Flexible Men – GQ Italia Editorial
An intensely-inked new editorial in GQ Italia titled Flexible Men features a boardroom’s worth of slim-cut suits, smoking jackets, and topcoats. The tailoring is tight, the shoulders sharpened but through choice of material and attention to fit, looks that could be trapped in a rigid stiffness are rendered almost loose and liquid.
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Tim Van Steenbergen – Fall 2009
Belgian designer Tim Van Steenbergen has a thing for buttons. Whether hiding them, toggle-ing them, or snaking them playfully up an overcoat in his Fall 2009 line, their use is not merely functional but a carefully considered element of a garment’s design. Steenbergen applies this particular yet playful approach throughout the collection, constructing his pieces not merely as two-dimensional slabs that hang down in one gravity-dictated direction, but experimenting with arcing, bowing, bunching and pleating of fabrics to form robust and romantic menswear with a rich and sculptural strength.
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Brothers – Spring/Summer 2010
The runway presentation for the Brothers Spring Summer 2010 collection paraded a series of proper, prepped out looks with just enough of mixed-up and unmatched mischief to keep things real and risky. Cape Cod standards like navy yachting jackets striped D-ring belts were brought into more seductive waters with 1970s Milan playboy scarves printed in sleazy paisley and sockless buckled slip-ons in cognac colored leather.
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Corpus Cowichin Cardigan
The cable-knit Cowichin Cardigan by Corpus nets the European fishing-village, ultra-chunky sweater trend perfectly and adds an eye-popping, two-toned palette and leather buckle detailing to its otherwise cozy and classic aesthetic. Available online at Garygyle.com.
O by O X Kazuki – Sharptail Boot
These zip-up Sharptail boots by O X Kazuki are featured on the highly respected Tres Bien Shop site, feature an Adidas branded sole, and certainly aren’t ordinary looking. Heck, they’re even 20% off for non-European shoppers. Beyond that, it’s difficult to know quite what to make of these hodge-podged boots so sound off in the comments section and set us straight.
Flaph – Autumn/Winter 2009
If you’re able to get past the loony, cartoon-ish navigation of the site, Flaph.com reveals (literally) a treasure chest filled with precious finds from the brand’s Autumn Winter 2009 collection. The outerwear featured are all standouts including classically styled varsity jackets, post-modern puffer jackets, and two-toned parkas dip dunked into dyes or bleach. Visit the Flaph site for complete stockist information, but be forewarned: they’re all Japanese.
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S.N.S. Herning – Autumn/Winter 2009 at C’H'C’M’
With all the offerings bouncing around the style blogs, the knitwear of SNS Herning has always stood out. It’s almost decorative approach to texture and its vintage-tinged color palettes shift the brand’s sweaters into a vaguely 1970s aesthetic that feels fresh in the wake of today’s more dominant trends. The CHCM Shop has received a new cardigan, fisherman’s sweater, and naval hat from SNS, all in hushed, moody hues and all worth a serious look.
Mr. Olive – Autumn/Winter 2009
Meet Mr. Olive, an intriguing Tokyo-based line of mountain meets urban styled menswear. With a keen sense of color, Mr. Olive pairs ever-popular staples such as plaid button-ups and hooded parkas with funked-up Dyn-O-Mite felt hats and belted cardigans J.J. Walker might’ve strutted around in on “Good Times”.
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L’Optimums Editorial – Politiquement Correct
Only the finest from Prada, Dior and Gucci will do for the fancy Foreign Diplomat featured in a new editorial from L’Optimums titled Poltiquement Correct. A universal embargo on color has been put into play, pushing the palette into unified shades of black and blacker from the tastefully tailored three piece suits through the Cartier tanker watches and Dolce & Gabbana leather attachés. A darkly chic imagining of United Nations noir.
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Fred Perry – 2009 Winter Collection
Go Tanabe photographs the fuzzed and flanneled Winter 2009/10 collection from Fred Perry. Plaid bravely battles argyle for its place as the print of the season as tartan patterned trousers, sweaters and golf coats mix with nubby neck-ties, fur-hooded parkas, and electric orange knit scarves. A suave but sporty mix of Perry’s most popular looks.
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