For the Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show, artistic director Alessandro Sartori didn’t just consider the environment of which it was shown — the brand’s HQ in Trivero of which a nature reserve named the Oasi Zegna resides. Said reserve has planted half a million trees since 1910 which was an insight into our claims above.
Alessandro Sartori has considered the environment we work, live and play in today — one that requires clothing manufactured in an environment that can and should be green. To make the world a more sustainable place while dressing the men of tomorrow.
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Streamed digitally from atop a grassy meadow, the Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show had the models meandering and weaving through the Oasi Zegna. Jackets and shirts were done up in recycled wool in a way that hinted at the brand’s recent transformation in years — less boardroom, more board walk and beyond.
That is not to say that Sartori has veered too far. Deconstructed suits in wool or linen were worn with silk jersey t-shirts for that slight hint of smart-casual and some jackets featured patch pockets for one to warm his hands in.
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The Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show wasn’t just tokenism or a lassez faire nod to walking the green mile — it’s Sartori’s latest move to prove that sustainability, provenance and construction can be something of high aesthetic appeal.
It’s a whole new world and you’re welcome to participate in it.
Here, our 10 favourite looks.
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Look 2. The louche suit + cowl neckline turtleneck = the stylish slacker’s look of Spring 2021.
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Look 5. While the looks from the Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show are strong, it’s hard to deny that the small styling tricks make them so too. Here, a sweater-bum bag combination worn as a sash.
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Look 14. Rugged enough for scaling a mountain in a temperate country and casual-cool enough to grab a drink after.
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Look 18. Does your jacket come with a removable utilitarian pouch like this one in the Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show? Yeah, we didn’t think so.
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Look 22. Another Spring 2021 key silhouette — the three quarter sleeve blazer.
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Look 27. How to make a poet-sleeved blouse less The King and more rugged? Wear it with anything that doesn’t scream the former.
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Look 32. Are these pyjamas? Is it a suit? Or is it a pair of sujamas or a pyjauit? The Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show version is what we call soft suiting 2.0.
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Look 36. Another thing that Sartori aces in terms of his bright colour palette — it really does looks the best on simple pieces.
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Look 39. When the pants get looser, the blazer’s waist gets tighter. Think modern boardroom hero and less disgruntled receptionist from the 1990s.
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Look 42. When you don’t know how to pair a graphic shirt and salmon pink pants, don’t fret. Just clash ’em.
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Catch up with the Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2021 menswear show here.
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