Billy Reid, Fall/Winter 2012

I don't think I've ever featured American designer Bill Reid, but I did like this collection, so here ya go. I also never post pics of females models, but there was this one coat that I found particularly striking (many of the  shows at New York fashion week display both men's and women's collections).

Full collection.

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Worst of Milan/Paris Fall/Winter 2012

1. Yohji Yamamoto

Whatever happened to that old bald guy from Benny Hill?

 It looks like he got a job modelling oversized rags for Yohji Yamamoto.

And Dom DeLuise?

He was there too.

2. Givenchi 

Hey look! It's Skeletor! And his clothes are pretty awful.

3. Jean Paul Gaultier 

A man with a garter, even if he is carrying a gun...

...reminds me of Dr. Frank N Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Truly Horrific.

4. John Galliano


Is that supposed to be Spanx for men?

No spanx; especially if you're wearing a used condom on your head.

5.  Junya Watanabe

More lookalikes: This guy reminds me of Conan O'brien with a mustache. I'm not sure what's worse-- the suit or the mustache.

7. Rick Owens

This guy reminded me of toilet paper roll.

His buddy looked equally absurd:

8. Adam Kimmel

I don't wanna know how this guy got his hairy palms.

By the way, this was one of the worst collections I have ever seen.  At least some of the really wacky shows, such as Thom Browne, provoke thought, or have some elusive artistic merit.  But this was just awful and uninteresting.

9.   Thom Browne


TB gives me T.B.

10. Prada

Aside from the shoes, I wish more people were aware of the silliness of the better part of the Prada menswear collection.  Some lowlights:

-Shiny Green unhappy people?

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-Worst golf shirt ever?

-Charlie Brown-inspired 70's polyester sweats?

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Ermenegildo Zegna, Fall/Winter 2012 Men's collection

With an excellent reputation for smartly-dressed businessmen, this Zegna show was definitely a little "out there"--but that's OK. The most interesting quirk were the collars on the dress shirts.  As you can see below, the collars are rounded, with a tab button.  In fact, the tabs were often presented unbuttoned, either in the spirit of sartorial nonchalance or maybe to simply be more obvious to the viewer as to what they were.

Another odd accessory, worn at the waist,  was a cross between a Batman-like utility belt and  a money belt.

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Louis Vuitton, Fall/Winter 2012 Men's collection

The colours were definitely dark with a sprinkling of bright red/orange. But like this season's Lanvin collection, the show was marked by the use of more geometric and tailored garments. I guess the soft stuff is out. 

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Lanvin Fall/Winter 2012 Men's collection

This show was a definite shift in directions for Lanvin. The brand had previously been known for soft colour tones and delicate fabrics worn loosely.  This latest collection is a lot more angular-looking and sharply tailored. There also appears to be more extensive use of man-made materials, such as that foamy stuff favoured by Calvin Klein.

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