Three steps towards the future. A summer ago we were free to travel, have fun, go shopping. Today we are halfway (hopefully) from nightmare and the day after, (still) stuck in a bubble of uncertainty. We’re living our first summer in black and white after years of (naive) inconsciousness, at the mercy of false values, clouded by appearance and far from the essence. The cover of Style Magazine – a magazine about style, especially twice a year and this is one of those times – sends a message for the future: the location chosen by the photographer, an inspired Max Vadukul, represents the past to be demolished and contrasts with the volitive attitude of the three young actors: Laura Adriani, Matteo Oscar Giuggioli and Alberto Boubakar Malanchino. The mood of the fashion – simple, basic – suggests a timeless “menstyle”: a step back, towards a discreet, but not nostalgic, elegance. A step back to make three steps forward: towards a better future that, by now, we can only imagine. And that we have to regain and deserve.

In those fabulous years fashion was stunning, and Fabrizio Ferri was one of the greatest italian fashion photographers. Pants by Jean Paul Gaultier, one of the first revolutionary menswear designer. Shoes by Cesare Paciotti.

Negli accessori, sorprendono le interazioni tra classico e informale, laddove brand come Hogan – più noto nell’universo sportswear – si aprono a nuove classicità e viceversa Hermès edita splendide sneaker. Nell’abbigliamento continuano a predominare colore e fantasie, sopratutto geometriche.

FAY mood militare

ALBERTO GUARDIANI WALLPAPER* collaborazioni inedite

HERMES sneakers color blocking

HTC chiodo in pelle trattata

HOGAN new brogues in nabuk

KARL BY KARL LAGERFELD perfecto in pelle argentata

MEMENTO II chelsea boots in pitone argento: so rock

MONCLER modern globe trotter

STONE ISLAND rosso vivo in cotone trattato

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND aviator style

CESARE PACIOTTI brogue in tessuti vintage A.N.G.E.L.O.

ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA monopetto in Silko, mischia di cotone e seta

ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA classico doppiopetto tinta unita spezzato con accessori fashion

ZZEGNA geometrie ’60

Questo scatto di Peter Lindbergh fa parte di un monografico dedicato alla Cina uscito nell’autunno del 1986. Le stringate in pelle scamosciata con para alta di Cesare Paciotti erano un must dell’epoca. Il trench-coat di Reporter con le maniche ampie sarebbe giustissimo per oggi.

This shot by Peter Lindbergh is part of a Monograph on China released in the fall of 1986. The lace up shoes in suede with an high para by Cesare Paciotti were a must of the time. The trench-coat by Reporter with wide sleeves would be perfect also today.