Fashion Trends For Winter

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2. 114 Fashion ForwardTrends autumn/winter 2014-15 | menswear trends | FFTmagazine MENSWEAR AUTUMN/WINTER2014-15 MenswearTrends Lanvin Corneliani Outerwear steals theshow with hybrids making a grandentry Berluti Hermès Like spring, laidback seems to define the mood forthe Fall season; strictest of silhouettes give in to the vibe, inviting sartorial ease in tailoring and fit. The oversize shape, especially on outerwear, is flanked by elements which strike for their unconventional inclusion, whether for raglan sleeves or for droopy lapels on a string of formalwear separates. Shoulders, too, have been induced with a similar slackness, so has the length of the sleeve which tends to exceed the arm length. As stiffness is lifted off double breasted coats, the waist- although devoid of any fit- emerges with unfastened waist belts with visible folds of slack around the waist. Cape coats,robe HaiderAckermann trench coats, A-line overcoats and unlined coats are the many versions of thetrend, all endorsing the idea of relaxedtailoring. Deconstruct Idesignerscelebrateddarkfloralsanddandymenwitha fewtracesof t is an interesting time for menswear; in the season we left behind, technical elements. The experimentation has now been taken up with stronger force. Jackets, with complicated patterns and stitched in technical fabrics, have been sent on the runways unapologetically, often juxtaposed with elements of traditional menswear. Leather, of all materials, gets its due not just channelled in retro style jackets but appreciated for its effortless adaptability to ready to wearapparel. Dandy does reflect in shrunken pea coats and short jackets but the season equally celebratesa cosy fit whichdrawsattentiontounconventional fabric qualities and fabric manipulations. Technical creativitystands out not only in terms of innovative silhouettes, but through unthinkable fabric combinations and treatments. Besides allthe design enhancements, the season- in the real sense, belongs tohybrids.Fromfusion blazers and tailored sweatpants to shirt jackets and cape overcoats, designers did not shy away from putting forward avant-garde silhouetteideas. Fall 2014-15 has vehemently come forth as a season where past attempts at remodelling menswear have finally been realised, the influence of which givesrisetomodernyettraditionallyinformedmenswear. RobertoCavalli DiorHomme MaisonMartin Margiela CostumeNational For outerwear, below the knee has been the unanimous choice of length for menswear designers. The overcoat, in its entire manly demeanour, has appeared in almost every collection whilst being interpreted in varied styles. Highly contoured trench coats, some zipped, some double breasted and some geometrically panelled bring back a flavour of the vintage. Printed in native patterns were the folksy variations which were mostly oversized with heavy shearling for lapels. The constant spotting of fleece and terrycloth on overcoats suggested the onset of a snug winter; the blanket-inspired long coats pushed the season further into a cosy space. Splatter print, dip-dyes and brushstroke print were all laid against dark shades and similarly, fabrics too – silver jacquardsandgreytweeds–conformedtoasomewhatsombremood. Mr.ManCoat Dolce &Gabbana

3. Fashion Forward Trends autumn/winter 2014-15 | menswear trends | FFTmagazine MaisonMartin Margiela Belstaff Gucci AntonioMarras 3.1 PhillipLim GiorgioArmani EmporioArmani 3.1 PhillipLim ShirtInAJacket Easily the most innovative trend in outerwear for men and women’s wear this season is that of the dawning cape. Attached to the shirt or layered over formals, they chart a casual territory when constructed in ripstop or windcheater fabric and they move on to suave work wear just as easily, when built in tweed or suit textiles. While some designers went forghost sleeves and oversized hoodies, others experimented by cutting out the front placket of the cape to trigger off a robe effect. Hemlines were toyed around with from high low to drooping and diversity was achieved by fixing fauxfurandleatherplacketsatthefront. The brigade of shirt jackets on the runway could be easily credited to the streamlined fit ignited by the dandies of the proceeding Fall season. An outerwear, which imitates the classic details of an office shirt, sticks to either a contoured or a boxy fit (T-fit) and ends at the waist or just below it. Taking a toss between a shirt and jacket, flannel and heather shirts – meant to be worn as an outer layer-worked on similar lines. Designers toy with construction ideas that involve thinner qualities of woven fabrics which drape like a shirt but still account for outerwear. A similar jacket of Giorgio Armanifabricatedinsharksinwoundworstedfabricexploredthemanyfacetsofthe Dsquared² trend- from attaching a thin, ribbed collar on a languid silhouette to rounding itoff with anelastic waist. CapeTown Ports1961 CalvinKlein Collection EmporioArmani Alexander McQueenDsquared² 3.1 PhillipLim Balmain Balenciaga Hermès LeatherNouveau ShepherdCoats The trend, in its visual appearance, is a call from the native lands; with an inherent masculinity that takes the season back to the countryside. Designers explore not just prints but render the outerwear silhouette, trims and design details in a similar shade. The interpretations are immense, the drawstrings waist being omnipresent on both formal and casual styles. A more carefree side of the trend saw faded denim capes and folksy cardigans with generous shearling lapels. Designers went a step ahead offering more than just silhouette inspirations – intricate surfaces like African cord weaving invited embroidery enthusiasts, over-dyed and flocked suiting fabrics made for an intriguing texture play and a refreshing comeback was made by the toggle switch forclosures. Explorations of last season have given leather a new face, a face which is minimal but exceedingly luxurious. This season, leather outerwear breaks from the shackles of the customary biker jacket and rather presents itself in regular ready to wear. Three styles that have emerged would be the shearling-lined jackets that strike for their perfectly round sleeves and shoulders, the aesthetically clean-surfaced jackets which tap on stiff constructional details and the boxy styles which fit considerably looser than the former styles. Given the structural identity of the runway jackets, designers are mostly exploring qualities of buff and cow leather; the cleaner ones stick to coated qualities as they rely on the gloss for impact whereas the rugged ones, to restore a rawsensibility,taketheirshapebestinwashedqualitiesofcowpullup leather. AntonioMarras Gucci

4. Fashion Forward Trends autumn/winter 2014-15 | menswear trends | FFTmagazine Casely-Hayford BottegaVeneta DiorHomme DamirDoma AlexanderWang AcneStudios Casely-Hayford Balmain As sportswear becomes a mainstream influence, sporty staples accordingly adapt to the nature of ready to wear. Sweatpants-now easily a part of a casual or formal ensemble-have been face lifted with clever tailoring. Shunning their original slack fit, these track pants are increasingly suggestive of the tapered fit that is bound to rule this particular category. While in some cases the materials, viz., picked-stretch jersey, fleece and cotton lycra still adhere to a conventional-looking sweatpant, there is a striking difference in its construction. Borrowing its fit from the new age skinny trousers, these sleek joggers have been further delivered in soft cotton for a refined look and in leather sided by quilted kneepads. However, designers still haven’t done away with design elements which evoke familiarity−drawstring waists continue to showuptogetherwithribbedcuffs. Hoodies area common winter phenomenon, an almost essential extension on outerwear.For Fall,the hood has found solace in oversized, technical jackets constructed with a flair for futuristic tailoring. Most jackets play on the principle of hybrid; so while the hoods aregenerally kept bigger than usual leaving spacious necklines, the coat bodice is left a little more versatile. Blazers and coats laid in finer qualities of wool – yet constructed in a technical silhouette-instantly expand the potential deliverables of the trend. Heavier silhouettes-laden with eyelets, metal buttons and buckled belts-borrow from popular biker sensibility; pinstriped trench Givenchy coats with fur hoods hit all the right notes of formalwear. For sporty jackets,qualities of ripstop came to the fore whereas gabardine was easily the choice for the trend’s formalcounterparts. InTheHood SportySass Dries VanNoten AcneStudios PaulSmith Dolce& Gabbana Rag &Bone CostumeNational Berluti SeriouslyTapered AcneStudios CostumeNational Formals trousers seem to have a mind of their own, for Fall. On the one hand there are slack track pants; on the other, supremely contoured trousers spring up as the surprise silhouette. Mostly spotted under fitted party blazers or paired with dandy shirts, the trend calls out to the metrosexual man. From last year’s sectional fit, the skinny trousers now fit almost like ballet slacks, extremely tapered from the crotch, along the thighs to the calves. A classier version of the trend saw the skinny trousers accompanying a three-piece suit covered in flamboyant Milanese windowpane checks and another version, stitched in tweed, was grounded in classic Alabama style. While the colours alternated between tonal greys and wintry pastels, the tapered fit resonated in all collections, even remotely inspired bydandy. Intimidating, high collars-somewhat a cross between a stand collar and turtle neck- have been laid on menswear separates. The detail, because of its futuristic visual appeal, comes across as avant- garde, hence designers arequick to attach it to structured silhouettes. Since the collar is stitched in a continuous pattern, it works on easy to wear, closure-free silhouettes, the only exception being zipped up necks. While the trend has been worked on sweatshirts as a high standing and generously spacious collar, there have been traces of its experimental adaptation. Its adoption as a chunky knit collar on a satin tunic, together with an effortless transition on a raw edged leather tunic, illustrates the versatility of thetrend. HighStand Etro DiorHomme

5. Fashion Forward Trends autumn/winter 2014-15 | menswear trends | FFTmagazine Commedes Garçons Kenzo MSGM J.W.Anderson DiorHomme AcneStudios RobertoCavalli Canali ChaoticCraving SmoothCurve This is a particularly cosy season for menswear, traces of which can be seen in the minutest of design details. The shawl collar,otherwise a modest collar seen on eveningwear tuxedos, has now graced more casual silhouettes presenting itself in bolder, more versatile styles. On overcoats, the collar has extended to wide lapels ending below the waist or at the chest, on pinstriped trench coats comparatively thinner and on chunky cardigans, as an extension of a wrap detail. Two completely contrasting renditions of the trend have been the bold fur one on tweed coats and alternatively, on technical jacket, as a sharpone. Moving on from the chaos created by dark florals and brushstrokes of spring, this season saw a series of old and new vicinities being explored. The runways at Milan were thronged with overlaid rock prints as camouflage, marbled prints, freehand scribbling, cracked effects, artistic paint splatters and hybrid animal prints merged into one. Paris, however, was led by neon colours and DNA patterns in the form of cosmic traceries,geological strata lines, kaleidoscopic pleating at Issey Miyake creating psychedelic mixes. The designs at London underplayed the perplexity with floralcamouflageandall-overwoodeffectprintsonblazers,whiletheexperimentation IsseyMiyake with the idea of busy photomontages and textured pattern play was sighted asan interesting extension of thetrend. LouisVuitton Alexander McQueen E.Tautz Sibling RickOwens Iceberg RobertCavalli BurberryProrsum Dries VanNoten Taking ordinary overcoats and routine formals to a place more credulous and mirthful, designers rolled out their favourite videogame quirks. A clever play between strategy and time, tetris was deemed fit to be printed in all its puzzling shapes and sizes. While some designers used gold lame and glossy black tape to define the lines properly, others played with contrasting solids to create their own geometrical riddles. Creativity at its best, the print breathed fresh air into winter knits, long coats and fitted jackets, with boxy contours on silhouettes faultlessly complimenting the sharpperpendicularnatureandformofstrokes. An accessory that managed to make quite a statement on not only the men’s but also the women’s runway was that of a blanket or an oversized muffler. Layering up formal looks with carpet like cover-ups on shoulders and larger than life mufflers around the neck was a given backup for the chilly weather upon us. No fabric territory was left untouched as the trend pushed boundaries by including horse blankets, crocheted afghans, patch-worked blankets from mohair and yak wool, and duchesse satin in addition to the usual- velvet, fur and silk. From busy cracked prints to Aztec to vibrant tribal ones, each collection represented their prime themes through this simple add- on. TetrisTheory CoverStory Missoni KTZ

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