Italian fashion label Pinko has chosen Freak Deluxe (and I’m guessing Pinko’s too) favourite Supermodel Naomi Campbell as the spokesmodel for the new SS12 advertising campaign. The black and white campaign shot by Daniele Iango has rich metallic nuances, gold and silver, lusciously soft shadings and intense chiaroscuro effects, the campaign evokes timeless elegance.
Kenzo showed their latest menswear collection in an old railway station. The AW12 silhouette makes us think of the 1950s man from middle America mixed with the modern day guy, the cut and shape of the wool suits mixed with the colourful parkers, bomber jackets and accessories was a winner for us! The colour, print, and metallic petrol shoes are just the cherry on the cake.
The highly desired fashion house Hermès showed their Autumn/Winter 2012/3 Menswear collection in Paris this week. The dark collection featured reptile skins, chunky knits, leather, and smoke patterns. with hints of burgundy and stone colours. One of the models looked a lot like Joe Manganiello from Trueblood.
Walter Van Beirendonck’s menswear collection for AW12, Lust never sleeps, was based around a literal face-off between masks: the kind that warriors in Papua, New Guinea, or voodoo high priests in the Caribbean paint on, and the leather kind that Western fetishists wear in big-city sex clubs. Using strictly black African models dressed bright tailored suits, fluffy mohairs, Clockwork Orange style bowler hats and full body leather waders.
Maison Martin Margiela opted for a palette of neutral tones and blacks with hints of red leather. The show started of with classic formal looks, but went on to show leather waistcoats, red and white motorcycle trousers, glossy bomber jackets and puffer jackets which gave an edgy and modern twist to the timeless design.
