That issue’s subject: “Stand out from the crowd”. And it sounds so appropriate today: then it was a “dedication” to fashionable transgressors. Today this happens with a different feeling: standing out from the crowd, today, means breaking the conformism with the need to express one’s own personality. Ph. Maria Vittoria Backhaus. Jacket Comme des Garçons.
Style that lives through trends. That appreciated vintage touch, that intellectual-retro taste that remains intact. The portrait of the sculptor Mario Ceroli in his studio (above) conveys the idea, a frame that could be both two or forty years old: static in its currentness. The artists of Ceroli’s generation usually don’t follow dynamics and evolutions of fashion in the strict sense, but their style reveals a certain sensitivity and personality. In this case there’s a sporty attitude, even if the details – the denim shirt, buttoned up, and the gun belt – keep us guessing a tendency for order and a high degree of irony, respectively. This week’s style suggestions are for those who aim for wearing something new but that would last and live through evolutions/revolutions “imposed” by fashion.
Brioni’s “dandy”, anything but ordinary. … Continua a leggere →
Bomber Brioni f/w 2014/15
Brendan Mullane fonde in maniera magistrale la sapienza del bespoke con i codici dell’abbigliamento nipponico. Colori e stampe degli antichi kimono riprendono vita su abiti e capispalla; così aironi dipinti a mano campeggiano sul bomber in raso. A cura di Angelica Pianarosa, Foto Michele Gastl.
Brendan Mullane … Continua a leggere →
Alessandro Calascibetta has been active in fashion since the late 80s. He started off his career at L'Uomo Vogue, after that with Mondo Uomo. Afterward, he became Fashion Director at Harper's Bazaar Uomo, and in 2000 founded Uomo which he directed until 2003. Following that, he started collaborating with Rizzoli. Since january 2015 he is the Editor in Chief of Style Magazine, and still remains as Man Fashion Director for Io Donna and Sette.
