As I was riding the train back from New York I wanted to reflect on the purpose of New York Fashion Week. For me, New York Fashion Week Men’s is much more than checking out the looks and styles that will be hitting the stores in future seasons. It’s also an opportunity to invigorate myself as I continue this social media: content creator journey.
Day 1 is generally one of the busiest. Starting with New York Men’s Day. This year it was 11 shows over the course of two sessions. And as the first session was the start of fashion week for me, it was also a chance to reconnect with other creatives, many of whom I hadn’t seen February since last Fashion Week.
One of the things that struck me as I hit the presentations was the trend still toward a more youthful streetwear look. While I prefer a more tailored look or a more dressier style there was not a lot of that shown. It’s possible that some of the pieces could be dressed up a bit but that’s not the how the clothes were styled.
Limitato – New York Men’s Day
Descendent of Thieves – New York Men’s Day
The more casual styles focused on different segments of the casual clothing market. First, there was rocker chic by Limatato, a more California beachy appeal from Descendent of Thieves and who knew there’s even way to dress for marijuana enthusiasts? Apparently, Sundae School did.
One exception was David Hart. His collection was his take on clothing from the Watergate scandal area. I generally love what he’s doing. Some say this collection is remininescent of Gucci but I still loved it. I’m hoping since the collection focuses on Washington, maybe we’ll start seeing his pieces available here in DC. If not thank goodness, there’s access to his clothing via his website. Another good place to hit is Amazon. Did I also mention that the shoes used in the show were by Christian Loboutin?
David Hart – Photo by David Carlo
David Hart – Photo by David Carlo
Other shows of note were Alessandro Trincone and Ricardo Seco . Clothes which we will not likely see any time soon on the streets of DC. For Trincone, it’s because his androgynous gender-bending styles are a little too avant garde for Washington Natives. Seco on the other hand is known for his political statement. The Mexican born designer empowers wearers of his clothes to speak up against injustice. The simple styling of his clothes also has a message. Now maybe that’s just what we need in Washington today.
Ricardo Seco
Alessandro Trincone – Photos provided courtesy of Purple PR.
What I Wore
For me, I continued to dress for Fashion Week no different from what I would wear at home. Summer is hot but I still rocked a suit. I love a plaid suit but this time the plaid is a little more subdued. This time what gave that little something extra was the pop of orange in the plaid. To bring out the color I used a bright orange tie along with a lapel flower. My suit has a loop in the back of my lapel so I don’t actually have to poke a whole in suit if I want to wear it. For shoes, I wore my new shoes from Tuesday Boots. Did you know they do shoes now? Great price point and were easy to wear all day.
Shop my Look
Made to measure gray plaid suit – Indochino | Blue dress shirt – Ted Baker | Orange patterned tie – Thomas Pink | Orange lapel flower – the tie bar | Mahogany lace-ups – Thursday, Hat – by Bailey hats | Sunglasses – Alexander McQueen
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Sounds like an incredible time bro!
It was and there’s still more to come!
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