Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Stop That Train! We're Leavin'

In case you thought you were missing something at the Milan men’s shows, here’s one look from Gamme Blue -- designer Thom Browne’s new collaboration with high-end sportswear brand Moncler. [The Fashionisto]

Now, once some guidelines are established, it’s healthy for every man to enhance their dress with personal twists, accents, and even some rule breaking here and there. Ever the mad provocateur, Browne consistently takes this concept to an absurd level where extreme restraint and excessive flourishes paradoxically coexist. The result? A few are challenged and inspired, while the rest of us are left scratching our heads... which is all Browne might expect. Who knows?

As usual, however, we’re much more fond of what they’re wearing in the streets of Milan and Florence than on the runways. These images, captured by The Sartorialist, portray men far more subtly (intelligently?) pushing boundaries - 

4 comments:

  1. Apparently Thom Browne wants men to look like a Jedi's gay cousin. Oh Thom...

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  2. Pushing boundaries for the sake of pushing boundaries.

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  3. the sartorialist guy looks great, but "pushing boundaries" seems rather an overstatement

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  4. Perhaps, Anon, but, for many guys, stepping out dressed like "the sartorialist guy" would be a bold statement indeed.

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