NedNickerson
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Last week I posted this thread http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137697
about some of the fashions presented in the Vivienne Westwood Fall-Winter 2007-2008 men's fashion collection, during the Milan Men's Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy.
This week, there's another article:
Marni: Leggings Are the New Must-Have
Godfrey Deeny
Photo slideshow:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/fashion/092606milanfashionwk
Now I know there are many out there who will think I have lost it when I write that a key, new must-have for men this coming fall will be a pair of leggings to be worn outside, not just in, the house, but that was the big message at the debut Marni men's runway show this morning in Milan.
Leggings made of microfiber cotton and wool, shown in violet, forest green and Milan fog gray, all of them with stirrup straps, except of course for a couple of them cut above the knee, accompanied half the looks in this poetic, polished and unexpected collection.
These leggy knits were paired with mercerized cotton jerkins, snug little Rude Boy with manners jackets and Two Tone era skinny ties – a big Milan trend. Marni shoes were also real winners, knobby workerist boots in bottle green or metallic gray with subtle strips of contrasting color like burgundy.
"Unconventional but sophisticated," smiled Consuelo Castiglioni, Marni's Creative Director, backstage after the show.
One of several smart women setting the fashion agenda in Milan – don't forget Miuccia, Donatella or Silvia – Consuelo has been a major force in women's fashion for nearly a decade. Arguably no designer has a more devoted following among card-carrying fashionistas, editors, critics, stylists and PR folk, than Castiglioni. After just three seasons in men's wear she looks poised to extend her style hegemony into the masculine world.
That said, I know a lot of guys who wear leggings around the home to watch DVDs, lounge around before Premiership games or surf the Internet. But actually on the street, never mind into a nightclub or bar? Yet, the truth is that leggings are way more comfortable than pants and that if we fellows were not all so uptight and worried about our status we would have all begun wearing them a long time ago. So hats off to Castiglioni, and on with the leggings.
More "fashions"
A models looks at a reproduction of a work of 16th century's painter Mantegna as he takes the runway during the Romeo Gigli 2007-2008 Fall/Winter men's fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. The paintings were used as a backdrop for the clothes that Gentucca Bini designed for Romeo Gigli. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
Would you wear that hat?
A models looks at a reproduction of a work of 16th century's painter Mantegna as he takes the runway during the Romeo Gigli 2007-2008 Fall/Winter men's fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. The paintings were used as a backdrop for the clothes that Gentucca Bini designed for Romeo Gigli. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
Bradlee would like this one
A model present a creation as part of Dolce and Gabbana Fall/Winter 2005/2006 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 16,2005. As the trend for thinness continues, there has been increasing pressure on fashion houses and magazines to promote healthier looks among female models. But male models say that they don't face the same pressure to stay thin as their female counterparts. (Daniele la Monaca/Reuters)
This creation was part of the Byblos 2007-2008 Fall/Winter men's fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Maybe a little too yellow?
Models display a creation as part of Calvin Klein's Fall/Winter 2007/08 men's collection during Milan Fashion Week January 17, 2007. REUTERS/Loris Savino (ITALY)
More Calvin Klein, more yellow
And what about bowties...?very Tucker Carlson...
A model displays a creation as part of Etro's Fall/Winter 2007/08 men's collection during Milan Fashion Week January 17, 2007. REUTERS/Loris Savino (ITALY)
And if it's cold enough to need a hooded leather jacket, why would you wear short pants?
Got dressed in the dark? What's with the floppy hats...?
More yellow...
about some of the fashions presented in the Vivienne Westwood Fall-Winter 2007-2008 men's fashion collection, during the Milan Men's Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy.
This week, there's another article:
Marni: Leggings Are the New Must-Have
Godfrey Deeny
Photo slideshow:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/fashion/092606milanfashionwk
Now I know there are many out there who will think I have lost it when I write that a key, new must-have for men this coming fall will be a pair of leggings to be worn outside, not just in, the house, but that was the big message at the debut Marni men's runway show this morning in Milan.
Leggings made of microfiber cotton and wool, shown in violet, forest green and Milan fog gray, all of them with stirrup straps, except of course for a couple of them cut above the knee, accompanied half the looks in this poetic, polished and unexpected collection.
These leggy knits were paired with mercerized cotton jerkins, snug little Rude Boy with manners jackets and Two Tone era skinny ties – a big Milan trend. Marni shoes were also real winners, knobby workerist boots in bottle green or metallic gray with subtle strips of contrasting color like burgundy.
"Unconventional but sophisticated," smiled Consuelo Castiglioni, Marni's Creative Director, backstage after the show.
One of several smart women setting the fashion agenda in Milan – don't forget Miuccia, Donatella or Silvia – Consuelo has been a major force in women's fashion for nearly a decade. Arguably no designer has a more devoted following among card-carrying fashionistas, editors, critics, stylists and PR folk, than Castiglioni. After just three seasons in men's wear she looks poised to extend her style hegemony into the masculine world.
That said, I know a lot of guys who wear leggings around the home to watch DVDs, lounge around before Premiership games or surf the Internet. But actually on the street, never mind into a nightclub or bar? Yet, the truth is that leggings are way more comfortable than pants and that if we fellows were not all so uptight and worried about our status we would have all begun wearing them a long time ago. So hats off to Castiglioni, and on with the leggings.
More "fashions"
A models looks at a reproduction of a work of 16th century's painter Mantegna as he takes the runway during the Romeo Gigli 2007-2008 Fall/Winter men's fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. The paintings were used as a backdrop for the clothes that Gentucca Bini designed for Romeo Gigli. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
Would you wear that hat?
A models looks at a reproduction of a work of 16th century's painter Mantegna as he takes the runway during the Romeo Gigli 2007-2008 Fall/Winter men's fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. The paintings were used as a backdrop for the clothes that Gentucca Bini designed for Romeo Gigli. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
Bradlee would like this one
A model present a creation as part of Dolce and Gabbana Fall/Winter 2005/2006 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 16,2005. As the trend for thinness continues, there has been increasing pressure on fashion houses and magazines to promote healthier looks among female models. But male models say that they don't face the same pressure to stay thin as their female counterparts. (Daniele la Monaca/Reuters)
This creation was part of the Byblos 2007-2008 Fall/Winter men's fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Maybe a little too yellow?
Models display a creation as part of Calvin Klein's Fall/Winter 2007/08 men's collection during Milan Fashion Week January 17, 2007. REUTERS/Loris Savino (ITALY)
More Calvin Klein, more yellow
And what about bowties...?very Tucker Carlson...
A model displays a creation as part of Etro's Fall/Winter 2007/08 men's collection during Milan Fashion Week January 17, 2007. REUTERS/Loris Savino (ITALY)
And if it's cold enough to need a hooded leather jacket, why would you wear short pants?
Got dressed in the dark? What's with the floppy hats...?
More yellow...
