Sleeves Magazine Men's Fashion Week Special Men's Fashion Week June 2016 | Page 37

and purples, oten sharp neon yellows and blues, draw attention to the unlikely beauty of the form itself, which is in its workmanlike simplicity. They look like shoes it would be an absolute joy to wear, and which would age tremendously well. In fact, despite its audacious futurism, this collection doesn’t feel transient or fragile. Instead it seems to sit astride the ages, at once harking back to noble, dependable, almost Victorian source material, and casting its eye forward to the materials and cuts we associate with sci-fi and zippily efficient future civilisations yet to be conceived. I can see this kind of thing catching on in a big way, is what I’m saying. Prepare yourself for a future in which your cucumber sandwiches and Earl Grey have you wondering how long it can possibly be until the extraterrestrial visitors arrive! waltervanbeirendonck.com Photo: Jose Emilio de Veyra Sleeves Magazine