Z Zegna Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

State of Trans­for­ma­tion–Craft­ing a min­i­mal­ist col­lec­tion for the sea­son, Z Zegna cre­ative direc­tor Paul Sur­ridge chan­neled the 1920’s with an ampli­fied focus on shape. Cre­at­ing a core of nar­row sil­hou­ettes for sharp suit­ing, the col­lec­tion branched out with over­size out­er­wear, cut dra­mat­i­cally and fea­tur­ing large detail­ing. A tes­ta­ment to impec­ca­ble pro­por­tions, fall’s lineup weaved its way in between shapes, wide and nar­row, cre­at­ing great con­trast and inter­est. Trans­form­ing gar­ments like the shirt jacket, leather made its intro­duc­tion with rich color and spon­tane­ity, only met by treated mohair. Alto­gether focused, Surridge’s show­ing for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son cul­mi­nated in easy gar­ments given the lux­u­ri­ous makeover in terms of con­struc­tion, fit and style.