluti: Metamorphosis and Mode

    The choice of location – the Grande Galerie de l’Evolution - summed up the dramatic new era at the house of Berluti almost as much as the rather marvelous clothes. For this was a collection that was all about evolving a ... more

  • January 19th

    Givenchy: Welcome to The New Androgynous Tailoring

    “Rock,” smiled Riccardo Tisci backstage after a beguiling menswear show Friday night in Paris, where models marched around two huge circles of candles, and the Givenchy designer took his potpourri of religion, sex and beauty somewhere subtly new – into ... more

  • January 18th

    Dries Van Noten: Guys like a Walk of Shame, Too.

    Dries Van Noten is at his best when he takes references from real life as inspiration for his shows. Dries is a book and art exhibition fiend; that’s where he finds themes for his collections. His fashion has an intellectual ... more

  • January 17th

    Raf Simons’ Daring Dandies

    The new couturier at the house of Dior showed his first men’s collection for his own label Raf Simons since taking the reigns at the venerable Parisian maison. Far from being held back by the burden of his new responsibilities, ... more

  • January 16th

    Giorgio Armani’s Precious Little Diamonds

    We got a precise and precious though not remotely preppy menswear collection from Giorgio Armani Milan on Tuesday, the final day of shows for the fall 2013 collections. Never one to pull his punches, Armani went for a glistening vista ... more

  • January 15th

    Emporio Armani’s Alpine Heat

    The most important fashion collection in Milan this season in our view is Emporio Armani; for the simple reason that no one has a more snazzy and sophisticated interpretation of the four-day season’s single biggest trend – sartorial athleticism. In Armani’s ... more

  • January 15th

    Gucci’s Cavalry Cool

    A heavily pregnant Frida Giannini took a brief bow and then closed her backstage after her latest menswear show for Gucci, which was a pity – albeit fully understandable, given her delicate condition – because this was a rather brilliantly ... more

  • January 15th

    Fendi's Nordic Fur Festival

    Enter the era of masculine hyper luxe at Fendi, after the Roman house delivered a grand, though also very cool, statement about hyper-chic know-how and opulent practicality. That much was clear from the wolf skin Yeti boots to a truly ... more

  • January 14th

    Prada’s Weathered Wise Men

    An ideal apartment - virtual that is - a perfectly trained pet and lovingly prepared prototypes of the electronic gadgets all successful homes boast together composed the stage set for a thoroughly special Prada menswear show, whose arty insouciance wiped ... more

  • January 14th

    Bottega Veneta: Welcome to the New Austerity

    Cool practicality was the name of the game at Bottega Veneta on a rainy Sunday morning in Milan, a show were the smooth lines contrasted with all the nubby fabrics. It was also the latest lesson by BV’s creative director Tomas ... more

  • January 14th

    Ferragamo: Urban Jungle Polish

    Ruggedly rich, heroically posh, the latest menswear collection from the house of Salvatore Ferragamo was a smart and savvy statement about surviving with distinction in the urban jungle. For a house that is all about leather, its designer hit a fashionable ... more

  • January 13th

    Burberry’s Cheetah Chic

    Can we kindly all give it up big for Christopher Bailey, whose inverted classicist collection for Burberry was the day’s most telling fashion moment in Milan this Saturday, Jan. 12. Inverted because little was what it seemed in this show – ... more

  • January 13th

    Dolce & Gabbana’s Sicilian Pride

    Not many men wear dramatic floral print jackets, especially when their roses and blooms are blown up to the size of a footballs. But they really should especially if they can lay their hands on tuxedos from the latest men’s ... more

  • January 13th

    Barrett's Home Run

    Neil Barrett is on a run. Quietly growing his company to become a player in the world of men’s fashion brands, he showed a stand-out collection today to fuel the rapid advance of his label. A master tailor and finishing geek, ... more