Burberry Prorsum Menswear Spring Summer 2012 collection in Milan clubbing relaxed to well-formed silhouettes evincing its handcrafted heritage.
The earthy hued array of oversized heritage double breasted Trench coats to cropped funnel neck parkas and duffle coats with hand crafted natural wood toggles, the relentless display of signature Burberry outerwear also comprised of tailored cabans, jackets, double breasted knit cardigans and jacquard knits. The distinguishing features likes to heritage throat latches, hand crochet wooden bead detachable collars and trims, crochet raffia detachable collars and zigzag embroidered under collars render a mystique to the collection.
The oversized cropped shirts, box fit short sleeved shirts, pyjama collar short sleeved shirts and scoop neck printed T shirts teamed up with gathered high waist belted trousers and pleated carrot leg trousers with draw cord waists and hems were accessorized with two toned brogues, cork sole moccasins, loafers, leather duffle bags, braided tote bags, crotchet raffia caps and acetate sunglasses.
About his latest collection Christopher Bailey, Burberry Chief Creative Officer said, "This collection started with our iconic heritage as the foundation, we really wanted to emphasise this feeling of handcrafted pieces, celebrating craftsmanship but always with this playful element. We have taken our icons and played with texture to personalise and give them a real character and charm using colour to highlight the intricate detail that goes into crafting them.”
The color palette was comprised of dark moss, chrome yellow, emerald, beetroot, indigo, brown amber and white. The fibers varied from heritage gabardine, broken heritage twill and sunburnt nylon to cotton and linen blends.
