Roberto Cavalli Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Explor­ing New Options–Cast­ing a var­ied lot of char­ac­ters and explor­ing dif­fer­ent sil­hou­ettes and color schemes for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son, designer Roberto Cav­alli turns his atten­tion to the future. Ton­ing down the color within rea­son, out­er­wear takes on the dom­i­nant role in a seam­less lineup of lay­ered ensem­bles. A man of sev­eral iden­ti­ties, Cavalli’s man dons a bright-​​colored cape when not don­ning a dap­per bow tie for an evening on the town. Tow­ing the line between time­less ele­gance and mod­ern expec­ta­tions, the col­lec­tion reviews a well-​​versed ven­ture. From tai­lored and fit­ted to over­size and play­ful, Roberto Cavalli’s lat­est col­lec­tion show­cases the fan­tas­ti­cal whims of a clever wardrobe with infi­nite room to grow.

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Dolce & Gabbana Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Regal For­ma­tion–Dolce & Gab­bana fol­lows a path lined with luxe fab­ri­ca­tions and rich accents for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son. A mix of coun­try romance and early turn of the cen­tury dap­per sen­ti­ments, the Ital­ian house finds a place for their D&G youth amongst a mature col­lec­tion of stand­out pieces. Dress­ing up suit jack­ets, lapels cut out of vel­vet mark the sea­son, while the grad­ual incor­po­ra­tion of gold embroi­dery rein­forces fall’s grand theme. Over­look­ing no facet in the life of their debonair man, the lineup tran­si­tions from sharp out­er­wear and com­pan­ion pieces of warm wool to a more relaxed ges­ture that sees Dolce & Gab­bana turn to their infa­mous silk. Whether worn as an exquis­ite set of paja­mas or a bold move out­doors, the regal exe­cu­tion is the per­fect touch to a col­lec­tion that spares no expense.

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Ermenegildo Zegna Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

The Busi­ness of Style–Ermenegildo Zegna tack­les the wardrobe of the pro­fes­sional for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son. From board meet­ing to impromptu plane flight, an evening out or even the slopes on vaca­tion, Zegna’s man is ready for any occa­sion. While suit­ing dressed in a Prince of Wales print finds a clas­sic streak with strong lines, essen­tials like the trench are updated with soft leather accents and an over­size sil­hou­ette. Hon­ing in on the details, trousers with the cuff turned up reveal a printed lin­ing that rein­forces the collection’s fine atten­tion to style. As jack­ets are pre­pared for the cold with quilt­ing, chic num­bers like a loosely cut cape jacket res­onate well with Ermenegildo Zegna’s man who trans­verses the path between stead­fast tra­di­tion and play­ful modernity.

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Behind the Scenes | Neil Barrett Fall/​Winter 2012 Casting

The Right Fit–Going behind the scenes at Neil Barrett’s cast­ing for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son, pho­tog­ra­pher Sara Cimino steals a moment or two. With Clement Chaber­naud, Simon Kotyk, Harry Good­wins, Char­lie Timms and Paul Boche along for the ride, fit­ting Barrett’s tai­lored suit is one must for a season’s booking.

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Clément Chabernaud & Aiden Andrews by Willy Vanderperre for Jil Sander Spring/​Summer 2012 Campaign

JS Odd­ity–Clé­ment Chaber­naud of Suc­cess and Aiden Andrews of Ford Europe make their way back to Jil Sander for yet another cam­paign lensed by Willy Van­der­perre. Styled by Olivier Rizzo and pho­tographed under the cre­ative direc­tion of Jil Sander’s Raf Simons, the pair emote the label’s sig­na­ture pecu­liar­ity. /​ Makeup by Peter Philips with hair by Anthony Turner.

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Clément Chabernaud by Deborah Turbeville for Valentino Spring/​Summer 2012 Campaign

Roman­tic Sen­ti­ments–Pho­tographed by Deb­o­rah Turbeville with styling by Karl Tem­pler, Clé­ment Chaber­naud appears along­side Fei Fei Sun for Valentino’s spring/​summer 2012 campaign.