Milan Fashion Week | D&G Fall 2010

With a ski pass in hand and volu­mi­nous lay­er­ing at work, D&G’s mod­els are ready to hit the slopes. Jux­ta­pos­ing a for­mal sen­si­bil­ity with the casu­al­ness of winter’s out­door sports, Domenico Dolce and Ste­fano Gab­bana set in motion a play­ful sea­son of that caters to many func­tions. While ski pants and jeans are loose and low-​​slung, knits are either fit­ted or chunky for use as out­er­wear. Mean­while, in a typ­i­cal Dolce & Gab­bana fash­ion, evening wear makes an appear­ance in a strik­ing win­ter white, prov­ing that no mat­ter the loca­tion, the D&G man is set – even if that includes a Mickey Mouse motif.

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Milan Fashion Week | Bottega Veneta Fall 2010

Sum­ming up this season’s col­lec­tion, Bot­tega Veneta cre­ative direc­tor Tomas Maier explained that with this col­lec­tion, they “wanted to address the dif­fer­ent ways men visu­al­ize them­selves. Bot­tega Veneta’s goal is always to expand the vocab­u­lary of men’s wear, to add indi­vid­u­al­ity and expres­sion. So there is sophis­ti­ca­tion, but also play­ful­ness, bravado, eccen­tric­ity, rebel­lious­ness – it all depends on how it’s put together.” Tak­ing that cue, Maier set about with pre­sent­ing looks for the man of any occa­sion. While a loose fit­ted lay­er­ing of activewear hinted at a chic casu­al­ness, low slung denim pro­vided for a sharp con­trast against the collection’s more for­mal approach. The finer points of the col­lec­tion were con­structed by the mar­riage of high-​​waist trousers and boxy blaz­ers. Whether dressed in black or a deep pur­ple, Maier’s fall range deliv­ered a func­tional non­cha­lance that is ulti­mately refreshing.

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Fall 2010 | Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gab­bana tones down the luxe fac­tor this sea­son with a var­ied col­lec­tion of the usual pieces, but a gritty ele­ment. Void of color and not afraid of a rip, hole or two, the range’s most notable pieces are found in the disheveled tanks, knits and longjohns. Alter­na­tively, Dolce & Gabbana’s man, who is known to work with his hands is cham­pi­oned by the oil-​​like wash given to the collection’s denim. Finally, speck­led knits, tweed and vel­vet find their way into this season’s offer­ings for those spe­cial occasions.

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Givenchy Fall 2009 | Janice by Mark Pillai

In the lat­est pic­tures to sur­face from Givenchy’s fall 2009 look­book, designer Ric­cardo Tisci’s col­lec­tion gets a fresh per­spec­tive. Pho­tographed by Mark Pil­lai, Jan­ice Fron­i­makis’ look is less severe than Givenchy’s cam­paign stars. The look is toned down for a more grounded appeal that is absent of Tisci’s flam­boy­ant glam aesthetic.

Pic­tures from Mark Pil­lai