Costume National Homme Men's Fall/Winter 2010

Overview: Grey, and lots of it; Ok, some black too.


Rating: *** (out of ****)


Highlights: Unconventional cuts for leather jackets and wool coats
 
 

 

Lowlights: Bad combinations of woven and fleece wool; Dressy fleece-- what the hell?

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Etro, Fall/Winter 2010 Men's

Overview:  A somewhat more sedate version of previous Etro offerings, sprinkled with the occasional blast of colour and other eccentricities such as two-toned pants and knee-high plaid spats (or are they leg warmers?).

Rating: **1/2 (out of ****)

Highlights: Two-toned and purple shoes.

 

Lowlights: Dress pants with elastic seams at the ankles (bad idea), dorky Walt Whitman style hats;

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D & G Fall/Winter 2010 (Men's)

Overview: I'm guessing  Dolce & Gabbana are global warming skeptics by the look of their latest D&G collection. Lots of layering and insanely warm-looking clothing. How odd that moose knit sweaters are all the fashion rage. I'd like to think that Canadian designer Phillip Sparks had something to with it, not to mention HBC's 2010 Olympic gear (and I guess Thom Browne  too).

Rating: *** (out of ****)

Highlights: Fashionable layering of ski gear; black velvet tuxedos.
 
 

 
Lowlights: Ski boots worn with tuxedos, Michelin man type jackets.
 
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Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2010 MBoten's

Overview: Beautiful leather products with "soft" clothes.

Rating: **1/2 (out of ****)

Highlights:  Leather boots, gloves, bags and pants; slim-fitting single breasted sport jackets.

Lowlights: Silly pompadour hairtystyles; boxy double breasted blazers and jacquard formalwear.

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Dsquared² Fall/Winter 2010 Men's

Ah, who better than Stylemounties to dissect a show dealing with fashion AND hockey?
OK, aside from Sean Avery?

You'd think the NHL would applaud  a fashion homage to hockey, right? Wrong! All models were covered with blood spatter stains, and twin designers Dean and Dan Caten  came out at the end of the show  with blood spattered hospital gowns .  Hardly the image the League wishes to portray.

I'm not sure whether the blood has more to do with Jason from "Friday the 13th" than it does the NHL...

The hockey shtick may not have been the most surprising aspect of the show.  The brand seemed to take a step in a new direction with slim-fitting clothes in black and white monotones. Dsquared² known for "Abercrombie chic" looked more like Dior (black/white) and Rick Owens (Mad Max gear)

 

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Dolce & Gabbana - Fall/Winter 2010 (Mens)

This collection must've been inspired by 19th century clothing: a lot of caps, long underwear, and knits. Not exactly what super glamorous Dolce is known for.

There was of course some glam formal wear. It is a Dolce show after all.

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Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2010

Burberry Prorsum doing what they do best: coats and military inspired gear.

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