Men’s Fashion Week in Milan

Tag : Men s Shoes

Missoni – Safari meets the souk. Terracotta trousers, finelywoven cardigans, cut-off denim shorts, but the best thing was thecushions. The fashion crowd sat on them, and then the fashion crowdmade off with them.
Burberry – Allotment chic, as one journalist put it. Moodycolours typical of designer Christopher Bailey’s vision, andanother master class in layering. All topped off with plant pothats.
Versace – it was sexy, and that’s what you come toexpect from Donatella. Pinstripe suits with a difference (thestripe was sometimes broken) and cool, neutral colours.
Trends off the catwalk
THE GOOD
News flash! The blazer, shirt, jeans combination IS BACK. A trendthat hasn’t been seen since circa 1985, is cool again,according to the Milan crowd. Make sure you leave the socks out insummer, and roll up the jeans.
The short suit: Milan’s men are channelling Just William.Think knees, knees, knees. Shorts are plain, while jackets arepinstriped (it’s best to mix and match both patterns andfabrics). And the shoes? Boating. We’re nowhere near a boat,but when did practicality matter at fashion week?
THE BAD
Gladiator sandals. Yes, Gladiator sandals. Yes, on men. Twosuspects seen wearing identical pairs with buckles fastening up theankle. Yes, I thought they were for women only too.
Frank Spencer beret. Worn by the aforementioned exponent of Romanfootwear. It was an interesting look.
THE UGLY
The penis tattoo. One man, one arm, one artfully drawn penis.
People
Anna Wintour – she’s here and she means business. Greatnews for the menswear industry when fashion’s biggest playerthinks it’s worth coming to town.
Fergie (the singer, not the mother of Beatrice and Eugenie) in darkglasses (it was so dark in there I would be surprised if she couldhave seen anything at all) on the front row of Dolce & Gabbana.
Naomi Campbell – appeared as the only female model at Dolce& Gabbana wearing a silk dressing gown. She better make themost of it: they don’t have silk in prison.