After a few season’s on the lull, Milan was back on track with a season full of covetable collections that are sure to get your man inspired to re-tool his wardrobe come Fall 2012.
We’ve compiled a list of our top three shows to keep you up-to-date on all that’s new ahead from Milan.
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Prada-
Leave it Miuccia Prada to combine the machismo of vaguely 30’s and 40’s German/Austrian military lifestyle notes with something as disparate as 60’s and 70’s era mods and dandies for a look that was effortlessly cool, complex, gentrified and full of references paired like never seen before.
An elegant parade of long double-breasted coats, suiting in surprising shades of purple and muted mustard and handsome layering throughout made this a remarkable winner of a collection that’s sure to be remembered for season’s to come.
To play into the pomp & circumstance and regality of her collection, Prada cast a formidable crew of leading characters as individual as they may be that included Willem Dafoe, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Adrian Brody.
Jil Sander-
Although a bulk of the collection had an aggressive, deliberately cold streak that was brought on by fluid, oversized leathers and head-to-toe black, Raf Simons brought practicality into the picture with an assortment of precise tailoring that was on par with the Jil Sander man.
That being said, this is a house that will always deliver when it comes to high-performance work-minded gear and it was a joy to see Simons subvert that into something exquisitely dark, brooding and melancholic.
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Valentino-
While they’ve proven their skills at women’s wear at Valentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli presented a triumphant collection for men next season that’s destined to catapult their status in the spectrum once and for all.
Based on a foundation of slim, masterfully cut monochrome suits with a vaguely 60’s vibe, the duo sent out a varied range of must-have takes on classic coats and jackets re-imagined for a modern man in relaxed dropped-shouldered, curved cocoon shapes and rich jewel tones.
-Naveed Hussain