Roberto Cavalli Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
The collection of Roberto Cavalli didn’t send out a clear message. Skinny, perforated leather pants, shirts without sleeves, jackets, leopard prints and pastelshades. It reminded us of heavymetal bands and rockstars.
From the photographer’s pitch at Versace
A snapshot of the venue taken from the photographer’s pitch at Versace. This is where Peter Stigter shoots the show.
Versace Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
The new Versace-menswearcollection screamed lightness and luxe. Designer Alexandre Plokhov mixed elements of army-uniforms with a more exotic style. Result: a striped navy-jacket over a djeballa, an officer’s shirt – without sleeves – in a gauzy silk cheesecloth, or a parka in translucent cotton. Exotic too were the python and tortoiseshell-prints and jewelry that looked like it came from a Tuareg market.
Neil Barrett Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
Neil Barrett named his collection ‘Artisan Bonding’. Hmm. It didn’t ring a bell immediately, but it probably referred to the leathers and jersey knits which were bonded together to create seamless pieces. The collection itself echoed the Indian military with elongated jackets and ‘Bombay-pants, Barretts love of formal men’s dressing gave it a more elegant touch and this avoided a more gimmicky look.
Gianfranco Ferré Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
The menswear collection of designers Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi for Ferré was inspired by the 70’s movie The day of the Jackal. That meant sleek, elongated suits with small lapels, sailor tops and clerical collars. There were some technofabrics like rubberized suede and neoprene-ed leather together with silky woven cotton and white denim for a smoking jacket.
Vivienne Westwood Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
A show of Vivienne Westwood is always like a little party: you know she’ll send out sexy hunks in funny clothes with some kind of message. This time the models looked scary with their Joker-smile and Zorro-masks. The collection was a little predictable: printed shirts, full trousers, colorful sportswear and a gimmick now and then.
John Richmond Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
John Richmond showed a streetwise collection: easygoing, simple and colorful. All kinds of red seem to be the color of the season in Milan. Richmond used a more faded version which blended nice with the greys and blues.
Les Hommes Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
The collection of Les Hommes was a mix of sportswear and streetwear with an eastern edge. A lot of shiny fabrics, nylon, full trousers and here they are again: ankle boots and parka’s.
Outside at Gucci: Michel Gaubert
Michel Gaubert (left) is a fashion player pur sang. You’ll hear his soundtracks everywhere during the fashionweeks, also at Gucci. He got obsessed with music when he was twelve and started to buy records. He told Hint magazine that he probably has more records than Karl Lagerfeld. ‘For once he can’t beat me. He can beat me in iPods, Chrome Hearts and Dior Homme but not in records”.
Gucci Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
I personally liked the slim white suits at Gucci, especially with those black& white patterned shirts. It gives men a certain old fashioned flair, especially when they have that boyish haircut! But we’ve seen this before at Gucci, with different accessoiries and in a different setting. New was the focus at sportswear – more labels are turning to that ( what else can you do when you’re out of work? you go hiking, diving, swimming, climbing – ahum), there were motorjackets, anoraks and divinggear. The evenings are for shiny suits in midnight blue. But what were those knits doing there?
