10
Issue 71 / 2015
FASHION
guestlist.net
Pork Pie Hats and Plastic Bags leading tHe
catwalks at london collections: Men
LCM is already well underway this
month. The January sales may have
dried out, but think...those odd coats
and jumpers in unfamiliar colours still
hanging unwanted on the sales racks,
might be the must-have inspiration
for next years winter seasons. Here is
what we have seen so far at London's
most stylish menswear event.
Whereas for most of us,
January is a month that
dissolves faster than a
Berocca tablet the morning
after a heavy night out, in
the fashion world it is
business as usual. This
month sees the exhibition of
the most notable A/W 15
menswear collections
across three locations in
London, tallying up to 37
presentations and 32
catwalks.
As we know, the fickle world
of fashion waits for no-one.
The prestigious menswear
designers are already
predicting the trends for
years to come, but this
month are giving us an
insight to their theories for
next winter.
Christopher Shannon's (the
BFC/GQ Designer Mens-
wear Fund winner) collec-
tion had a clear emphasis
on the male silhouette, at
times using perhaps more
feminine items such as
corset belts, to accentuate
the shoulders and hips.
More peculiar and uncon-
ventional however, was his
use of plastic bags and
comical slogans that
decorated his apparel. Each
model also sported a plastic
bag on their head, in an ode,
according to Christopher, to
photographer Nigel
Shafran. The use of retro
colour blocking was also
certainly not lacking.
Kit Neale was also not afraid
to splash out with colour for
his collection. His preppy
sweatshirts and shirts were
infused with clashing
patterns and glowing prints,
with models wearing pork
pie hats to add to the
quirkiness. Topman came
full circle by adding boastful
o.t.t. fur coats to their
eccentric suits on the
opening day of London
Collections.
Aside from the explosion of
rainbows and innovation
with these designers, we
have also seen some more
classic and chiq looks.
Coach, a newbie to the club,
exhibited a series of
gorgeous sheepskin coats
and jackets, and Nigel
Cabourn showed a carefully
composed, practical
collection of outerwear for
those looking to model as
they mountain-climb.
