LCM: Another Handsome Week for Menswear
Season 4 of London Collections Men went in with a bang and came out with one, sounds like the reaction when watching a DVD box set of Homeland. The garments spoke wonders of the new and existing talent that graced the white surfaces inside the three London venues including Victoria House. A thrilling feeling of emotion when on a shopping trip links together well with the venue layout, jumping from one venue to the next and seeing some spectacular collections and wanting to buy them now there and then.
Like I said it’s only the fourth season of LCM, and it seems that every season that comes and goes, women appear to wear more of the masculine trends; matching suits, brogues and top button shirts, I personally love that as well as probably 50% of the fashion population do too. At some point in our lives, I’m sure we all have raided our brother’s/boyfriend’s wardrobe and worn a sweater, it’s all part of the fun with fashion right? Androgyny has been noticed in the press as a huge storyline and sometimes a shock, but now I think it has gradually become accepted in a ‘normal’ way for women to dress in menswear and the other way around. Some men love the floral statement recently! Whether women are wearing Nike high tops, rucksacks or a luxury tux jacket, we can’t help but steal ideas when wearing garments from the opposite sex everybody loves experimentation!
Some played it safe so to speak and opted for the straight lines and structured silhouettes, but others took the bull by the horns and created some fun and fabulous outfits (Bobby Abley with his pink Disney inspired outfit, Mickey Mouse eared cap included), sadly which I personally don’t think will feature much on the high street, but hey someone could prove me wrong? New talent is one of the extraordinary aspects of fashion, but when it comes to the familiar faces each season, on the 8th January 2014 at 2pm Christopher Bailey was THE designer that every celebrity and folk put down in there diary’s as one of the must see shows of the fashion week calendar. Burberry’s FROW is always a pleasant sight for all; David Gandy, enough said I think. Giant totes, oversize knitted shawls and the cityscape prints were the key feature of Mr C. Bailey’s A/W 14 extravaganza.
LCM has proved that in each of its seasons, it is here to stay and evolve in the coming years. Which makes us wonder why this wasn’t discovered before, but we can only be grateful that it is here now and we look forward to seeing more beautiful lines and shapes of the men’s silhouette. Here’s to wearing more of the men’s wardrobe, (even without permission of the boyfriend!).
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