Carlos Campos Creates a Colorful Autumn

The Land­scape–Cre­at­ing sen­si­ble menswear jux­ta­posed with his own rich back­ground, New York-​​based designer Car­los Cam­pos dreams up a delight­ful fall/​winter 2012 col­lec­tion with sharp pieces mak­ing a bold state­ment in vibrant hues. Craft­ing con­tem­po­rary sta­ples with a cer­tain energy, mak­ing for an excit­ing sea­son turnout, rural ref­er­ences sur­face with hats, shoes and other acces­sories bal­anc­ing out a delec­table range of semi-​​tailored jack­ets, trousers as well as shirt­ing, fit­ted to a t.

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Todd Snyder Fall/​Winter 2012

The Nat­ural Incli­na­tion–His third col­lec­tion, Amer­i­can designer Todd Sny­der cre­ates com­fort­able sports­wear that mixes casual essen­tials with more for­mal pieces for the per­fect adap­tive wardrobe. On the tex­tured front, wools, tweeds and speck­led knits are served up in an earthy color palette while dis­tressed denim is jux­ta­posed with semi-​​fitted trousers, some boast­ing cargo pock­ets. In addi­tion to a smart offer­ing of shirt­ing, ideal for occa­sions with or with­out a tie, the col­lec­tion is rounded out by sharp out­er­wear, rang­ing from the tai­lored trench coat to the mid-​​length overcoat.

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David Agbodji by Jack Pierson for Bottega Veneta Spring/​Summer 2012 Campaign

Focus–Request model David Agbodji books a color-​​rampant cam­paign with Bot­tega Veneta for their spring/​summer 2012 col­lec­tion. Sport­ing pat­terned knits, dyed oxfords and hue-​​washed trousers, David cham­pi­ons the look with acces­sories in hand as pho­tog­ra­pher Jack Pier­son cap­tures the somber model.

Simon Spurr Fall/​Winter 2012 | New York Fashion Week

Eng­lish Root­ing–Look­ing for the foun­da­tion of his fall/​winter 2012 col­lec­tion, Simon Spurr turned to images of Lon­don by Robert Frank. Tak­ing into account early twen­ti­eth cen­tury style and head­ing down a mod­ern course, ref­er­ences that include Tommy Nutter’s rein­ter­preted suit of the 1960’s come into play as Spurr dis­sects suit­ing for a rel­e­vant edge. Bring­ing together rich bur­gundy, brown, navy and other solid col­ors for a col­lec­tion dressed in plaids and tweeds, sub­tle updates were intro­duced. From leather trousers and a mag­ni­fied hounds tooth print to a sig­na­ture pen­chant for fab­ric insets, Simon Spurr’s lat­est efforts resulted in a sound show­ing, high­light­ing a sar­to­r­ial flair jux­ta­posed with mod­ern sentiments.

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Billy Reid Fall/​Winter 2012 | New York Fashion Week

South­ern Charm–A pol­ished fall out­ing from Billy Reid details the whims of the mod­est gen­tle­man look­ing for all the right pieces with a spe­cial charm. Fur­nished in lush fab­ri­ca­tions with impec­ca­ble details, fall lay­ers pro­vide for the quaint and rugged. Employ­ing a lineup of semi-​​fitted trousers along­side tweed out­er­wear, cash­mere sweaters and sharp shirt­ing, a new wardrobe is fleshed out with com­plete trim­mings. Accented with fur and acces­sorized with the chance car­ryall or leather footwear, Billy Reid’s col­lec­tion prompts the con­tin­u­ance of a sound per­spec­tive that puts the time­less hero first, whether its tai­lored suit­ing or knitwear, ready to be worn in.

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Tommy Hilfiger Fall/​Winter 2012 | New York Fashion Week

March­ing For­ward–The men of Tommy Hil­figer marched to a dif­fer­ent beat for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son. Trad­ing in the Amer­i­can prep that Hil­figer has become so syn­ony­mous with, the lav­ish col­lec­tion read as a rich set off the run­ways of Europe. Bring­ing together bur­gundy and black, leather and shear­ling, Tommy Hil­figer was sim­ply rav­ish­ing. Armed with an aris­to­cratic flair, deli­cious tex­tiles deliv­ered a sharp arse­nal of arrest­ing pieces. Acces­sorized with leather rid­ing gloves, the show kicked off with tai­lored jack­ets and coats, func­tional and ready to be trans­formed at a moment’s notice, cour­tesy of tear away details. Cham­pi­oning the leather inset and bring­ing the elbow patch to the front for a divinely mod­ern look, the devil was in the details. From pleated trousers and sleeve detail­ing to a fetch­ing palette of muted tones, Tommy Hil­figer cre­ated an army for the mod­ern age, bring­ing the ulti­mate lux­ury to the Amer­i­can stage.

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