Before we jet off to Paris, Milan’s bags for Fall/Winter 2018 season are worth taking a look back at. With Dolce & Gabbana flying in their bags on drones, bags were swinging all around including a conveyor belt presentation. This season, Italian designers offered us a completely new look at the “man-bag.” No longer are we carrying around clutches, instead giving way to chunky traveler-bags for everyday use. These are worn standard— carrying by the handle, or clutching underhand, as seen by Bally. The leather bag isn’t going anywhere yet either, but there are newer options available from Versace made in velvet and decorated with tassels, oh my! Backpacks are still very much trending with Etro and Tod’s with a sturdy structure. Meanwhile Fendi took the travel theme quite literally to real-size suitcases and some smaller, suitcase-resembling pieces as well. Looking forward, this trend is anticipated to be reinforced in Paris as well.
Hit the slopes with Etro, a brand who turned to the natural world for Autumn/Winter 2017, a collection completed by graphic prints, houndstooth, and, of course, sunglasses fit to protect your third eye.
In order to make this season go off without a Holiday hitch, we’ve compiled a list of seasonal must-haves and envying items to fit every relative, friend, and pesky obligatory guilt-gift on your holiday shopping list. No need to spend hours traipsing about the store, just peruse this handy guide so you can get back to what really matters, indulging in the gifts you’ve already bought for yourself.
1. Beoplay A1, B&O PLAY
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Four colors and 360 sound, this pocket-sized speaker from B&O PLAY can turn any playlist into an instant banger.
A cast of artists, architects, family members, and friends, joined Etro‘s runway for the Italian house’s refreshingly-soft Spring/Summer 2017 collection.
Raw-edged sweaters, overcoats in tonal waves, and somber iterations of usually louder prints, ETRO emits a subtle, chic roar for Autumn/Winter 2016 with a collection dubbed “State of Nature.”
On the heels of the Italian house’s seasonal runway show, ETRO creative director Keaton Etro inducts 11 Milan-based influencers of various art forms to share their own stories. Part of a global story online (and via the brand’s social channels), the Circle of Poets series narrates each bohemian’s narrative and life in the contemporary city through rich, black and white imagery by Nicolo Gialain, one of Etro’s selected poets. From filmmaker Adalberto Lombardo to tattoo artist Edoardo Tabacchi featured—all suited up in Etro’s own wear—the project examines possibilities of expression, navigating tradition and innovation, and storytelling in general.
For Italian luxury fashion house ETRO‘s Autumn/Winter 2015 collection, Men’s Creative Director Kean Etro reminisced a bit to the past, reviving a technical concept that the brand was once know for: hand painted tailoring. Employing a colony of artists in Como, Italy, the dream effect places tone-on-tone layers and paisley designs over luxe velvet jackets, T-shirts, and ties. In this process, the pieces become transformed by the strong, gentle stroke of each brush. Watch the video above to see for yourself.
Michael Shannon, Future, Boyd Holbrook, Xavier Dolan, and Shiloh Fernandez star on Essential Homme‘s special five year, five cover August/September 2015 issue.
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MOST WANTED (pg. 34) features ten must-snag men’s bags from Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane’s Americana silver backpack to a.testoni’s dazzling briefcase. CODE OF CONDUCT (pg. 44) showcases a poised military feeling shared by designers everywhere this season.
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In NEW ARRIVALS (pg. 56), the latest product collaborations and launches are featured, including Alexander McQueen’s slogan-touting leather goods, 3.1 Phillip Lim’s tin-armored ten-year capsule collection, Cadillac’s collection curated by Nick Wooster, Prada’s street-wear inspired backpacks, and more. SCENE (pg.64) invites you through the best bashes of Fashion Month Spring/Summer 2016.
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Selected features include:
CHANGING ACT (pg.70) Recast everyday staples in uncommon roles for a seasonal style shift that is sartorial without any stiffness, featuring FENDI, Tommy Hilfiger, Brioni, KENZO, and many more.
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GREEN LIGHT (pg. 81) A dominant color of vitality, green flourished across all the Autumn/Winter 2015 runways in various breeds of mighty military and elegant moss.
SON OF A GUN (pg. 84) The boy that couldn’t help it, he said with a dopey grin, peeking out through that filthy rearview mirror, refusing to turn back in Moschino, J.W Anderson, Bottega Veneta, ETRO, and many more.
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CONVERSATIONS (pg. 98) Maserati CEO Harald Wester and president of the Ermenegildo Zegna group Paolo Zegna reminisce over their ambitious road traveled together.
SUBVERTING THE SUIT (pg. 102) The sweet sincerity of contemporary designer Christopher Shannon.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL REBELLION (pg. 106) Sculptor and Painter Nick Van Woert and the art of the new.
A MAN’S WORLD (pg. 110) CFDA head Steven Kolb reflects on New York’s first menswear week in over a decade.
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HIGH FIVE (pg. 114) From 26-year-old movie mastermind Xavier Dolan, currently working on his seventh feature, to Boyd Holbrook, star of Netflix’s “Narcos,” we turned to a team of five men that not only campaign a distinct style but that are also champions in their lives to cover the August/September issue of Essential Homme. Singer songwriter, rapper, and producer Future, supporting actor turned leading man and Prada star Michael Shannon, and the fresh faced Shiloh Fernandez complete the booming batch, who, together, are stealing all the scenes of 2015.
About ESSENTIAL HOMME magazine: ESSENTIAL HOMME is a US-based bi-monthly style source for affluent, successful, and fashion-forward men who are passionate about high quality, high-end luxury fashion. The magazine has a specifically-targeted audience of 133,225, 10% of which is distributed internationally, and is available in all major cities globally. ESSENTIAL HOMME has been published since 2010, and past coverstars include the likes of Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Adrian Grenier, Tinashe, Dean and Dan Caten, Daniel Radcliffe, Future, Hugh Dancy, Theophilus London, Sullivan Stapleton, Kellan Lutz, and Ian Somerhalder.
Uniforms of both formal and casual intent see an ethnic splattering of vibrant paint strokes in Etro‘s Autumn/Winter 2015 collection; one that—inspired by a colony of artists in Como, Italy—recalls both animalistic grandeur and black tie grace.
