FW 2011: the season of (vichy) checks and (black) leather. The grooming, inspired by the 30s, makes this total look, designed by Ennio Capasa for Costume National Homme, tough but charmant at the same time. Model Robin Van Der Krogt. Ph. Giovanni Gastel, Styling Alessandro Calascibetta.

Original cuts. “Traditions have to be maintained so they can be passed on to future generations. In troubled times like ours, we must maintain these traditions which are our luxury and the flower of our civilisation”. It has been said, written indeed, by Monsieur Christian Dior; and Kris Van Assche, the current creative director of Dior Homme, used the original sentence and handwriting of Maitre Dior, as the leit-motif of menswear collection, as a pattern printed on outerwear. The idea of “maintaining these traditions in troubled times because they’re the flower of our civilisation”, injects a sense of pride. So that’s why we mustn’t forget that in any field  – from art to fashion and literature – nothing existing today would have been possible without an origin, a past. Christian Dior on the Times’ cover in 1957

Porta iPad Paul Smith s/s 2015

Una delle caratteristiche della moda di Paul Smith, da sempre, è quella di fondere ispirazioni eclettiche con colori e texture stravaganti, dando vita ad una conscia “sensibilità Pop”. Ed è proprio la Pop Art, tra le altre cose, ad ispirare il designer per questa primavera/estate: stampe fumettistiche alla Roy Lichtenstein campeggiano su bomber e maglie, ma anche su oggetti di uso quotidiano, come portachiavi e custodie per iPad. Dopotutto, dice lui, “Sono stato cresciuto a Pop Art e rock ‘n’ roll. Sono e sarò sempre irriverente”. A cura di Angelica Pianarosa, Foto Michele Gastl.

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