Tag: beirendonck
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Four things we’ve learned from Paris men’s fashion week
As the last of the Paris menswear collections go down runways Sunday, we survey the big themes of the week's fashion shows. String vests and braces have never looked so elegant as they did on the Dior runway, with designer Kris Van Assche cutting the skinhead aggression with the melancholic gothic whimsy of The Cure.…
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Little England takes over Paris catwalks as Britain votes
Cricket jumpers, brogues, boating blazers and even neo-Morris men popped up on the Paris catwalk Wednesday. In what could be interpreted as a last desperate sop to Nigel Farage, the most outspoken of the British Leave campaigners, double-breasted suits and blazers are also back. Van Beirendonck told AFP that the pony club and Morris men…
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Paris fashion ponders modern machismo
Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck, meanwhile, made no pretence of pandering to whatever is left of machismo by creating wearable cuddly toys to get men through these troubling times. It was important they were washable and durable,” Takahashi said.
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Big luxury watchmakers leave boldness to smaller rivals
By Silke Koltrowitz and Astrid Wendlandt GENEVA (Reuters) – Big luxury watchmakers at the Geneva fair this week displayed little risk and extravagance in terms of style, focusing on classics and neo-vintage models and leaving it to smaller rivals to stand out with original and bold designs. With demand falling from Chinese, Russians and Middle…