Stella McCartney’s stock-in-trade is offering up pieces that strike the right balance between being effortless to wear, but actually additive to one’s wardrobe. There’s often a tomboyish influence that makes her women’s line always seem just a bit cooler than the rest on the fashion block. It wasn’t a total surprise that she announced this summer that she was working on a menswear collection. The first sneak peek of McCartney’s new line was seen at the Spring/Summer 2017 fashion show in Paris last month, when her husband Alasdhair Willis wore a four-button double-breasted jacket and matching trousers. The first impression conveyed the mood of her menswear: streamlined, uncomplicated, and…
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Fall-ing For Missoni.
Yesterday BS4F was invited to attend the much anticipated Missoni Men’s Fall 2016 show and I must say I was very impressed! Although it was very hectic getting inside – we’re not VIPs just yet… – once we made it past security and the sign in table the stage was set beautifully for the season to be presented.
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Rendez-Vous At Tod’s Sitting Room.
The smell of leather fills the crispy air of the early afternoon at Villa Necchi Campiglio, the location chosen by Diego Della Valle for displaying the new Tod’s F/W 2016 man collection.
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Suit 101: Tailoring
Note: Suit 101 is a weekly series that discusses on the finer side of menswear. Last week, we talked about Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of the oldest and largest mills in Italy. But the mill is one part of the suit game. Tailoring is, in my opinion, what makes or breaks a suit. Thus, a post must be dedicated to the science and art of tailoring – in edible chunks of course. 1. Anatomy of a suit Like body parts, there are parts to a suit. Parts of a suit: I shall not go on a lengthy tirade on each parts of the suit but the image above is self-explanatory. If…
