Versace revisits the ’90s for inspiration for FW ’19. Gianni-print sportswear turns into a heavily streetwear-focused line highlighted by bright hues. Suits with safety pins, open-backed black silk jackets, and printed T-shirts reigned the runway alongside a cast of It-girl models Kaia Gerber, Bella Hadid, and Emily Ratajkowski. Keeping up with Versace tradition, the girls wore plenty of tight, short black tailoring, lace and showstopping prints.
Images: Paolo Simi.
Images: Stampd.
The Los Angeles-based streetwear/lifestyle company Stampd has debuted its Fall/Winter 18 collection today. Reverting back to tradition (which, fittingly, is the name of the collection), the brand heavily incorporated silhouettes and design cues from its inaugural collection back in 2011. The building blocks of the designer’s core aesthetic have been repurposed into pieces that show its evolution while acknowledging its roots. It’s also the first release in an ongoing six-month series that will include many drops arriving later this fall. We spoke to Chris Stamp, Stampd’s mastermind, about the latest collection and lifestyle behind the label.
EH: Is there a particular reason you want to bring back early silhouettes this year?
CS: The past few seasons I’ve been lending a lot of creative time to different projects and collaborations while still maintaining creative control over Stampd’s RTW and Lifestyle collections. For fall, I made it a point to set aside time where I could look back on past seasons and see what I loved about certain pieces and what our customer responded most enthusiastically to. There’s so much inspiration in what we’ve done that I wanted to look inward rather than outward for creative direction.
EH: How do you feel about the overwhelming obsession with nostalgia infiltrating fashion and general pop culture?
CS: Design is an art form whether I am shooting a lookbook, designing a collection, or making a surfboard. For me, injecting nostalgia into your collections and designs is a form of self-expression. I choose to work with brands like IKEA and Gap because those brands have meant something to me since I was a kid. Working with companies like that on a global scale really gives you added drive to create something amazing and unique.
EH: Are there any particular influences you find yourself going back to when designing?
CS: I always start with a minimal, monochromatic palette no matter what I’m creating. When you start clean you can always add subtle inspirations, design details, and pops of color as you go along. You can always add more – so start with a clean pallet.
CS: [It’s a] Heavy West Coast influence. It’s a harmony between luxury, surf and street culture.
CS: Stay consistent and never give up. Each obstacle/experience should be a building block to your future goal. Wear what you love, comfort is key.
Images: LOEWE.
Reading really never goest out of style. And as part of its Fall/Winter 2018 campaign, LOEWE has released a collection of limited-edition literary classics. The series, which features titles including Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, has been updated with repurposed Steven Meisel magazine editorial images adorning each cover as part of an ongoing partnership between the photographer and designer. All titles are available in a specially designed box set.
The limited edition collection of LOEWE Classics will be available at select international stores and online later this month.
Image: Jil Sander.
The latest in designer sneaker releases comes from Jil Sander who just debuted a unisex monochromatic shoe from its Fall/Winter 2018 collection. Featuring a flexible rubber-based sole, the ‘Rise Sneaker’ has a polished and utilitarian look to it that makes it a convenient upgrade to the white sneaker, which has become a modern day staple.
The ‘Rise Sneaker’ will be available at Jil Sander stores and online with the release of the FW18 collection.
J.W. Anderson revealed its latest campaign for Fall/Winter 2018. Titled ‘Our Future,’ the campaign is all about ‘creative refreshing,’ which basically means a call for younger talent. Their previous campaign (Your Picture/Our Future) asked for submissions from photographers across the world, and three out of the 1813 who submitted work got to shoot the latest image series. Julia Greve, Simmons Finnerty, and Yelena Beletskaya shot the portraits, each in their own individual style to showcase the designer’s commitment to seeking out fresh new perspectives. Take a look below.
Image: Julia Greve.
Image: Simmons Finnerty.
Image: Yelena Beletskaya.
Ahead of the 20 year anniversary of Ms. Lauryn Hill’s career defining debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, outerwear label Woolrich has tapped the artist for its Fall/Winter 18 campaign. Dubbed ‘Woolrich: American Soul since 1830,’ the intimate image series was shot by Jack Davison in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, where Hill first shot her video for ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’. (See above.) Styled by Mel Ottenberg, the campaign features pieces from the brand’s fall collection customized for the series, including collages of Hill printed on several coats. Take a look below and be sure to stream The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill now.
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Images: Boss/Hugo Boss.
Dry cleaners beware: Boss by Hugo Boss has debuted a new washing machine-friendly suit, with a campaign featuring Singaporean Olympic swimmer Joseph Schooling. Available in three separate wool-blends, the suit is a breakthrough that makes suit maintenance tremendously more convenient. The suit jacket has no lining, making it less structured and able to handle routine washes. Additionally, the jacket and trousers can be purchased separately, enabling customers to mix and match.
The Washable Suit is available at Hugo Boss stores and online now.
CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC has released its newest campaign for Fall/Winter 2018. Styled by Olivier Rizzo and shot by Willy Vanderperre, the dynamic image series sees models in a picturesque mountainside landscape donning knitted headpieces and dramatic outerwear. There’s an otherworldly quality to the photos that corresponds perfectly to the striking shapes and tone of the rest of the collection. See for yourself below~
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Images: Willy Vanderperre.
Extending upon the captivating ‘Youth in Motion’ collection Raf Simons presented in February for Fall/Winter 18, today the designer released a brooding campaign shot by Willy Vanderperre. The image series, styled by Olivier Rizzo, features dark portraits highlighting pieces from the collection, with a model shot next to a vibrant still-life floral arrangement. The collection was inspired by youth and drug culture, adopting strong influences from ‘Drugs,‘ an 80s play that chronicled the rampant drug use of the time. Driving the theme home, part of the proceeds from the collection will be donated to recovery addiction programs.
Ermenegildo Zegna kicked off Milan Fashion Week today with a show full of pastel hues and subtle three X’s signature that we have seen beginning in the last collection. The show wrapped up with a punch of vibrant yellows and blues.
Photos shot by Paolo Simi and Alessandro Russo for ESSENTIAL HOMME.
Calvin Klein continues the chunky footwear trend with the release of its Carlos sneaker. While contributing to the growing fashion movement, this release marks the first Calvin Klein 205W39NYC sneaker designed by Raf Simons, who was appointed chief creative officer of the classic label last year — watch the latest show for FW18 here.
The new model fits the dad sneaker mold perfectly, whether you’re on the court or picking up the kids from school. It’s available in four different color options, including vintage-inspired green and red embellishments in addition to the classic black and white palette. The shoe itself is a soft leather and velvet suede pairing with rubber wing accents. The gripped rubber sole makes them just as athletic as urban — a perfect blend of athleisure and streetwear.
The Calvin Klein Carlos sneaker is available at StyleBop.com now.
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With intense layering and tons of knits, including cardigans, beanies, and scarves, John Varvatos‘ FW18 show was a welcome throwback, reminiscent of the downtown NYC of the new millennium. There was a sense of a last minute tossed-togetherness that gave this show a vibe of wilderness, yet still belonging in a metropolitan setting. The brand itself vowed to create a relationship between “slouchy-sleek and sophistication.”
Soft shapes were enhanced with wool, parkas, duster coats, and cozy leathers. There was a sense of overall comfort and functionality, while at the same time respecting the iconic styles of the brand — perhaps this was an interpretation of the “new normal” trend started in Paris last season.
Similar to their laid back yet bold pieces, the designer casually set his runway in a prior synagogue (now the Angel Orensanz Foundation). With a wild forest set and moody lights, the old building grew its roots once again for the first show of fashion week. The brand itself, however, stemmed away from their well-built foundation, adding new fluid pieces that emanated an effortless coolness. Closing the show, the designer stood in front of his models to the soundtrack of Jimi Hendrix’s rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner from Woodstock, showing the harmony of the past and present, and signifying a new turn for the label.
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