Z Zegna Spring 2010

With top hat in toll and coat tails trail­ing behind them, Z Zegna returned to Milan this sea­son to bring the dandy to fash­ion week. Z Zegna’s Cre­ative Direc­tor Alessan­dro Sar­tori impressed with a col­lec­tion of integrity and heart. In an inter­est­ing fash­ion, the col­lec­tion turned to the period of George Bryan Brum­mell to cap­ture the imag­i­na­tion of today’s young men. If course doing so meant a strong focus placed on rein­vent­ing the suit in mod­ern terms. Length­en­ing the coat and return­ing to a time of coat tails, the lapels were severely sharp­ened, while the body and sleeves were pulled in to a point of unfor­give­ness. Suit­ing the dap­per needs of the mod­ern gent, black and vari­a­tions of the color blue became the go-​​to as Sar­tori exper­i­mented with lay­ered suit­ing and decon­structed leather. Lend­ing youth an edgy form of sophis­ti­ca­tion, no cor­ners were cut as the pocket watch reemerged with footwear that remained open and mod­est in stature, tak­ing a cue from its pre­de­ces­sors. All in all, Sar­tori hit his mark with a col­lec­tion that daz­zled not only in the­atrics, but in terms of wearability.

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