Specchio Dei Tempi by Emilio Tini for GQ Italia

Mode for the Decades–Pho­tog­ra­pher Emilio Tini’s Back­stage crew makes an appear­ance in GQ Italia. Chan­nel­ing the decades in var­i­ous ensem­bles from this season’s var­ied col­lec­tions, Adrien Sahores, Bap­tiste Radufe, Bas­ti­aan Van Gaalen, Char­lie Timms, David Hlinka, Duco Fer­w­erda, Ethan James, Greg Nawrat, Jakob Wiech­mann, James Chuter, Jamie Wise, Jesse Shan­non, Karl Mor­rall, Keno Wei­d­ner, Kim Dall’armi, Lenz von John­ston, Matt King, Milo Spijk­ers, Paris Nichol­son, RJ King, Sasha Weis­senborn, Thomas Buko­vatz, Tomek Sza­lan­ski and Vic­tor Nylan­der are brought together.

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The Backstage Project by Emilio Tini

Project Boy–Pho­tog­ra­pher Emilio Tini turns it out like no other can, approach­ing an ambi­tious num­ber of boys for a new filmed project enti­tled The Back­stage Project. Sit­ting for the black & white ses­sion are Adrien Sahores, Bap­tiste Radufe, Bas­ti­aan Van Gaalen, Char­lie Timms, David Hlinka, Duco Fer­w­erda, Ethan James, Greg Nawrat, Jakob Wiech­mann, James Chuter, Jamie Wise, Jesse Shan­non, Karl Mor­rall, Keno Wei­d­ner, Kim Dall’armi, Lenz von John­ston, Matt King, Milo Spijk­ers, Paris Nichol­son, RJ King, Sasha Weis­senborn, Thomas Buko­vatz, Tomek Sza­lan­ski and Vic­tor Nylan­der .

Ports 1961 Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

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.

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Etro Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

High Ambi­tions–Ready for new heights, designer Kean Etro looked to the mys­ti­cal Pega­sus as the start­ing point of his lat­est col­lec­tion. Mar­ry­ing the extrav­a­gant use of feath­ers to Etro’s sig­na­ture prints, the rich affair brought forth quite the avid imag­i­na­tion. Begin­ning the show with evening­wear, monot­one bro­cade gave way to not only richer prints, but feath­ers turned out as jack­ets, scarves, ties and other pieces. From the dark palette of gray and black to a sam­pling of the warm sun’s rays, Etro explored the color spec­trum, even going as far as a fiery red. From over­coat and vest to shoes, the devil was in the details. Mas­ter­fully mix­ing prints and tex­tures, the col­lec­tion was pre­sented with per­son­al­ity, depth and ulti­mately the fine qual­i­ties of the modern-​​day gentleman.

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Gucci Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Fine & Dandy–Gucci cre­ative direc­tor Frida Gian­nini looks to the nine­teenth cen­tury for the inspi­ra­tion of her lat­est col­lec­tion. Mix­ing var­i­ous ref­er­ences, Gian­nini arrived at what she refers to as Bohemian Grunge. If course with no expense spared, the Gucci man was sent on this path with the ideal trap­pings for a luxe fall sea­son. The vision of smart sim­plic­ity, crew­neck sweaters and mod­est jack­ets made for the per­fect con­tem­po­rary suit­ing state­ment while ornate flo­ral prints cre­ated a tapes­try of enrich­ment. Dress­ing pants and jack­ets for quite the sar­to­r­ial debut, Gucci’s prints were just one of the season’s trea­sured motifs. Work­ing with vel­vet, silk and bro­cade, the show was rounded out by a nod at aris­toc­racy, craft­ing pleated trousers and fit­ted jack­ets for the ulti­mate sea­son of luxury.

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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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