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LFWM: Backstage D.GNAK Spring/Summer 2018

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Arriving in predestined style for its debut at London Fashion Week Men’s, South Korean label D.GNAK took inspiration from “inevitable interaction” for Spring/Summer 2018. A cause and effect collection of western tailoring, the pieces are imbued with symbology, mentions of Sanskrit and evocative color selections making use of the brand’s vast cultural history.

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LFWM: Backstage Maison Mihara Yasuhiro Spring/Summer 2018

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The relationship between social media and fashion went under the microscope at Maison Mihara Yasuhiro‘s Spring/Summer 2018 runway. Backed by the fictitious #BLANK MIRRORS music group, the pieces featured self-reflective adornments and over-zealous embellishments to craft a collection of heightened irony.

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From Our View – Pitti Uomo 92

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An exclusive front row invitation.

With so many runways on the roster, June’s fashion schedule can be just a tad bit daunting. That is why we put together this invite-only rundown of the very best from Pitti Uomo 92. Let EH be your eyes so you can focus on those exclusive after-hours parties instead.

J.W.Anderson

It was all love at J.W.Anderson‘s outdoor runway, sporting graphic hearts and chunky knits that accented pairs of glittering Converse kicks, made especially for the denim-heavy line.

Off-White C/O Virgil Abloh

Heating up the Florentine event, Off-White C/O Virgil Abloh‘s runway turned politics into art with touches of emergency oranges inheriting the blacked out space—artist Jenny Holzer’s writing adorning the walls.

 Hugo by Hugo Boss

Debuting a wicked collection of voodoo and mischief, Hugo by Hugo Boss brought a Jean-Michel Basquiat craze to its Florence runway, looks mimicking pure white canvas walking alongside pieces created with Charles Jeffrey Loverboy.

Federico Curradi

Federico Curradi‘s “Feed the Good Wolf” mantra worked its many facets in a line of silk and frayed edges that took deconstructed permanence to youthful new heights.

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LFWM: Backstage Bobby Abley Spring/Summer 2018

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The ’90s reigned supreme on Bobby Abley‘s Spring/Summer 2018 runway. With a “Teletubbies” theme and various motifs of the decade played throughout, including a few familiar popstar faces, the designer took on London Fashion Week Men’s with popculturally adept, in-your-face pieces that have become his calling card.

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LFWM: Backstage Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2018

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A unifying rallying cry, Vivienne Westwood‘s Spring/Summer 2018 collection took her four most pressing expressions—love, greed, war, environmentalism—and applied them to London Fashion Week Men’s. With a collection centered around devious playing cards, each statement can be witnessed using symbols, text, and color within the half-dressed, no-theme line.

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LFWM: Backstage Astrid Andersen Spring/Summer 2018

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Astrid Andersen continued her quest for a world where tradition and athleisure can exist harmoniously at London Fashion Week Men’s. For Spring/Summer 2018, the designer chose fashion’s quintessential safari theme and reworked its familiarities for an urban twist, cropped silhouettes and figure-hugging pieces contrasting thicker draping.

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LFWM: Backstage Songzio Spring/Summer 2018

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Songzio‘s Spring/Summer 2018 collection, Crossing Veils, realized an eternal search for emotion at London Fashion Week Men’s. Born from an initial oil paint design, the line featured a dreamy, watercolor vibrancy that paired with specially designed footwear—a total wardrobe inspired by the imaginative eye of Velasquez, the celebrated artist.

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LFWM: Backstage Alex Mullins Spring/Summer 2018

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Unlikely source material—’90s perfume advertisements—made for an abstract, weightless Spring/Summer 2018 collection from Alex Mullins. With heavy draping and blindingly bright colors, London Fashion Week Men’s got a graphic-heavy, flower-power upgrade.

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LFWM: Backstage Christopher Raeburn Spring/Summer 2018

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A quick trip to the desert prompted Christopher Raeburn‘s Spring/Summer 2018 runway at London Fashion Week Men’s. With his sustainable ethos printed alongside the breathable pieces, the looks are both adventurous and resourceful, using parachute textiles to craft the mesh-made line.

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LFWM: Backstage John Lawrence Sullivan Spring/Summer 2018

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Bridging music’s past and present, John Lawrence Sullivan reworked post-punk/cold wave dissonance and techno accents for Spring/Summer 2018. With a London Fashion Week Men’s runway that rocked hard with boxy, ’80s outerwear and textured textiles, the designer aimed for universal power and strength.

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LFWM: Backstage E.Tautz Spring/Summer 2018

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With a lingering focus on quietness, E.Tautz asked for a quick moment of calm at London Fashion Week Men’s with a Spring/Summer 2018 collection of asymmetrical serenity. With classic expressions—pleating and a rebirth of field jackets—the brand subverted a wild aesthetic to boil looks down to their British barebones.

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LFWM: Backstage Charles Jeffrey Loverboy Spring/Summer 2018

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Charles Jeffrey Loverboy‘s first standalone runway for Spring/Summer 2018 brought a much needed debauchery, with a not-so-slight hedonistic touch, to London Fashion Week Men’s. Playfully vibrant, the collection was a sexualized peek into masculinity and the designer’s passion to live a life of erratic momentum, seen through its use of feminine flair and statement styling.

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