Filed under: Menswear,personal style | Tags: barlow, billy reid, capsule, cutler & gross, dana lee, Illesteva, jack spade, mark mcnairy, Menswear, mismo, norse projects, peter jensen, reyn spooner, round-up, stolen girlfriends club, super, warriors of radness, yuketen
If there’s one thing I learned from this season’s awesome (capsule) shows, it’s that it takes a very specific type of man to rock the drop crotch. But, if there are two things, it’s that there is still so much out there in menswear right now really worth getting excited about. Between New York, Vegas and Paris, plus Compass for footwear and (capsule) Women’s, hundreds of brands came together to build some serious buzz and get some big exposure. Favorites like Mark McNairy (who we can thank when we’re all wearing digital camo cargo pants) lived up to the hype and relative newcomers like Norse Projects made a big impact on their own.
So since I’ve had all of 5 hours to reflect on the trade show season since (capsule) Women’s wrapped this evening, what better time than now to check off a list of some of my own personal favorites from these last five shows, after the jump.
Filed under: Footwear,Menswear,Style | Tags: cassius, Footwear, FOR GOOD, Gregory's Got a Groupie, New Zealand, stolen girlfriends club, TO BE
Gregory’s Got a Groupie has a sneak peek at the new collection from New Zealand footwear label ToBe. New Zealand’s been getting more respect lately from a style standpoint, with labels like Stolen Girlfriends Club and Cassius Eyewear gaining fans worldwide, and up-and-comers like the difficult-to-Google For Good giving the island nation some more indie cred.
ToBe fits right in with these casual kicks in black and white. I’m partial to the white hi-top, with a bright blue sole — simple, clean, with enough kick to give it some extra style points. Check out some more of the collection after the jump.
Filed under: Menswear,Style | Tags: australia, book club, chronicles of never, claude maus, ksubi, Menswear, popissue, song for the mute, st augustine academy, stolen girlfriends club, Style, sweden
For years, I’ve been singing the praises of Swedish style, based on my unabashed love for labels like J. Lindeberg, Acne, Our Legacy and Red Collar Project. Well, a new isolated land mass known for it’s blondes is giving Sweden a serious run for its money for the title of Most Stylish Yet Completely Out of the Way Place: Australia.
For the past few seasons, Aussie brands like Chronicles of Never and Stolen Girlfriends Club (pictured above ), have been churning out interesting, wearable menswear that is helping to build a name for the country as a style destination. Like their Scandinavian brethren, most Australian designers favor a skinnier fit, but tend to also throw in bursts of color or irreverent details that are distinctively Australian. The overall effect is artfully disheveled and effortlessly cool. While established names like Ksubi continue to build fans around the world, lower-profile labels like Claude Maus are finding niche audiences eager to import a little flavor up from Down Under.
Take a look at some more selections from a few stand-out Aussie designers below.
*Ed. note: So, Stolen Girlfriends Club is actually based in New Zealand. Apologies…
