In keeping with other menswear designers this season, Yigal Azrouël went for short trousers that are well above the knee (but one can imagine they'll be lengthened a bit by the time they hit the sales floor, as it is often the case). And there were lots of men’s shorts in this inaugural outing where Mr Azrouël men’s collection was separate from his women’s. If there is one theme in this collection -with the exception of a few looks where the shorts are below the knee- it is shorts, shorts and more shorts. Shorts were mixed with sleeveless, buttoned down coats, leather jackets, trenchcoats, baggy sweaters, you name it, there was even a culotte number. All these combinations made for an interesting dissertation on the variety of tops that can be worn with short pants. The silhouette was wide and boxy. It was a more aggressively fashion-forward look than Azrouël offered in the past, right down to the cutout sandals debuting on the catwalk. Sleeveless trenches, beat-up suede baseball jackets, and shoulder-slouching woven tees -these aren't just clothes for the creative type. They're reserved for a special breed of downtown dudes with slicked back hair, Moscot shades, and a banging demure girlfriend. The sort of kids who have secret bars and wear leather anything -boots, shorts, even leather-trimmed blazers. And with the exception of a little deft tousling, their look really is about as anxiety-free as it seems.
