For weekend inspiration taking a look of the spring and summer collection and look book by Italian The GIGI.Classic transformed into casualMost of you probably have but to those who haven't the GIGI is a brand by Mario and Pierluigi Boglioli (former owners of brand Boglioli) who with this new label want to experiment, research and to create new innovations in terms of materials, processing techniques and finishes. As said by themselves - new ideas surround us everywhere, yet keen instincts are required to understand them and capture their essence.In collections The GIGI boldly and smoothly transform traditionally classic clothing such as suits and sport coats into casual setting by innovative fabric treatments, bold patterns and outfits where these pieces are...
This weeks dose of spring inspiration comes from Italian Tagliatore. Those who are familiar with the name know that in addition to fabric treatments and high quality production processes the strength of the company lies especially on the innovative and distinctive designs by the head designer Pino Lerario.Tagliatore SS ´15 - bold pieces combined with restrainedWhen it comes to sport coats and jackets Tagliatore is known for their bold checks, windowpanes and relatively wide and impressive lapels. The collection for this spring and summer makes no exception although the look book for the season features a lot of plain shades of blue and red of which the latter draws inspiration from the old wineries of Puglia.If you can get yourself...
Pocket squares are one of pieces a man can easily get some "color" to his outfit with, in case so wanted. In terms of pocket squares I personally usually go for either plain white, white with contrasting borders or then for squares that have a kind of personal print or illustration on them. These are squares that on their best are much more than just pocket squares - best of them could be described as work of art. Unfortunately they can rarely be seen as a whole as only a little part of the square can be seen when put in the pocket. I recently got two amazing pieces made by The Monsieur Fox. The squares are made of a cloth featuring...
Outside the scope of tailored #menswear, Italian Buttero - a company with over 40 years of experience of making high quality boots and shoes - is on of the stands I regularly make a visit during Pitti Uomo. This time they came up with a collection consisted of darker tones and options covering full range of casual footwear from their classic sneakers to runners and new innovated chelsea boots.Buttero FW2015 - not only sneakersAs mentioned above, in terms of colors and overall aesthetics the collection for next fall and winter is in fact pretty dark consisting of light brown, black, grey and burgundy - all matched and combined coherently. And not only the colors are mixed - the same has been done...
Balancing between dressed-up and casual - that has been the main theme for Italian Eleventy for years. Collections have mainly concentrated on combining casual elegance & comfort with classic taste and modern interpretation - featuring soft and light weight garments with restrained and earthy color scheme, i.e a lot of blue, grey and brown. Today taking a look of their look book for this spring and summer. Eleventy S/S 2015 When I saw the collection for the upcoming spring and summer last June at Pitti it seemed that Eleventy was trying - if not totally change the approach at least bring some more trendy, fashion-forward and kind of rock'n roll vibes into their selection. And that vibe can now be...
