Men dressed in lace by Burberry, Christopher
Kane’s colourful tweeds, and 1980s-style footwear by Jimmy Choo: London’s
men’s fashion week bowed out Monday with plenty of daring designs.
Lace was not just for women at Burberry, where the material leant a
romantic feel to white shirts and finished straight-cut, mid-length coats.
But Christopher Bailey, the luxury British brand’s chief creative and
chief
executive officer, admitted the style is not for everyone. Certain men
would wear lace, others not, Bailey said, adding that in a fashion show
there was something for all tastes, and he personally liked the poetic feel
that it brought.
Burberry showed off its spring/summer 2016 collection k at Perk’s
Field,
next to Kensington Palace, the official residence of Prince William and his
wife Kate, giving the occasion a garden party feel.
Among those on the guest list were actor Samuel L. Jackson and Formula
One
driver Lewis Hamilton.
Using black, pale grey and even mustard tones, Bailey has reinterpreted
the
label’s signature style.
The Chesterfield coats boasted a relaxed and elegant feel, and bore a
lace
collar.
As for their famous trench coats, they are made from silk and light wool
and adorned with motifs. There were also ideas drawn from the streets, with
jogging pants in
cashmere, and bomber jackets with quilted panels.
Jimmy Choo collection meeting between urban and traditional styles
Just as at Burberry, a relaxed style that nonetheless respected dress
codes
was also in evidence at Jimmy Choo.
The luxury shoemaker presented its new collection at the Seymour Leisure
Centre in London, in a sports hall converted into a skateboard park for the
occasion.The collection was a meeting between urban and traditional styles,
said
Sandra Choi, the brand’s creative director.
The geometric designs and vivid colours on the shoes and trainers were a
throwback to the 1980s and the Memphis Group, the postmodern Italian design
and architecture group.
The more-refined Christopher Kane showed off his collection in his new
London boutique, which opened at the start of the year in the plush Mayfair
district.
The fashion designer borrows from streetwear with hooded sweatshirts with
coloured lines, suggesting an idea of perpetual motion.
The same motifs were used on accessories.
He said many of his designs were taken from paintings, including the
textures and materials.The Scot has also come up with almost an entire
outfit (coat, jacket,
trousers) in tweed, speckling the grey material with red, blue, green and
yellow dots to create a style both classic and trendy at the same time.
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The four-day London Collections: Men fashion week grew out of the larger
womenswear event. This was its seventh edition, with 77 designers on the
main
programme.
Sharp suits mixed with streetwear throughout. The event opened Friday
with
a show by Topman, the brother label of high-street brand Topshop, featuring
retro tracksuits, wide-legged chinos and sporty tailoring.
The event has had one eye on boosting ties with the lucrative luxury
Chinese market.
This season saw a new focus on promoting British menswear to China, with
the appointment of the event’s first international ambassador: 45-year-old
Chinese model, actor, singer and philanthropist Hu Bing. (AFP)