Dior Homme Spring 2014

At the heart of Paris [Menswear] Fashion Week is Dior Homme.

This time around the palette comprised of cobalt blue's, rich burgundy's and black's. Van Assche also worked pixelated Mondrain-like references into the collection, with abstract rectangular like shapes cut into many of the looks.

Once again we see monochromatic looks take the rein, as leather blazers are dyed blue and paired alongside coordinating tailored shorts and shirt.

The Dior collection had many double breasted pieces, with the classic blazer being toyed with, cut here and there. There were even shirts complete with zip's straight down the middle instead of le usual [pain in the ass] buttons.

A very smart and arty collection, we'd say!

Photographs sourced via. Style.com

with love.

Balenciaga Spring 2014 [Menswear]

Just too damn cool.

Monsieur Alexander Wang produced a classic, nostalgic, minimal and very convincing debut collection for the history house of Christobal Balenciaga. A heavily black infused palette marked the Spring 2014 menswear show, also filled with copious lashings of leather. There was undoubtedly a luxurious edge, with the immaculate cut and fit of each of the looks making for an overall collection of simply, great tailoring.Alexander Wang's mark as a designer can still be felt within the collection's pieces, for example the sleeveless white shirt fitted with only one button, left to swing open (at ones joy or peril). It was a crisp and sharp showing, with semi-relaxed pant teamed with jackets of the most futuristic opaque-plastic looking black materials, and others made of classic wool.

As chic as it was, we can't help but relate it to Stefano Pilai for YSL menswear. Very YSL circa Fall 2013, no?

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