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WEMOTO S/S 15

Laid Back Summer Style

By: Brandon Liu

July 28, 2014

German label WEMOTO presents its latest Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Rooted in casual street style, the brand’s collection reflects its mantra of laid back, low profile looks.

The aesthetics of the collection are minimal and simplistic. In addition, the lookbook offers contrasting pairings with simple pattern designs, which are accented with deep hues of navy, maroon, and beige. 

Much of the slim cuts that dominated previous menswear seasons are replaced with liberal cuts of flowing fabric that truly allow for comfort and a full range of motion. From signature parkas, bomber jackets, button-ups and a variety of airy tees, sweats, and pullovers, WEMOTO's spring and summer options are neutrally calm, cool, and collected while being easy to pair with casual sneakers.

Enjoy the collection above and stay tuned on more from WEMOTO.

GIVENCHY S/S '15 RUNWAY SHOW

An Effortless Display of Ingenuity

By: Ian Garner | Photographer: Courtesy of Style.com

July 29, 2014

When Givenchy’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection came down the runway, the only extravagancy Riccardo Tisci delighted himself in was his known ability as a designer. There were no Rottweilers, no Madonnas, and certainly no obscure, hieroglyphically electronic patterns; but rather there was black, white and gypsophila all over. The collection forecasted new trends but reclaimed some of Tisci’s aesthetics when he was an emerging designer many moons ago: precise tailoring and a strict adherence to a monochromatic palette.

The completely wearable collection presented a range of diverse yet minimalistic options, from colorblocked polo shirts to Macintosh coats ranging between black, white and the baby’s breath pattern to a variety of pique lapel and double-breasted tailoring.

When Tisci finally came out in his trusty white Air Force 1's, it dawned upon us what we had just seen: an effortless display of ingenuity. By the time these hit the racks, they won’t be there for long.

PUBLIC SCHOOL X AIR JORDAN 1

Public School Continues Its Dominant Year With Exclusive Js

By: Cameron Wolf | Photographer: Courtesy of SneakerNews.com

July 28, 2014

Public School continues its watershed year with another slam-dunk-from-the-free-throw-line moment. The same week the brand took home the Woolmark Prize, given to a rising—a word that is becoming less befitting of what the very established Public School is by the second—fashion brand, they unleashed a collaboration with Nike’s Jordan Brand shoes.

Public School reworked the iconic Air Jordan 1 with unbelievable results. The shoe has never looked better with a monochromatic black upper made out of premium leather, a speckled grey sole, and a frosty purple outsole. Public School’s trademark minimalism is apparent here, with cool little touches like the embossed Jordan logo on the heel, and the retro “Nike Air” logo fits in nicely.  

The streetwear meets menswear brand has surely been influenced in their career by the iconic sneaker, and as Jordans are clawing their way into high fashion circles, it only feels right that Public School would get a shot at remaking the shoe. It becomes a statement about where we are headed, with sneaker brands claiming high-fashion collaborations. Jordan is about to release their upscale Jordan Shine line, and this collaboration with Public School is demonstrative of what we can expect from the shoe brand making a different kind of leap.

With this collaboration, Public School is sticking to the path that made them the respected house they are today. Public School is taking their respected high-fashion house and lending their talents to the streetwear culture of Jordan brand. It won’t hurt that the shoe will only be seen on the fashion elite; there’s only going to be 50 of Public School’s Jordans, given to hand-selected “friends and family.” Chalk it up to just another win for the movement.

ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA COUTURE S/S 15

Stefano Pilati Explores the World of Architecture & Space

By: Ian Garner | Photographer: Courtesy of Ermenegildo Zegna Couture; Film by Johan Söderberg

July 24, 2014

When the Ermenegildo Zegna Couture Spring/Summer 2015 collection sprouted in Milan for MFW, Stefano Pilati brought with him a truly cinematic experience. The Johan Söderberg directed fashion show film briefly explores Pilati’s world of “Architecture and Space.” His models, who were are introduced to as silhouettes, are the spectacles of architecture that take up his space. There’s a moment of transcendence in darkness when his models emerge into the light of the runway and the color palette that swaddles them is still, in essence, exclusively dark. Much of the garments were highlighted by stripes fashioned in a range of fabrications from a luxury blend mouliné suting stripe to silk taffetà stripes to the summer essential seersucker.

This new chapter of Pilati’s Zegna compounds concepts from the previous two seasons and weaves them into his evolving aesthetic. He continues to explore apparent contradictions that somehow, through Pilati’s touch, complement one another flawlessly: “innovations and destructions, splendor and decadence, philosophy and romanticism, masculine and feminine… architecture and space.”

AIMÉ LEON DORE PRE-FALL 15

ALD's Sophomore Collection Hits All The Right Notes

By: Cameron Wolf | Photographer: Courtesy of Aimé Leon Dore

July 24, 2014

Sometimes, timing really can be everything. While Aimé Leon Dore’s basics are worth celebrating in any era, we can’t think of any other time than now that would be more inclined to lose their minds over Teddy Santis’ meticulously made essentials. The typically, quick-swiping, mindless scrolling minds of the Internet have collectively come together to drool over this. While the success of “plainness” in this temporary reign of normcore, is not unprecedented, it’s ALD’s ability to captivate with such a restrained hand that has got us all talking.

ALD’s Pre-Fall ’15 collection is incredibly controlled and forward thinking, especially for a collection that doesn’t look further than crewneck sweaters, parkas, shorts, hoodies, tanks and tees. The color palette is as versatile as any Pre-Fall collection could hope: the standard grey and navy, and the fashionable burgundy and cream are the other two Santis focuses on. Santis uses the lookbook to illustrate why he most likely landed on these colors: they are essentially interchangeable. All the colors seem to go with everything; it’s hard to imagine an outfit where a touch of burgundy would be out of place, and that’s the most audacious shade of the bunch.

Shirts, crewneck sweaters, shorts, and parkas are not what they seem at first glance in ALD’s lookbook. Impeccably tailored and slim-cut tees and a denim shirt are gifted breathing room with Santis’ split hems on the side. T-shirts are made with soft terry cloth, shorts’ seams are unrefined (standing in stark contrast to the rest of the refined details), and parkas sit close to the body, but vented in the back for cool effect and full movement.

Teddy Santis thought of everything for Aimé Leon Dore Pre-Fall ’15, and now we can’t help but agonize over the details as much as he did. Click through the gallery above to see what we mean.