More grounded than usual, this season Romain Kremer presents a man that is clothed for the most part. Resting heavily on structured outerwear, the color black provides a safe standby, but a cold sense of futurism converses beautifully with the gentle attributes of a cream color palette. Kremer may take great liberties with the constant expanding and retracting of his silhouettes, but one element that remains constant is a playful banter between the accessible and the provocative that challenges notions of acceptable fashion.

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for his fourth show in paris francisco van benthum took inspiration from russian and slavic folklore : historical images of imperial russia, tsars and slavic traditional clothes are translated into a poetic and contemporary fall 2010 collection entitled “tsar” …
experimenting with shapes and construction, the designer emphasizes volume and proportion, offering oversize round silhouettes and high waists, mostly in brown, cream, black, brown and grey with highlights of red, orange and gold, all in luxurious fabrics (cashmere loden wools, flannels, fine cotton poplins, silks, waxed cotton, soft lurex shirtings and silk/cashmere for light knits) … traditional handcrafts such as patchwork and embroidery add to a folkloristic atmosphere …

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The last two seasons, Miuccia Prada’s vision has dictated an overwhelming presence of studs and mesh. Taking a nostalgic step back, Prada lightens up this season with a retro-inspired collection. Easing away from the color black, coral, yellow, cobalt and orange are introduced to lend Prada’s shrunken knits and doubled collars a peppy spirit. Meanwhile, loafers and pleated trousers complete an unwavering nod to the past.

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Tristan Knights photographed by Jolijn Snijders

An Oscar Wilde classic gets revisited once more as photographer Oliver Spies turns to The Picture of Dorian Gray for inspiration. Styled by Marcus Zietz with sharp stern suiting, the dark editorial puts youth and beauty under the microscope. Sitting for their portraits are Gen Huisman, Arthur Daniyarov, Tristan Knights, Cosmo MacDonald, Benoni Loos, Gordon Bothe, Rob Rae and Grayson Vaughn.

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