London Collections: Men kicked off the Fall/Winter 2015 menswear fashion fare earlier this month with a newly expanded schedule. The four-day affair brought an array of talent, both the fresh-faced and the familiar, to the British capital’s showings. In true London fashion week spirit, designers delighted with an eclectic mix of aesthetics as they sent a plethora of looks down the runways. From otherworldly outfits pulled straight out of films and storybooks to the 1970s dapper dandy – we saw it all. Here’s a round up of the shows you wish you were seated front row at.
Burberry Prorsum
A bohemian rhapsody of densely coloured layered fabrics painted in authentic prints (camouflage, paisley and floral) and mixed with tailoring were presented at Burberry Prorsum.
Coach
Luxe outerwear pieces casually thrown on top of streamlined charcoal trousers exuded varsity charm at Coach’s debut menswear collection.
Dunhill
John Ray brought us back in time with a collection built mostly around corduroy. Taking the cue from contemporary painters of the 1960s, Ray sent plenty of high-waists in relaxed cuts, braces and plush knits down the runway.
Moschino
Jeremy Scott’s fun spirit manifested itself in oversized denim and fur outerwear drenched in colors and animal prints.
Alexander McQueen
Models marched down the runway in Sarah Burton’s take on military uniforms. Variations of army green and air force blue blousons, featuring a floral patterned woven into a tabard, formed the backbone of the collection.
KTZ
Thuggish skinheads dressed in mostly monochromatic outfits took over the runways at KTZ. Patches, bowler hats, suspenders, chinguards and thick-soled mutant creepers added touches of bad-assery to Marjan Pejoski’s mostly monochromatic creations.
Katie Eary
Metallic body parts printed onto t-shirts, tube knitted brains fastened onto sweaters and stitches on jeans that hinted at surgical scars brought us into Eary’s whimsical clinical laboratory.
Xander Zhou
The seventies cowboy uniforms got a modern update at Zhou’s Fall/Winter 2015 collection with leather jackets lined with fringe detailing, deconstructed denim draped over shirts and outerwear decorated with fur patchwork.
Tom Ford
A marriage of unlikely pairings: suits and sportswear, houndstooth and leather, evening wear and trainers came together in a monochromatic presentation.
Christopher Kane
Pattern of 3-D cubes in different forms – a jacquard in a suit and shattered graphic on oversized tees took centre stage in the slick, clean tailored pieces Kane offered.
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