The India Couture Week 2016, will be held at the Taj Palace Hotel from July 20th-24th, in the capital, hosted by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), since 2008 it will be a fabulous amalgamation of style with substance.

The ICW 2016 promises a dazzling showcase of intricate craftsmanship, interesting trends, and the best of Indian crafts by leading couturiers from fashion epicenters like, Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi.

Announcing the dates, Sunil Sethi, President FDCI, said, “We have always offered the best of India through our eponymous events and the ICW is the most coveted extravaganza in the stable as it showcases couture ensembles, which are emblematic of our rich tradition and historical past. As we get set to indulge in this unadulterated visual treat, we hope to recreate splendor through the art of luxury.”

On day 4 of Paris Menswear we had Kenzo partying, fun fair by Dior homme show, White Mountaineering Went Gardening while Hermes was an expensive affaire.

Starting with Dior’s fun fair, Designed by Kris Van Assche, the collection for Summer 2017 drives anexplicit evolution, channeling the energy of Haçienda youth through the industrial landscape of a utopian fun fair.

A progressive silhouette warps perceptions of formality; industrial embellishments converge with the innate savoir-faire of the Dior Homme ateliers as eyelets, sports lacing, staples, and screen-printed suiting wools disrupt any expectations of the two-piece suit. Subverting the sense of classical rigor, bared arms and tonal knitwear illicit moments of summer skin, as articulated harnesses both restrict and suspend.

Explored through artisanal textiles pinstripes fray, knits bear scars, houndstooth blurs and Toru Kamei’s arcane floral paintings appear as patched botanical insignias. Migrating across hybrid pieces, a multiplicity of uniform and sportswear elements creates a call-and-repeat of polished utility and tempered rebellion.

Hermes SS17 trends casual styling and outrageously high-end fabrication in Sulfur yellow, silex, natural, cobalt blue, navy, white, mahogany, baobab, Tyrian pink.

There were blousons, cardigans, riding-coats, two-button suits, jackets, jackets with shirt cuffs. Raglan pullovers with buttoned collars and contrasted round collars, polos,one-piece suits, worn with very narrow trousers with leather detail, straight narrow trousers with strap detail, one-pleat trousers and bermudas, shorts. It’s very tasteful, very chic, very, very, very expensive clothing.

While Kenzo SS17 show was all about club life accompanied with playful party-wear, in graphics and some electrifying snakeskin prints.

As we reach day 3 of Paris menswear, there was Junya Watanabe Man, Maison Margiela, Comme des Garcons homme, Givenchy and others scheduled to showcase their collection.

Junya Watanabe sticked to neutrals in his latest collection, inspired by Russian gang tattoos his models tatted-up with real body art. As for collection there was contrast leather sleeves, casual suiting – think double-breasted, denim jackets with patterned sleeves.

Margiela show for SS17 the house stayed on the straight and narrow with criss-crossed coats flipped inside out, shirts and topsy-turvy knits unsteadily patch worked together. Riccardo Tisci is big on symbolism and SS17 was no less. All-over prints, pinstriped suits with military-style utility pockets with a slogan reading “Realize. Real lies” could be seen peeking through all the zips.

After engaging our readers with the fall 2016 shows of our men’s from London and Milan, we’ve reached the final stretch of Paris Fashion Week. Read on to check the shows that took place on day five and stay tuned for much more.

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