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.
