4 monthes ago | By WWD

Following a collection that was inspired by classical Chinese painting, Shanghai-based designer Ziggy Chen revisited the aesthetic this season with a similar print. But upon closer inspection, the ancient-seeming art is really a surreal portrait of a modern man, his face obscured by a beam of light.
Asked if it was a metaphor for staring at our phones, Chen demurred, but conceded the collection is meant to examine conflict between technology and mystery. “Technology represents something that is very rational. We are embracing a lot of things with technology, but on the other side, there...
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Kiko Kostadinov Men's Fall 2022

4 monthes ago | By WWD

London-based Bulgarian designer Kiko Kostadinov designed another deeply personal collection this season.
Despite the showcase being filmed in the Museo Anahuacalli in Mexico City with a local cast, the collection was based on gaming subculture, particularly on the South Korean online game “Lineage II,” and his fond memories of playing with his virtual friends when he was young. Gaming was his safe zone.
“This topic gave me an opportunity to make more fantasy characters in the collection, but also something for players like a hoodie with big pants. Say, I just popped out in the morning to...
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Alanui Men's Fall 2022

4 monthes ago | By WWD

Alanui's creative director Carlotta Oddi traveled to Iceland to find inspiration for the brand's fall collection.
The country's evocative natural landscape fed the natural palette and motifs depicted on the brand's luxurious knitwear, including beautifully executed intarsia cardigans illustrating the aurora borealis and snowy scenes.
These styles added to an array of cozy sweaters and cardigans in new shapes and combinations of the brand's Icon pattern and bandanna motif, as well as interpretations of Far Isle themes. They were developed for both genders and crafted from fabrics including...
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Menswear pre-fall 2022/23

4 monthes ago | By Fashion United

Subversion and surrealism lay at the heart of men's Pre-Fall. Youth subcultures, surrealist prints and an anarchic attitude put a fresh spin on core themes surrounding gender-fluidity and the revival of artisanal craftsmanship. Amid the raw and rugged, a sense of playful nostalgia came through as designers looked back to their own heydays and reimagined them for the contemporary man.
Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers an insight into the international menswear collections for Pre-Fall 2022.
Dior Homme
Like his womenswear counterpart Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's Kim Jones also looked to...
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System Men's Fall 2022

4 monthes ago | By WWD

Newsflash: It's 2022, a year that sounds so futuristic it's almost hard to believe we are living in it. For South Korean label System, it were overtaken by the sentiment of “future nostalgia” - looking at the now through the lens of the past.
“The ‘future' that we envisioned and hoped for was a lot more optimistic and charming than what we forecast today,” read the show notes, citing Stanley Kubrick's classic film “2001: A Space Odyssey” and Pierre Cardin's Space Age collections as influences. While rhinestone-studded slipdresses and bedazzled bomber jackets certainly evoked the stars...
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Courrèges

4 monthes ago | By Models

Courrèges Pre-Fall 2022 & F/W 22 Men's Lookbook
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Oteyza Men's Fall 2022

4 monthes ago | By WWD

In recent seasons, Paul García de Oteyza and Caterina Pañeda have had a new focus for Oteyza, the Spanish sartorial men's wear brand.
“We're working on connecting with streetwear,” explained Pañeda, adding that meanwhile, Oteyza continues drawing on longstanding inspirations, such as the Atlantic Ocean, fishermen's aesthetic and art, like Nicolas de Staël's sea works.
“It's a progression for our house, with a very solid base in suits, high craftsmanship, quality and luxury,” continued Oteyza.
The fall collection is comprised of sophisticated yet functional garments, sometimes in saturated...
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