I loved the autumn/winter 2008 YSL collection. Lots of black, very grimy feeling, coats that hide you from the world. Any runway show that can make it seem that drop-crotch pants are natural, and even flattering, has serious brainpower.
In Marina Nicolaidou’s master’s collection for the London College of Fashion show, I found the same train of thought take a new direction (and for menswear). Marina had it all – the leave-me-alone jackets, the jodhpurs with their crotches at knee-level – but with her looks all in white, she achieved a vibe that was so off-puttingly surgical that I loved it.
Marina played around with Mao collars, bow-in-back jackets and coats that feel more like robes than outerwear. But one of her most interesting pieces was subtle. Was that a high-riding cummerbund she put under one of her coats, or is she suggesting than men should belt their waists? Her experiment with length, as seen in the knee-length jacket that hit almost the same point of leg as her shorts, was pulled off well.
I’m not sure how many men we can expect to see wearing gauzy white shorts, and was that a male playsuit I saw? But overall, Marina gave me just what I was looking for – clean, well cut looks with flavours of the incomparable Yves.
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ReplyDeleteI watched the fashion in person last night and I must admit Marina's Nicolaidou collection impressed me a lot as it was so different and such a fresh note in men's wear as we know it. Well done Marina and hope to see more of you soon!!! You mastered it well!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a really clever collection, love the crisp white, summer feel to it. Not sure I'd like a chap in harem pants though...
ReplyDeletethe details of this collection were hard to see but they were there, so much though had gone in to these.........
ReplyDeleteim in love.