
The Buildup–As preparations continue for Burberry Prorsum’s spring 2012 show, occurring later this month, the label looks to Charlie France and Thomas Penfound to model their pre-season collection. Leaving the hard structure of recent seasons behind, but still embracing color, Burberry Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey infuses the heritage label with a relaxed resort feel. Complementing the expected lineup of fantastic outerwear, Bailey outfits the season with knits and fitted shirting options in a variety of textures, colors and prints. Altogether combining great clothes with a charming mood, the road to Milan is indeed promising.

Meeting of the Labels–Charlie France, Douglas Neitzke, James Smith and Joe Sanders come together with photographer Neil Kirk for the spring issue of Glass magazine. Featuring each label front and center, David Nolan styles the group in Prada, Dunhill, Burberry, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Dior Homme, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta and Lanvin for a demure series of images.

¡Viva la Revolución!–Charlie France and James Smith wreck havoc for the spring 2011 edition of 10 Men. Photographed by Frederike Helwig, the two trouble makers are styled by Nancy Rohde in a predominately black and white wardrobe that includes garments from Rick Owens, Versace, Balenciaga and other labels.

A space odyssey drives BlackBarrett by Neil Barrett’s spring 2011 collection. Captured in the darkness of black and space age prints, the new campaign takes a fun direction with Charlie France cast in the leading role. Termed The Lad Who Fell to Earth, Barrett fuses modern youthful fits with an obsession of space and flight for another delightful outing from the Japanese label.

Yigal Azrouël joins Phillip Lim in changing venues from New York to Paris for his latest showing. Blending his casual aesthetic with militaristic aspirations, Azrouël showcased a distinctive uniform of layered dark hues. Deconstructing smart essentials, a halved tie and button-down made quite the stir with a shrunken collar and the juxtaposition of strikingly modern knits as well as outerwear. Altogether showcasing an effortless style and a push for more formality, Yigal Azrouël’s fall 2011 collection came together with an effective edit of the label’s short narrative.

Armed with galactic aspirations and a penchant for rock ‘n’ roll styles, Paul Smith imagined an eclectic future for his man. Ready for a journey to the moon, pants accented with zippers were paired with psychedelic prints for a fun fall adventure. Taking the typical blueprint of a Paul Smith collection and amplifying the details, lapels as well as hems found a drastic makeover with foreign cuts and a touch of moon dust. Pumping up the volume as a nod to spacesuits but still keeping a tidy shape, Paul Smith’s quirky fall outing no doubt impressed, coming to the perfect completion with futuristic necklaces as the perfect accessory.