Menswear - Spring 2020
Junya Watanabe
25 June 2019 • By Tim Blanks
The clothes had an airiness, a freshness and an uncontrived nonchalance that he infused with a yearning for freedom.
Alyx
24 June 2019 • By Lauren Sherman
Williams may be exploring the same ideas as his peers, but his collection stood out from everything else that was shown this week.
Undercover
24 June 2019 • By Tim Blanks
Although Takahashi’s show wasn’t the slamdunk we’ve come to know and love from him, his stark, dark parade did strike an eerie chord.
Comme des Garcons Homme Plus
Here, an oily quilted jacket over a crocheted top or a dark brocade trailing threads was less suggestive of menswear — or womenswear, for that matter — than a faded aristocracy.
JW Anderson
His clothes fearlessly toy with ugliness, and why they end up looking so much more original — and more peculiarly beautiful — than just about anyone else’s.
Sacai
Chitose Abe’s skill has been to make impossible hybrid irresistible. Here she focused less on contrast than on compatibility, fusing items that fit together rather than fought each other.
23 June 2019 • By Angelo Flaccavento
Celine
There is something reassuring about repetition. As a creative practice, Hedi Slimane has always made the best out of it.
Kenzo
23 June 2019 • By Lauren Sherman
Carol Lim and Humberto Leon take their final bow after 8 years with the LVMH-owned house which they transformed into a high-energy, youth-driven proposition.
Lanvin
Bruno Sialelli needs to rewrite his ideas into a truly fresh language instead of continuing to revisit his time at Loewe.
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