
David Agbodji’s opening and closing of Calvin Klein’s Spring/Summer 2010 show sealed his fate as the new face of the label. Starring in both Calvin Klein’s Spring/Summer 2010 and Fall/Winter 2010 collection campaigns, David landed an iconic position. David was also featured in a controversial editorial alongside supermodel Daria Werbowy for Interview Magazine’s May 2010 issue.

Blissful Mayhem–Following a somber season, Duckie Brown designers Daniel Silver and Steven Cox weave their quirky narrative back into the collection, injecting the season’s silhouettes with volume. Offering up a perverted take on the gentleman, tailored double-breasted jackets are presented alongside baggy trousers and dressed in bold plaid prints. Latching on to elongated shirting once more, lengthened garments enjoy a relaxed bounty. Culminating in a dark palette with a strict uniform, Duckie Brown reinterprets formal wear for the modern man with ease on the mind.

Request–Turning to photographer Stefani Pappas once more to capture the creative for this season’s show package, Request lends their boys a little edge with a subway shoot – not that they need it. With regular bad boys Yuri Pleskun and Cole Mohr available for the fashionable plunge, Request keeps their board in top shape. There’s the always popular David Agbodji, the strapping Arthur Kulkov as well as standout up and comers, ranging from Misa Patinszki to Baptiste Radufe. Add to the mix, a fast-rising Jesse Shannon or recent Request recruit Willy Cartier and you have an agency packing solid muscle, the fashion variety if course.

L’Essentiel–Retaining a reserved elegance for the fall/winter 2012 season, Hermès creative director Veronique Nichanian kept to a dark color palette in which the fabrications did the talking. With impeccable construction, in a sea of somber suiting and outerwear, pieces like a soft trench from leather created a wow factor when not embraced by sleek trousers as well as carryalls. Introducing hints of velvet and a smoky graphic towards the show’s end, Hermès latest collection played to the house’s conservative nature while also illustrating a natural luxe factor.

Breaking the Fourth Wall–Jean Paul Gaultier smacks against a brick wall for the fall/winter 2012 season and the results are fantastic. With dress universes colliding as usual for the designer, the collection finds its voice in the culmination of dapper elegance, rural simplicity and urban decadence. Beginning the show with suiting and sportswear blended seamlessly together and dressed in a striking brick print, Gaultier spent the remainder of the collection demonstrating that glitz can co-exist with everyday function. From tattooed shirting and camouflaged suiting separates to more common garments such as the hooded sweatshirt, Jean Paul Gaultier delivered character in spades, laced with substance and style.

Playing Shapes–Ports 1961 designers Fiona Cibani and Ian Hylton pull together a meticulous collection focusing on sharp lines, construction and varying proportions. Cast in a somber gray palette, the label’s leading man lives up to the classic image of Saville Row. Donning double-breasted suits and clad in outerwear, cut with a minimalist hand, Ports 1961′s gentleman embraces a smooth season that plays tailored tradition against playful exploration. From narrow, well-framed jackets to a final roundup of voluminous coats, Ports 1961 introduces a season of function and spontaneity for a modest success.