The kind of threads you might throw on if you're heading to a Depeche Mode show : stage-worthy leather jeans, tarred combat boots, a pitch-perfect black wool-and-leather baseball jacket, and the kind of hooded rain slicker/parka that just about everyone is making this season. And then, there are the slim-but-boxy 3-button suits, more German techno than world-famous rock star. The collection sees many pieces in cotton and knits. The shirts are long and fall downwards even to the knees. In certain cases, they fall below the back of the legs. The pants are cut close to the body. When the economy goes sour, hemlines on skirts and dresses are not the only thing to rise. Tim Hamilton has pushed the cuffs of the trousers far above the ankles. This follows the more-than-established trend for the season as the short pants have invaded the runway collection of every respectable designers from Etro and Dsquared² in Milan, to Jean-Paul Gaultier in Paris.
Reading the press release before the start of the presentation of the collection, one got the distinct impression that something wholly new and different would be seen. But in spite of the fine tailoring and layered looks, nothing of true exception could be detected here. However this does not remove from the fact that the collection is a solid one and a safe commercial bet.
Reading the press release before the start of the presentation of the collection, one got the distinct impression that something wholly new and different would be seen. But in spite of the fine tailoring and layered looks, nothing of true exception could be detected here. However this does not remove from the fact that the collection is a solid one and a safe commercial bet.
