Month: December 2016

Haider Ackermann – SS17

Posted on by Umash

A very interesting collarless shirt. Losing the collars the front panels have been built up around the neck, the buttons hidden away underneath giving a wonderful clean finish. Colour blocking has been used to great effect especially the black panel around the neck giving the illusion of a lost bow tie. Beautiful flowing fabric that gives a wonderful drape. Super skinny jeans which I really love.

The jumpsuit but like no other, a real emphasis on the word suit. A true all in one. The shirt panel wonderfully formal, the cut is sharpe. Note the sleeves are pulled up and cuffs turned out. The bottoms are wide and cropped in length, the interest comes from the burnt effect print down the left hand leg. The waistband with that print just breaks up the white bottoms and the blue shirt.

This is a fantastic one button single breasted blazer. Lovely detail with the shawl collars, the button is covered in self fabric and the cut of the blazer is very narrow around the waist. Beautiful turquoise colour, wonderfully matched with the purple of the grandad collar shirt. Note the oversize fly front to hide those buttons.

I love this outfit, it’s very cool. A beautiful collarless overcoat, styled with the sleeves turned up. The oversized shirt with those notched lapels is fantastic, I love that print and the sky blue colour. The aqua colour of the skinny jeans actually works really well with the sky blue shirt and you wouldn’t of put those colours together normally. You have to admit it’s those lace up boots that add that edge to this out. Outstanding.

I love floral patterned shirts, this one would look amazing in my wardrobe. The yellow base and the black floral is really cool. The sports luxe continues with those awesome trousers with the stripes down the sides. Lovely pleat detail and the fullness in the thigh, crop on length and turned up.

The bomber jacket, tone on tone, only real men can wear pink. I love the stitch detail on the jacket it’s very subtle and could be easily missed. Again those amazing super skinny jeans. Oh I missed out the yellow rib on the bomber, beautiful. Finish off with great boots and the outfit is complete.

Metallics are very much a staple in womenswear, menswear is starting to look to these shiny fabrics now even H&M have a silver shinny t-shirt in right now. The red is a fantastic colour. The jacket is very coolie styled tied around the waist. The oversize shirt works well, fantastic print, love those stripes. I like the cut, the drop shoulders, long sleeves and then those big cuffs. Love it.

A fantastic metallic bomber again I like the stitch work and the contrast black rib. Classic hoodie styling, lovely jade colouring. Metallic stripe skinny trousers, super skinny and crop in length.

The oversize styling continues, a gorgeous stripe knitted cardigan. Really cool drop shoulders, long sleeves and big rib cuffs. Those khaki bottoms are fantastic, I love the cut, those narrow legs, the rib finish on the hem, drawstring to the waist. The khaki looks fantastic with those black and white stripes.

A wonderful single breasted cropped blazer, beautiful orange colour and then that amazing silver line flowers. Shawl lapels and then those open button sleeves, very cool. Interesting bleaching effect to those black jeans and also note the seam at the knee giving just that little bit of shaping to the bottoms.

A lovely sleeveless leather jacket, love the zip detail and the padding on the shoulders. Again classic styling with the hoodie, oversized. That gorgeous yellow base print as before and those lovely stripes down the sides of the legs. I love the casualness of the turn ups.

Texture is just as important as colour and people forget about that. Amazing super skinny bottoms with that very subtle stripe, really love these. Interesting detail with the double belt. Then wonderful yellow printed shirt worn underneath a classic printed bomber. This is a gorgeous outfit.

Haider Ackermann SS17 – This is a truly beautiful collection. Full of vibrantly, bold colours and prints. The shapes are oversized and perfectly balanced with those super skinny bottoms. Wonderful tailoring which cannot be ignored, contrasted with the oversized slouched look of the sports luxe trend coming through this season. To go with the beautiful colours are subtle textures in the fabrics, seams are added to create shape and those are great details. This is an outstanding collection full of glamour, it’s the sort of collection that once worn would fill you with confidence.

http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2017-menswear/haider-ackermann

Carven – SS17

Posted on by Umash

Colour-blocking used to great effect in this outfit. A beautiful pastel shaded button down collar shirt. Pastel tee underneath. Note the shirt is styled with one side tucked in. The shorts are well tailored and long in length, classic Seesucker stripe but with the pink colouring. I love that texture.

A wonderful knitted jumper, I really like that zip detail to the seam of the raglan sleeve. I love the colours used in the stripes and that gorgeous teal used as a base. The pink Seersucker stripe used as before on the shirt, again note only one side of the shirt hanging out. The trousers have an interesting detail of a stripe panel used on the top left hand side.

A better look at those trousers now. Beautiful deep blue in colour. The stripe panels on the top edge looks fantastic, I like how the panel goes into the front pockets a really lovely detail. The stripes carry on in various forms on the jumper. Keeping the colour palette simple works to great effect.

A cross breed, a real shirt jacket. Such a beautiful lightweight jacket, I love the orange colour and the blue rib with the stripes. The shirt underneath adds to the double collars which actually looks really cool. Again the shirt with one side tucked into the shorts. The shorts themselves have a wonderful texture to them, they have a single pleat to them to help the shape of the wider hem which is finished turned up.

A classic slim line single breasted two button suit. Lovely soft tailoring. Another version of the colour block shirt as before. The yellow and sky blue is a great combination.

Fantastic knitted top with buttonless placket and collars, really beautiful colouring with that deep purple contrasted with the fuchsia. The shorts with that longline length have a wonderful texture with a very subtle line print.

A wonderful printed anorak, note the drawstring to the waist which is a lovely detail. The shirt again styled as before with one side tucked in and the other side out, also has a very subtle print to it. Simple one pleat cropped trouser.

The prints are becoming a little more vivid, a classic sweatshirt with a very artist floral watercolour print. Matched with those lovely Seersucker stripe tailored shorts.

The bomber jacket, we’ve seen this fabric before. Beautiful texture and a subtle print. Note the rib to the neck has been placed so that the line of the centre front is unbroken, a really lovely touch. The Seersucker trousers are black on the front panels and blue on the back panels.

Colour blocking is a great way to add a pop of colour to any garment. I love this jumper and the lime green panel looks fantastic. The double shorts, the first one underneath can’t really be seen except for a little bit of the print and the lime green drawstring. The shorts on top has a great textured and well tailored. There is a matching jacket but it’s worn tied around the body and can’t really be seen.

A really wonderful outfit, the tonal greys and then that gorgeous lime green. Again great use of a subtle print on the coat, look carefully and you can just make out some sort of animal print.

Carven SS17 – a wonderful collection, simple shapes, beautiful tailoring. I love the knitwear, the textures really make the difference. The prints are artist and are subtle, I especially love the the floral print on the sweatshirt. What really stands out in this collection has to be the colours. The black, navy, greys are all good base colours but the pop of colours, the fuchsia, the lime green, the lilac, red and orange all come together in a delightful mix that I adore.

http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2017-menswear/carven