Givency Fall 2011

My attention was caught by this ensemble from Givenchy when I read ID Magazine. I like the skirt but then I have always liked strong prints. The top on the other hand I would like to throw in the nearest cinder. The 80s is back with a vengenance but having your bra on display like Madonna in her heyday is not really a viable option, at least not if it is style you are aiming for. If it is massive attention you want then go full throttle. I imagine the model in knee high, black boots with a considerable heel, a black and snug tailored jacket topped off with a black man's hat. Voila, we have a power woman.


The above image belong to the advertising campaign for Givenchy's fall collection 2011. Since the mid 1990s homoeroticism and lesbian chic have frequented the marketing of clothes quite regurlarily. Apparently it is still tantalizing even though we write 2011. If it now creates a stir and sells more clothes all the more power to you, but personally I risk falling asleep.

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Tiger of Sweden, Fall 2011

Here are two pieces from Tiger of Sweden that can be found in shops at the moment. I like the colour and the pattern. They are made of 100 % wool and show proof of good tailoring. If you are going splash out about £300 on jacket it needs to be nicely tailored. If you want to add the pants that will be an extra £150. Personally I think that both jacket and trousers in this particular pattern will be a bit too much. I suppose it depends on the occasion you are going to wear it but if you are not impersonating the chair man of a British book club you can give this a miss. I would suggest you buy the jacket and mix it with a pair of chinos, either red or of a clear blue colour. No matter if you go with red or blue chinos combine with a light, light blue shirt, preferably from Eton Shirts, and finish the whole thing of with dark blue loafers.


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Hugo Boss Fall 2011/Winter 2012

I have always been a sucker for Hugo Boss fashion even though it wreaks havoc with my finances. I also find it a bit hard to forget the piece of history that the company would most likely want to disappear and that is that the company made the uniforms for Hitler's armies. No matter of these two disadvantages I'm on the clothes like a dog on heat because, let's face it, they are really good. Through the last decade and a half they have used the Dutch model Mark Van Der Loo (above right) quite frequently which is a plus. Wouldn't kick him out of my bed.


We see alot of grey and black tailored pieces in the fall collection and that is as it should be because every man with the tiniest of fashion conciounsness should have that in their wardrobes. This fall we add a bit of a twist and match the grey and the black with strong colours like red, purple, bright blue and green. It might demand a bit of guts by the wearers but who ever said that either style or bravery would come easily or cheap?


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