I’ve been experiencing a dearth of computer issues this week (and will be ’til the beginning of next week), so I’ve spent 2 days waiting to write about Gaspard Yurkievich’s S/S 2010 men’s show in Paris. Dare I say, there are shades of Girbaud in the fit, as well as a certain sterility that saves aggressive details from coming off clownlike.
I want more of this type of experimentation in menswear…silhouettes that look whole and purposeful but not traditional. I’m ready to see a f*cking Dior’s-new-look-inspired men’s coat, but since Mr. Pearl isn’t most designers’ target demographic, I’ll make do with this belted shape from Yurkievich (Below Left). Also, praise befall the lapel-less jacket (Below Right) for being wearable, minus one’s chest sticking out. This sort of venture can either end up innovative or buried in the yoox clearance section.
The one good thing about my delay in posting is that there are backstage pictures up now, too! I think that very smart casting is helping to make this aesthetic palatable, and Eric Sposito’s snaps for models.com (Below) perfectly highlight the mood of the collection.
Wait, what’s that I said about not looking clownlike? Ignore the hat I guess…just look at the face.
images: lanvinray via TFS, models.com
I do not understand why so many designers insist on using androgynous models (men and women who seem seem men women). I do not like. Maintain and is no more beautiful and to highlight the natuarleza of each gender?