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Favorite Five: Michael Bastian Fall 2013

Matt Bell — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:20:24 +0000

Michael Bastian, who reliably turns out a well-executed collection of bright, breezy and boyish American classics, pretty much shocked everyone with the forest of dark, moody pieces he sent down the runway for Fall 2013. What we learned form this collection is that there is more to Bastian than he’s been letting on. He’s got

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Favorite Five: Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2013

Matt Bell — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:59:45 +0000

In a word? Thrilling. In more words—Tommy Hilfiger’s Fall 2013 collection is the perfect creative expression of American style combined with British tradition. They’ve named the collection “Saville Row meets Ivy League,” but the totality of the collection is far more exciting than those generally anodyne subjects. Actually, Hilfiger took cues from Tommy Nutter—a

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Favorite Five: Billy Reid Fall 2013

Matt Bell — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:45:49 +0000

Billy Reid rocked out a bit with his Fall 2013 collection, revealing that southern charm may also come with elegant rebelliousness. Leather jackets are inside layers, silky fabrics are paired with woolen ones, orange and reds burst around beige and cream. You’ll also notice some sharp looking bags in the hands of the models. It’s ok

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Favorite Five: Lacoste Fall 2013

Matt Bell — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:59 +0000

Lacoste sent models onto the runway though a multi paneled, white cube, further delving into their spacey vision of the future—technical fabrications, elongated torsos and exaggerated collars. It was a collection with two distinct feelings. There were plenty of clinical looks with sharp lines, lots of creams and whites and at least one men’s rubber looking trench. There was

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Favorite Five: DKNY Fall 2013

Matt Bell — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:22:35 +0000

You’re out the door early in the morning and back home…well, also maybe in the early morning. For you, DKNY delivered a collection of sportswear, tailoring and accessories crafted to flex city style from day into night. This is, afterall, a label with New York embedded into its name. Running around from morning to night

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Favorite Five: Shades of Grey by Micah Cohen Fall 2013

Matt Bell — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:06:10 +0000

Micah Cohen tackled color blocking with a beautiful combination of color, cuts and styles delivering on the fashion-forward-but-every-day-wearable promise of Shades of Grey. Also the return of gym socks, which stylist Jason Rider worked to perfection. And of note—Shades of Grey debuted their first women’s collection. Favorite Five Show [nggallery id=190]

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Favorite Five: Rag & Bone Fall 2013 Menswear

Matt Bell — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:28:37 +0000

“We built a collection based on timeless pieces,” says Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone’s Fall 2013 collection. Rag & Bone’s signature military took flight with an air force theme (bombers and flight jackets) and soared into the world of tomorrow with new materials and treatments like technical nylon and rubberized leather. There were

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Favorite Five: Berluti Fall 2013 Menswear

Matt Bell — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:37:33 +0000

“The Natural History Museum provides the ideal setting for this, the third Berluti menswear collection, whose theme is evolution. Alessandro Sartori set out to explore where Berluti’s past could take it in the future – hence the emphasis on genealogy. This collection builds on the attitude towards craft that has always distinguished Berluti shoes

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Favorite Five: Louis Vuitton Fall 2013 Menswear

Matt Bell — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:25:05 +0000

“The Magic Mountain. This season sees the Vuitton traveller, always journeying both literally and metaphorically, venture to the magical mountains of the Himalayas, particularly to the Kingdom of Bhutan. ‘A collection is often an actual journey for us; it comprises what you take with you and what you bring back both physically and mentally from

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Favorite Five: Mugler Fall 2013 Menswear

Matt Bell — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:55:45 +0000

“In a triangulation of concept, colour and vision, the MUGLER men’s wear collection for Autumn Winter 2013-14 aligns creative director Nicola Formichetti’s neo-urban panache and the electric futurism of designer Romain Kremer with a respect for the 40-year heritage of Thierry Mugler. The global collision of Western tradition, Asian pop culture and technology provides a

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