Ermenegildo Zegna Spring 2011 | Milan Fashion Week

Coin­cid­ing with Z Zegna’s genius use of color, Ermenegildo Zegna’s spring out­ing turns up the hues, yet man­ages the bold vari­ety with a cer­tain matu­rity. Con­trast­ing Zegna’s fine degree of struc­tured tai­lor­ing, the collection’s out­er­wear take a more relaxed path with a num­ber of easy­go­ing parkas mak­ing an appear­ance along­side relaxed trousers. Ulti­mately safe but attrac­tive, Ermenegildo Zegna unveils a sound collection.

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D&G Spring 2011 | Milan Fashion Week

Deci­sively tame for D&G, the lat­est spring out­ing treats their man to a preppy pic­nic, com­plete with fit­ted polos and cardi­gans. Don­ning espadrilles and relaxed khakis, the resort feel is fueled by an attempt to make trop­i­cal prints cool again. Alter­nated with checks, leave it to Dolce and Gab­bana to make a passé fad rel­e­vant once more.

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Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2011 | Milan Fashion Week

From coun­try­side roman­tic to dash­ing debonair, Dolce & Gab­bana pulled out all the stops for their lat­est col­lec­tion. With a front row that included celebri­ties Mor­gan Free­man and Matthew Mcconaughey as well as a per­for­mance from Annie Lennox, Dolce & Gab­bana cel­e­brated their twen­ti­eth year anniver­sary in style. Play­ing it coy with soft neu­trals and relaxed pro­por­tions, the col­lec­tion set in motion the per­fect spring, before mov­ing on to a more pol­ished look that fea­tured suit­ing. Round­ing out the sea­son with the expected mix of swimwear and lounge apparel, Dolce & Gab­bana brought it home with some old mod­el­ing favorites that included Tony Ward, Enrique Pal­la­cios and Chris­t­ian Monzon.

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Aiden Andrews, Brian Davenport, Diego Krauss & Stephan Haurholm by Matthew Sandager | WWD’s Fall Essentials

WWD takes an early look at fall’s essen­tials with the aid of styl­ist Alex Badia. Out­fit­ting Aiden Andrews, Brian Dav­en­port, Diego Krauss and Stephan Hau­rholm for a shoot with Matthew Sandager, Badia pulls lush sta­ples from the likes of Brooks Broth­ers and Ship­ley & Halmos.

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Daily Fix | Something About Them by Ben Lamberty

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A Fashion Noir | Brian Davenport & Chris Swoszowski by James Loveday

Work­ing together, styl­ists Kelsey Ran­dall and Mark Rokusek cap­ture an ele­ment of the sim­ple life in their edi­to­r­ial for British mag­a­zine I Am LDN. Pho­tographed by James Love­day, Brian Dav­en­port and Chris Swos­zowski achieve a cer­tain non­cha­lance with unaf­fected por­tray­als of normalcy.

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