Oumlil Fall/​Winter 2012 Teaser

Tai­lored Boys–New York-​​based menswear label Oumlil’s fall/​winter 2012 col­lec­tion fea­tures superb atten­tion to detail and slim tai­lor­ing as cap­tured by cin­e­matog­ra­phers Chase Dil­lon and Ash­ley DuPree dur­ing this past fash­ion week within Milk Stu­dios. With a teaser fea­tur­ing mod­els Jan­ice Fron­i­makis, Jon Dart­nell, Loammi Goet­ghe­beur, Tommy Kris­tiansen, Lucho Jacob, Salieu Jal­loh, John Todd, Knut Roertveit and William Jag­now, among other boys, the col­lec­tion is shown in fine form with a trib­ute to designer Hisham Oumlil’s great skill.

Acne Fall/​Winter 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

The Young Road to Lux­ury–Bring­ing Paris Fash­ion Week to a close, Swedish label Acne embarked on a col­li­sion course of young and old for a col­lec­tion that pep­pered the clas­sics with a free spirit. With lay­er­ing play­ing a key com­po­nent to the season’s wardrobe, inter­est­ing fab­ri­ca­tions were uti­lized. From quilted shirt­ing employed under­neath a boxy short-​​sleeved sweat­shirt to pleather worn with a for­mal over­coat, a rebel­lious qual­ity was achieved with great sub­tleties. Pil­ing on the sweaters and pro­duc­ing tops with vary­ing sleeve lengths for the ulti­mate com­bi­na­tion of pieces, Acne brought together tapered trousers, over­size blaz­ers as well as suit­ing shorts for a highly wear­able feat.

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Kenzo Fall/​Winter 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

The Kenzo Work­day–Play­ing it safe for their debut col­lec­tion, new Kenzo cre­ative direc­tors Carol Lim and Hum­berto Leon, revealed a sea­son right off the con­veyor belt. Dec­o­rated in bright, youth­ful prints, the tai­lored trap­pings of the Kenzo man came out to play. From fit­ted quilted jack­ets and laid-​​back sweat­shirts to the odd knick­knacks, sports­wear fueled the col­lec­tion. Hon­ing in on a relaxed aes­thetic that achieved a bal­ance of casual sophis­ti­ca­tion and nov­elty, Lim and Leon rep­re­sented the quirky sen­ti­ments of the clas­sic man.

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Moschino Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Play­ing Fash­ion–Moschino’s knack for bold prints and col­ors col­lides with a tra­di­tional sense of menswear for a pen­e­trat­ing col­lec­tion. Open­ing the show with bowler hats as well as suit­ing and tees printed with cob­ble­stones, the sea­son res­onated with a nos­tal­gic Lon­don flair. Mak­ing the gen­tle­man rel­e­vant, the trap­pings of the dis­tin­guished blended with a cheeky use of wardrobe dis­sec­tion for a new chap­ter. From patches on pants to exposed jacket seams, Moschino’s man was decon­structed and rebuilt, before emerg­ing with vibrant col­ors and graf­fiti prints that lend refined ele­gance a quirky undertone.

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John Varvatos Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Urban Rock–Designer John Var­vatos spins a tale of the streets and rock for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son. Embody­ing a cer­tain harsh­ness in com­par­i­son to last season’s roman­tic laments, Var­vatos taps into an ele­ment of youth. Bring­ing together gar­ments in an almost reck­less fash­ion, the mood is relaxed and the results more excit­ing. While lace­less boots barely come to a close, over­size out­er­wear in var­i­ous hues of gray bring com­fort to knits as well as other pieces, tat­tered and stained. Fea­tur­ing a wardrobe that pos­sesses the poten­tial to be both tidy and fan­tas­ti­cally disheveled, John Var­vatos dis­misses the aspect of age for a col­lec­tion that evolves with a lit­tle smarts.

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I Love Models Management Fall/​Winter 2012 Show Package

I Love Mod­els Man­age­ment–Boast­ing one of Milan’s largest men’s boards, com­plete with its fill of rec­og­niz­able tal­ent, cast­ing direc­tors eas­ily have their hands full when it comes to I Love Mod­els Management’s fall/​winter 2012 show pack­age. Begin­ning with clas­sic favorites, I Love brings forth Lenz Von John­ston, Chad White and oth­ers, while in the new face depart­ment there is Louis May­hew, Jacob Mor­ton as well as addi­tional tal­ents of inter­est. Pep­pered with a recent tal­ent explo­sion, there is the in-​​demand Bas­ti­aan van Gaalen or Lan­vin danc­ing man, Milo Spijk­ers. Bring­ing up the nota­bles with Brazil­ian reg­u­lar Dou­glas Neitzke or intrigu­ing devel­op­ing tal­ent Ham­pus Lück, I Love Mod­els Man­age­ment has the win­ning for­mula to quite the busy fash­ion week.

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