“Paradox of lotus sutra” by Ajay Kumar: Lakme Fashion Week S/R’16

Titled “Paradox of lotus sutra”, Bangalore based designer Ajay Kumar’s S/R 2016 bright summery collection was all about floro-geometric prints and more prints mixed with bright patterns. With lotus motif as the protagonist of the collection, and with a hint of geometric illusion, the designer offered bold pieces ranging from smart blazers and fitted trousers to tunic shirts.

Etro S/S 2016: Menswear: Masculine yet Elegant : Milan Fashion Week

Keeping it multicultural, Etro’s spring- summer 2015 collection offered its signature paisley and floral motifs in an array of pieces ranging from jacquard topcoats and shirts to trousers. The ornate patterns were reminiscent of Aboriginal prints and were beautifully infused with the story of the collection.

SAILEX follows the conventional route in an easy breezy summer collection: Lakme Fashion Week :Summer Resort 2015

The easy breezy summer resort collection was all about relaxed tailoring, fluid silhouette and floral prints. With shades of purple and neutral palette, the conventional collection presented both menswear and womenswear, including shorts, robes and jackets for men, and beachwear, slit skirts and maxi dresses for women. Conventional yet refreshing !

Manish Bansal: Of the gamble and the skirt: INIFD Presents the Gen-Next: Lakme Fashion Week: Summer Resort 2015

Gen next designer, Manish Bansal presented his debut collection today at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week 2015. The designer’s collection was inspired by the people in suits and the gamble of marketing. With a colour palette of off-white and grey, and using felting as an appliqué, the collection featured playing card motifs on array of pieces ranging from long coats and double breasted jackets to shirts and bermudas.

Kanye West X Adidas Originals: Did Kanye crack the Pavement? New York Fashion Week 2015

 

After being criticised for his previous design debacle in Paris back in 2012, Kanye West’s latest collaboration with sportswear giant Adidas was one of the most anticipated show at the NYFW15. For the show the musician played a soundtrack saying, “I’m here to crack the pavement and make new ground. There is a lack of creativity in every field, people are afraid to create”. Hmmmmm....... The question is, did he really manage to crack the pavement? Was he able to create something exceptionally new? Was it an awesome collection?

Ximon Lee for VFiles Fall Winter 2015 RTW:New York Fashion Week

On 27^th of January 2015, Ximon Lee, a graduate from the Parsons the New School of Design was named the 2015 H&M Design Award winner. Mr. Lee had beaten 400 applicants to win the coveted title. He was also the first-ever menswear designer to win the award.

Brain & Beast Fall Winter 2015/16: 80 Barcelona Fashion Week

Channeling inspiration from psychedelic elements and death instinct, latent in every human being; the collection was a mix of varied aesthetics and challenges the set behavioral norms. Taking queue from iconic cult cinema ‘A Clockwork Orange’, the destructive & maniac design elements of the pieces signifies releasing our internal beasts, and fears, and to exercise ways to overcome trauma and paralyzing phobias.

“Stop Terrorising our World” – A message by Walter Van Beirendonck Fall Winter 2015: Paris Fashion Week

With slogans like “Stop Terrorising our world” and “An eye for an eye only ends-up making the whole world blind” inscribed on the front of PVC tops, the message was clear, so was the spirit of the collection. No matter what, the show must go on. The collection was a direct reference to the recent jihadist attacks in the French capital, which killed 12 people, including the editor and four other cartoonists, of the French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Fendi Fall Winter 2015:Milan Menswear Fashion Week

A perfect blend of masculinity and elegance, the luxurious collection by Silvia Venturini for Fendi Fall 2015 menswear was stylishly classic yet ultra- modern. Everything was beautiful and super classy. The innovation was visible in the form of fabric manipulation. It was interesting to see Silvia’s expertise in playing around with fabric and materials – for example the way she used leather to create an impression of classic corduroy.Some of the fur and leather pieces were reversible – thus creating an idea of a completely different garment.

Sadak Fall Winter 2015 Menswear: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin

Inspired by the New York street wear and oriental aesthetics, designer Sasa Kovacevic presented the Sadak Fall Winter 2015 menswear collection at the ongoing Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. By the way Sasa is also a costume designer and has designed outfits for the movie The Hunger Games – Mockingjay 1 .

Gucci after Frida : Gucci Fall Winter 2015 Menswear:Milan Menswear Fashion Week

Five days, yes, that is the number of days that it took for Gucci to design and produce their Fall winter 2015 menswear runway show, a record in itself. Frida Giannini, the outgoing creative director, left the Florentin brand, a month earlier than expected, thus creating a big question mark over the menswear show. But hats off to the group effort of the design team, the brand was able to pull off the show beyond expectation. No wonder, at the end of the show, head accessories designer Alessandro Michele along with his team of designers took a collective bow.

Vivienne Westwood’s Fall 2015 :Milan Menswear Fashion Week

Narrowing the gender gap between men and women, Vivienne Westwood’s Fall 2015 Menswear collection made a bold yet light-hearted statement on the future of men’s fashion. The unisex collection offered various pieces ranging from tailored pieces to knitwears and separates. The soft knitwears with plunging neckline brought in an element of feminine ease to the collection so did the floral jacquard details on the suits.

Birth of a New Versace Man: Versace Fall Winter 2015: Milan Menswear Fashion Week

The new Versace man is “Subtle”, a word that we generally don’t relate to the brand. Unlike brand’s previous collections which were high on gladiator drama, loud colours, sometimes over the top Medusa prints and often sexy with its underwear flashing trousers, the latest offering by Donatella for the label’s Fall Winter 2015 revolved around the philosophy of classic restrain.

Milan Menswear Fashion Week: Dsquared² Fall 2015

Whatever the reason, brothers Dean and Dan Caten love their jeans; hence it is no surprise to see a collection that was high on denim. Jeans of all kinds, including a dirty one were paired with leather and fur jackets, sleeveless numbers, parkas, and embroidered and plaid shirt. In sharp contrast to all the denims in the collection, the duo also presented few smart Italian tailored tuxes, adorned with traditional embroidery. Going by the very philosophy of the brand, the collection was a mix of irreverent Canadian wit and refined Italian tailoring and aesthetics.

London Collection:Men : Todd Lynn Fall 2015

After a gap of almost seven years, London based designer Todd Lynn relaunched his men’s wear collection last year during Spring Summer 2015, and this year, he presented his Fall winter 2015 men’s and women’s collection together during London Collections: Men.

KTZ Fall 2015:London Collection:Men

Taking Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” as inspiration, the KTZ Fall 2015 collection offered range of premium pieces including, blazers and military inspired jackets, fur parkas, winter coats, blousons and overalls in facial pixilated prints of Karl Marx, Lenin and Mao Zedong, bold skeletal prints, stripes and colourful Rubik’s cube patterns, accessorised with classic bowler hats.

London Menswear Collection: Sibling Fall 2015

Pink and Punk, the Sibling Fall 2015 collection was a celebration of joy and rebellious energy of wonderful childhood days. The all pink school -boyish collection offered a variety of knitwear, including sweaters resembling cobwebs, vinyl coats embellished with the dramatic eruption of goat hair, oversized scarves, striped blazers, pink shorts and crumpled paper-bag tailored pieces.