Bicycle motif on woven tie.
Usually when Men’s Fashion Week arrives, all I am waiting for are the action happening off the runway, i.e snapshots of the attendees on blogs like the Sartorialist, Face Hunter, Jak & Jil and the like. This year however, I have been paying unusually more attention to the runway itself. The outcome was as expected, I still ended up liking the collections by designers that I already like, and conversely didn’t pay too much attention to designers whose clothes I have less affinity for. There are a few surprises along the way, though, as I discover new designers, add unexpected designers to my favourites and drop out some former favourites who don’t seem to leave an impression anymore.
One instance of a new discovery is Moncler Gamme Bleu. Although the name of this French sports label appears faintly in my memory, I didn’t know of Thom Browne’s involvement in a collaboration line until recently. This year’s collection (it’s their 3rd year) is bicycle-themed and was held in Milan’s Vigorelli Velodrome.
A sporty shade of grey featured heavily in this collection, accented with pink tops with a base of the all-American shades of red, white and blue. Clothes were Thom Browne tailoring translated into an outdoor setting, with double breasted jackets paired together with nylon jackets, arm bands and cycling gloves. Bicycle prints were liberally used on the capes that inflate in the wind (for those who love a little drama), cycling tights and woven ties (for the more subtle guys).
Here are my favourite shots:
The aforementioned cape.
Love the tailoring on the blouson jacket.
Love the grey lightweight coat with the ensemble underneath.
Fantastic asymmetrical zip up jacket, AND a cape to protect it.
Digging the long cardigan.
My favourite, a typically Thom Browne suit with shorts, but combined with cycling tights, gloves and hat.
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video: full collection/photo credits: more reads 1, 2
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