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Trending Tunes: Xander Zhou SS18 Runway Soundtrack

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Change your sonic game with ESSENTIAL HOMME‘s Trending Tunes, spinning the hottest Spring/Summer 2018 runway tracks from around the world. Pass the aux cord and let the beats inspire.

The mix:

Soundtrack from Xander Zhou‘s Spring/Summer 2018 runway show for London Fashion Week Men’s by Lukas Heerich.

Cyborgs & Heroes, featuring the following:

01. “Kir Royal” – Carlos Perón – “Kir Royal”
02. “Trance Lament” – Clu – “Trance Lament”
03. “Machine Envy” – The Person –
04. “JL-CSG II” – Ø
05. “XZ 1” – Lukas Heerich
06. “Nautilus” – Anna Meredith
07. “Peace Enforcement” – Whistleblower
08. “40oz Angel” – Dutch E Germ
09. “Lux æterna” – György Ligeti
10. “655321” – The Person
11. “Koituva” – Ø
12. “anagram c.i.y” – Hatis Noit
13. “Destino” – Granite Mask
14. “Chimeras 2011 (live)” – Tim Hecker
15. “Chordal Graphs” – Wim Mertens
16. “SBTL_FLL” – FNDO
17. “Responsibility to Protect” – Whistleblower
18. “Flash Pattern” – Gage


Audio: Lukas Heerich, courtesy of Xander Zhou.

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LFWM: Backstage Xander Zhou Spring/Summer 2018

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A science fiction double feature, Xander Zhou‘s Spring/Summer 2018 collection at London Fashion Week Men’s made the most of its spaced-out theme with out-of-this-world accessorizing against a reworked office uniform. Utilizing inventive cutouts and disproportionate workwear, this extra-terrestrial rebranding has breached the atmosphere.

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From Our View – London Fashion Week Men’s Spring/Summer 2018

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An exclusive front row invitation.

From the flashing paparazzi to the glittering Thames, the British capital is truly having a moment this London Fashion Week Men’s. Of course, with so many runways on the roster and eyes to catch, the schedule can be just a tad bit daunting. That is why we put together this invite-only rundown of the very best from the week. Let EH be your eyes so you can focus on those exclusive after-hours parties instead.

Xander Zhou

Xander Zhou leaves little to the imagination with updated workwear attire—an office ensemble that plays with masculinity and over-extended proportions.

Liam Hodges

Things got wild at Liam Hodges‘ runway, showcasing unhinged silhouettes and relaxed fits alongside a surprising collab with côte&ciel, completed by a monstrous, overly-sized bear.

Topman Design

Topman Design‘s striped and graphic offering follows both an iconic British color palette deepend into a too-cool-for-school aura. High crops and even taller socks elongate and draw the eye across the entire look.

Bodybound

A dangerous balance between playful and utilitarian severity, Bodybound toys with the relationship between material, cuts, and exposure with light draping against flesh-baring wear.

Edward Crutchley

Taking a step back into British history, Edward Crutchley reinstated a medieval uprising with a curious presentation of excessive material that pushed and pulled at commonplace design conventions.

Berthold

Daring to be different through its inventive use of color, Berthold proved that to open fashion week, all it takes are some sandals, geometric patterns, and trailing textiles.

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From Our View – London Collections: Mens Spring/Summer 2017

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The front row in the fast lane.

You’ve gone backstage, and followed all our favorite looks on Instagram. Show tunes? Oh right, check, you did that. But just in case anything might have slipped through the cracks, here we recap our favorite snaps from London Collections: Mens Spring/Summer 2017.

Phoebe English

In her first menswear presentation, luxury designer Phoebe English translates her attention to construction and textile choice for a capsule collection that offers a fresh take on minimalism.

Xander Zhou

Xander Zhou presents a recklessly diverse collection that includes witty plays on the baggy-pant-exposed-boxer combo and the destroyed sneaker, echoing a design sentiment that is ever-tip-toeing the line between street and high-fashion.

YMC

YMC’s latest effort exudes easy cool, with matching sets in breezy fabrics and contrasting patterns that make for purposeful but uncomplicated outfits.

Edward Crutchley

Edward Crutchley updates summer patterns with unexpected latex fabrications, seen as high-necked shirts and knee-high socks, eliminating the need for shoes.

Lou Dalton

Making functional look fashionable, Lou Dalton‘s re-imagines staples like the rain coat and bomber jacket fitting for summer.

Belstaff

Belstaff’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection embodies the style of the American road movie, conjuring up images of Marlon Brando and Steve McQueen as clear inspirations with leather motorcycle jackets and tunics.

Katie Eary

Katie Eary brings stars and stripes (and barracudas) to the mix, just in time for the Fourth, with a focused color-palette and debatably summer-appropriate textiles.

Hardy Aimes

Continuing its tradition of stream-lined, timeless shapes, this time Hardy Amies presents fresh linens and bright checks perfect for the season.

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LCM: Backstage Xander Zhou Spring/Summer 2017

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Where there is fantasy, there is also fetish. Dive behind Xander Zhou‘s perversely personal Spring/Summer 2017 collection, in which the Chinese designer deconstructs everything from a club uniform to the pinstripe.

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LCM: Backstage Xander Zhou Autumn/Winter 2016

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Fetish finds freedom in Xander Zhou‘s amalgamation of the unmentionable senses—from sex to obsession and beauty and gender—for his Autumn/Winter 2016 runway show.

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LCM: Backstage Xander Zhou Spring/Summer 2016

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Tradition—in the form of 1950s workwear shapes and elegant Chinese silks—is the basis of transformation in Xander Zhou‘s culture clashing Spring/Summer 2016 runway collection.

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LCM: Backstage Xander Zhou Autumn/Winter 2015

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Beijing designer Xander Zhou outfitted the urban cowboy in future-seeking looks that modernized fringe leather jackets, boots, and leather pants with just the right amount of funky flair… and then some. See behind the scenes of his Autumn/Winter 2015 runway show below.

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Get Ready Because LCM is Gonna be Weird

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I’m cold—with my feelings and in my current body temperature—resentful towards anything that I own from last season, and desperate to shed some pounds. While this sentiment can pretty much be used to describe my life 90% of the time, in January it can only mean one thing: London Collections: Men is right around the corner(!). Go freaking crazy. Starting with Lou Dalton on Monday and then escalating into an amalgamation of the most fresh-faced in men’s avant garde and RTW (Astrid Andersen, Topman , Xander Zhou, J.W. Anderson, Kit Neale, Agi & Sam, Sibling, Christopher Shannon, etc), to put it bluntly, we’re about to enter the most important three days in the emerging men’s market. To emotionally prepare for LCM, Dazed and Confused got the London scoop on the what we can expect to see for AW14 in the form of Youtube inspiration. And let me just say that if Shaun Samson’s homoerotic neck training wrestling video, or Craig Green’s perversly nostalgic video of Karen Carpenter singing “(They Long To Be) Close To You,” are accurate indications of LCM, then next week is going to be WEIRD.

Here are a few of our favorites:

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