Sh*t Guys Should Know About Fashion - #3

From my personal experience, fashion can be pretty hard to follow if you don’t know what people are talking about. So I thought that starting the S**t Guys Should Know About Fashion segment would be a great way to unravel most of the jargon you hear or read about fashion. 

If you’ve got any confusing terms to add to the list, just drop them in the comments section and I’ll be happy to help!

Today’s mystery fashion term is:

Watch The Street - #2

London Fashion Week was a big success on all accounts, here’s a quick look at what some of London’s most stylish men wore during the week of runway shows and presentations.

Photographs by Ms Anna Stokland via: Mr Porter

London Fashion Week AW 2012 - Agi&Sam

Agi & Sam’s show yesterday in London was by far one of the most creative and vibrant collections presented during Menswear day. As usual, prints featured prominently in their show in outrageous shades of colour. My favourite looks had to be the white suit with printed birds all over it as well as the blue printed jacket over a blue two-button blazer and a turtle neck sweater. The way they mixed the prints with block colours was really quite inspiring. The off-white overcoat with drawstring detail was brilliant too. I loved the way they experimented with slightly longer shirts under jackets.

I think what they do so well is present crazy prints in a way that makes them ultra wearable and eye-catching at the same time. I’m going to have to put the whole collection on my wishlist!

London Fashion Week AW 2012 - Oliver Spencer

I really enjoyed Oliver Spencer’s AW 2012 collection. Inspired by Art House and the 50s Beatnik movement, he presented a collection that was as broad and diverse as the models who walked in his show. I thought that his collection was fit for a man of any age or social class. This was reflected in the cut and the fit. One of my favourite pieces was the red varsity jacket which reminded me of something similar I saw in Junya Watanabe’s AW 2011 collection. I also loved the brown jacket with red panels, I would have liked to see that in some other colour variations.

London Fashion Week AW 2012 - Topman Design

The TOPMAN DESIGN show was definitely a monochrome affair, with models taking to the runway in various tones of black and grey. This was probably one of only a few London shows that featured a really reserved colour palette but it made up for that in texture and layering. You can tell from the images that they’ve used quality fabrics. What I loved about this collection was the great, slim silhouette and the attention to detail. I really liked the idea of the cinched waist with the overcoat. My favourite pieces would have to be the fur lined biker jacket and the shaggy overcoat below.

Here’s a big shout out to everyone that watched the TOPMAN DESIGN live stream from my blog, thanks for the love!

Images via: londonfashionweek.co.uk

TOPMAN DESIGN - AW 2012 - LIVE STREAM

Here’s your invite to the TOPMAN DESIGN AW 2012 show tomorrow at 12.15PM (UK Time). TOPMAN DESIGN will be following in the footsteps of another well-loved British label with their very first Topman Tweetwalk. After seeing Burberry’s fantastic Tweetwalk yesterday, which featured cinemagraphs instead of still images, it’ll be really interesting to see if TOPMAN can raise the bar even further. Make sure you’re following @TopmanUK to get involved, your tweet may be featured on their live tweet feed. The hashtag for tomorrow’s show will be:
#TOPMANLFW
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Sh*t Guys Should Know About Fashion - #2

From my personal experience, fashion can be pretty hard to follow if you don’t know what people are talking about. So I thought that starting the S**t Guys Should Know About Fashion segment would be a great way to unravel most of the jargon you hear or read about fashion. 

If you’ve got any confusing terms to add to the list, just drop them in the comments section and I’ll be happy to help!

Today’s mystery fashion term is:

London Fashion Week - Ones To Watch

With London Fashion Week fast approaching, I thought I’d do a short run-down of the designers I’m looking forward to seeing next week. I loved their summer collections last year and I’m looking forward to seeing what tricks they will pull out of the bag this time. So without further ado, here are my Ones To Watch with their Fall 2012 inspirations.

Check out the full schedule for London Fashion Week at: londonfashionweek.co.uk

Agi and Sam

Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton are the brains behind one of the Britain’s newest menswear labels, Agi & Sam. I came across them a couple weeks ago while browsing some fashion magazines and I was immediately drawn into their mesmerising 3D prints and experimental play with colour. They met while interning at Alexander McQueen in 2008. They’ve also worked with industry heavyweights like Karl Lagerfeld, J.W. Anderson and Carolyn Massey to name a few. They take their inspiration from all over the place previous collections have seen influences from Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Will Smith and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

What I really love about them is that they are one of the menswear labels moving towards a more brave and confident man who isn’t afraid to be a little more daring with his wardrobe. Too often I’m frustrated with the labels that project men’s fashion as overly reserved or refined, personally, I love clothes that are fun and it’s great to see a pair of designers that don’t take themselves too seriously. After a generally positive response to their previous collection and lots of exposure in the media I can’t wait to see what they have to offer at the Fashion East Men’s show in London next week.

Agi & Sam SS12

Agi & Sam SS12

Agi & Sam SS12

Images via Agi&Sam

S**t Guys Should Know About Fashion - #1

From my personal experience, fashion can be pretty hard to follow if you don’t know what people are talking about. So I thought that starting the S**t Guys Should Know About Fashion segment would be a great way to unravel most of the jargon you hear or read about fashion. 

If you’ve got any confusing terms to add to the list, just drop them in the comments section and I’ll be happy to help!

Today’s mystery fashion term is:

Watch The Street - #1

With the weather in the UK not exactly warming up yet I thought I’d kick off this week’s new feature, Watch The Street with warmer looks from the recent fashion weeks in Milan and Paris. Here are some of my favourites, seen through the lens of Tommy Ton.

Spotted: Milan

One of my favourite looks has to be Bruce Pask in this luxe Dries Van Noten navy coat with fur on one side of the lapel from the Fall 2012 collection. It’s such a statement piece and I’d love to see this filter down into some of the department stores this winter. I’m tempted to recreate this look myself, DIY style!

Spotted: Florence

Here’s one of the reasons I love winter, you really get to experiment with texture and pattern in a way that you can’t in warmer weather. I just love how well he complemented his pink houndstooth jacket with that sleeveless grey puffer jacket. It’s one of the best examples I’ve seen of mixing sportswear with formal. If anyone can identify this gentleman or that blazer I will be very pleased!

Images via: Tommy Ton

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Yes that’s right, I’m now on Pinterest!

I came across this new micro-blogging site a couple of days while trying to think of new stuff to post on the blog and I think it’s brilliant. With the click of a button I can virtually pin all my favourite things on to mood boards, I couldn’t recommend it enough if you’re one of those people who need new inspiration for fashion, art and just about everything else. So why don’t you check out my page and request an invite while you’re at it.

Spring Edit 2012 - Print Mania

Another trend to watch out for this Spring will be prints. The wilder and more colourful the better. From picturesque florals to daring animal prints there will be something for every fashionisto out there. I’m currently in love with Givenchy’s Bird of Paradise prints, especially on the trouser featured below as well as Jil Sander’s snake print t-shirt.

My advice? Be brave! The easiest way to work with prints is to mix them with bold block colours. Layering is another great tool if you want to break down a look with prints. So take a leap and you might be surprised with what you come up with. Have a look at my Print Mania cheat-sheets below for some inspiration.

Images via: Style.com