Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

New School’s In Ses­sion–Jean Paul Gaultier’s man returns to school for the spring 2012 seaon. Deliv­er­ing courses in for­mal eti­quette, trop­i­cal lia­sons, British dis­course and sea strides, Gaultier show­cases a multi-​​layered story in a fash­ion only he can. While the themes may be diverse, they are all brought together with a youth­ful spirit, tied to a sim­ple pair of sneak­ers. In this world, Hawai­ian prints dress fit­ted ensem­bles, while the casual day to day out­ing fea­tures an exu­ber­ant amount of pleat­ing and entic­ing evening jack­ets. Drap­ing a jacket for a quirky feat, the col­lec­tion also fea­tures the clas­sic var­sity jacket, remark­ably kept calm save for a lace edge waist­coat con­tained under­neath. Embrac­ing a wide sil­hou­ette but the look of tra­di­tion, pin striped suits make an appear­ance along­side an array of tar­tan dressed sep­a­rates lay­ered with an inch of fash­ion insan­ity. Alto­gether, long reach­ing but divinely Gaultier, the col­lec­tion sets a sea­son high note with an inter­est­ing aspect of accessibility.

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Rick Owens Spring 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

Dark Romance–Never one to con­form to the norms, Rick Owens puts the ideals of mas­culin­ity to the test for spring 2012. Dresses after dresses, the California-​​native set out to take con­trol of his def­i­n­i­tion of noir ele­gance for men with maxi lengths of bil­low­ing pro­por­tions, while strict graphic lines and tai­lored jack­ets offered a sub­lim­i­nal con­trast to the disheveled sil­hou­ette. Still heavy in Goth, the apoc­a­lyp­tic DNA is altered for a lighter off­spring of tunic tops, elon­gated out­er­wear and trim trousers in a light­weight silk and linen blend for an out­ing in uncharted roman­tic ter­ror­i­ties for the king of dark glamor.

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Alexis Mabille Spring 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

Water Games, Work­ing Title: States of Undress–Always one for nov­elty and a lit­tle humor, Alexis Mabille delights with spring’s col­lec­tion. While under­wear and swimwear pro­vide the per­fect sea­sonal accents to a nau­ti­cal theme, the lineup employs an inter­est­ing exe­cu­tion. From stripe trimmed mono­chro­matic num­bers to lux­u­ri­ous silk paired with a worn plaid print, the sea­son mixes just the right amount of camp with dar­ing styles. Appear­ing along­side easy tees and a sta­ble of espadrilles, checks and other graphic for­ays dress refined suit­ing for a final show that is as posh as it is cheeky.

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Louis Vuitton Spring 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

The LV Trav­eler–The strong sense of lux­ury is never lost in the casual offer­ings of a Louis Vuit­ton col­lec­tion. Design­ers Marc Jacobs and Kim Jones explore the com­mon ground between the jet set­ter and back­packer lifestyle in the relax­ing forms of rolled tai­lored trousers, sporty short­ing options and ath­letic wind­break­ers. Flan­nel shirt­ing, desert boots, camp­ing back­packs and util­i­tar­ian jack­ets took lux­ury to a new level of func­tion­al­ity, while tai­lored suit­ing paired with vel­cro san­dals made trav­el­ing con­ti­nen­tal in style easy and practical.

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Issey Miyake Spring 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

Cut with Love–Issey Miyake has a ten­dency to grav­i­tate towards the more relaxed pro­por­tions, but this sea­son the label really lets the sil­hou­ettes out. Craft­ing a relax­ing col­lec­tion con­sist­ing of sep­a­rates in large drawn out shapes and a myr­iad of col­ors, Issey Miyake’s man achieves a new chic. Dressed by irreg­u­lar gra­di­ents and graphic prints, a com­fort­able lineup boasts an organic spirit. From sheer white trousers that effort­lessly bil­low to affected pleats and length­ened shirt­ing, Issy Miyake reveals one of spring’s inspir­ing lineups.

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Christian Lacroix Homme Spring 2012 | Paris Fashion Week

Dress­ing Young–Tai­lored and fit­ted, con­tem­po­rary menswear was infused with an ornate sen­si­bil­ity for Chris­t­ian Lacroix’s lat­est col­lec­tion. Hit­ting the cat­walk for a change, the label dis­played a youth­ful approach to dress­ing up. From exposed ankles and blaz­ers sans shirt, the brand dis­sected the clas­sic suit for a flashy look that embell­ished with sequins for a bold out­ing. While sev­eral instances of styling may have been jolt­ing, what really made an impact on the cat­walk was a sea­son of leather fea­tur­ing inten­sive tex­tures for a wholly mod­ern fin­ish that was as inspir­ing as it was visu­ally striking.

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