Swedish Hasbeens have created three wooden-soled styles for H&M for Spring 2011. Available in a range of colours colours, one with straps, and one with a peep-toe slip on, these are worth keeping on your radar.
Swedish Hasbeens for H&M
When H&M and Swedish Hasbeens decided to team up, no doubt the wanted to produce a range that would impact, so why not produce a 70s trend shoe in the form of clogs.
Swedish Hasbeens have created three wooden-soled styles for H&M for Spring 2011. Available in a range of colours colours, one with straps, and one with a peep-toe slip on, these are worth keeping on your radar.
Swedish Hasbeens have created three wooden-soled styles for H&M for Spring 2011. Available in a range of colours colours, one with straps, and one with a peep-toe slip on, these are worth keeping on your radar.
Massimo Dutti: quirks removed
Their quality I can't comment on (they're owned by Zara's parent, Inditex) as I've never bought any of the brand's offerings, but this I can say: Massimo Dutti's styling abilities are second to none. Particularly when it comes to their stores - step into their premises from Florence to London and you'll notice just how practiced they are at the art of visual merchandising, and just how well they tailor their presentation for each country and each individual store's layout. In this regard alone they differentiate themselves from Zara. More so their overall look however. While Zara leans towards precisely what's on trend, Massimo Dutti takes its cues from the classics. It is very much a poor man's Ralph Lauren, the prep and quirks removed for a result palatable to all.
Cerruti's tough edge
There were no hard beats to pound the runway to when Cerruti showed their autumn / fall 2011 menswear collection at Paris fashion week on Friday. Inside a bright square space at the Cerruti headquarters, soft piano music instead filled the room; playing to the classical nature of the pieces and creating an elegance that contrasted against the suprise biker elements that crept their way into the collection.
And those biker elements? It started with quilted leather shoulders on an otherwise straight-and-narrow suit jacket. Then the tough, motorcycle influences became stronger, finding their way into slim-cut pants with zippers at the bottom and padded knees; and full biker jackets.
When Cerruti's fall 2011 man isn't going totally classic in three-quarter coats, or hitting the street with some tough edged leather detailing, he's turning the boldness up a notch in a slim-cut suit of shimmering pink - that leans more to glam-rocker than to flamboyant dandy courtesy of a crinkled finish.
And those biker elements? It started with quilted leather shoulders on an otherwise straight-and-narrow suit jacket. Then the tough, motorcycle influences became stronger, finding their way into slim-cut pants with zippers at the bottom and padded knees; and full biker jackets.
When Cerruti's fall 2011 man isn't going totally classic in three-quarter coats, or hitting the street with some tough edged leather detailing, he's turning the boldness up a notch in a slim-cut suit of shimmering pink - that leans more to glam-rocker than to flamboyant dandy courtesy of a crinkled finish.
Galliano's wandering vagabond
Galliano's ever-wandering vagabond has made his way to Russia. The fall 2011 collection at Paris fashion week finds its inspiration in Russia's frozen winter, whether it be the many layered siberian wanderer or a more flamboyant cossack. Galliano traverses the breadth of inspiration from Russian history. So if you find your inspiration from fur-trimmed boots and caps or cossack exuberance - Galliano's russo-eccentrism may be for you.
