FASHION BUSINESS
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Edward Crutchley
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Martine Rose
a top in shades of clinical whites
and washed out blues for a safe yet
maximum impact outfit.
From Edward Crutchley’s peanut
painted calf grazing shirts and drop
shoulder jackets to the tucked in big
white shirts at Virgil Abloh’s Off-White
presentation, big yet firmly structured is
silhouette of the season.
4 SLEEVE-SPIRATION
Another feature that has taken over
women’s apparel – big sleeves, are
now making their way to menswear as
one of the most defining trends. Call
it gender-fluidity, but the sleeves are
anything but limp this season. Designers
are employing art-inspired kimono or
paper-like fabrics to make oversized
architectural sleeves. For men’s
collections in Spring 2018, to sell a basic
shirt is out of question.
From Martine Rose, Craig Green to
Chalayan’s utility doctor runway, there
is a bizarre 3/4th sleeve length in town
and it looks mighty comfortable and
business-like.
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Gosha Rubchinsky
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KTZ
5 POWER POCKETS
Unlike women’s clothing, men have always
been on the better end of the bargain when
it comes to utilitarian pockets. However,
this season’s pockets, as serviceable as
ever, are more than just a tiny bag to
hold your things. They are getting bigger
and seemingly invisible at the same time.
Designers are creating end-to-end sizes
to deceive pockets into appearing like the
shirt front itself.
While Astrid Anderson put up 3D pockets
on his boys, we are looking at Gosha
Rubchinskiy’s big flap pockets and KTZ’s
held together with safety pinned pockets to
ascertain that pockets are definitely a key
detail this year.
6 BRING IN THE BOXES
Competing fiercely with each other are
this season’s favourite checks – both
the Shadow and Gingham crisscrosses
bringing their A game to men’s shirting
this summer. This trend is one part David
Bowie in Young America and the other
part 1980s work wardrobes all-over. Being
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Band of Outsiders
the epitome of classicism, both of these
patterns as well as a few others walking
together, make checks the bountiful high-
rider of this season.
Just one look at Oliver Spencer nailing
the game of boxy checks in utmost style
would be enough but we are not discarding
KTZ and Christopher Shannon as the
checkered trendsetters either.
7 RELAXED OVER-SHIRTS
While we may sometimes forget about this,
the over-shirt originates from military
uniforms, so it comes as little surprise
that yet another military silhouette is
making its entry into mainstream fashion.
A garment which is so functional for
a season that is huge on layering, will
definitely be the key style to watch out
for. Made with light fabrics and neutral
colours, over-shirts are the favourite
cover-up of Spring 2018.
The creative vision of Band of Outsiders
isn’t wasted upon us as they show travel-
ready over-shirts in nautical stripes one
after another, and neither can we ignore
JW Anderson’s heart-printed coverings!
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