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GIVENCHY
In conjunction with Paris Fashion Week, Givenchy presented
the men’s looks for its Fall-Winter 2019/2020 collection. This is
Clare Waight Keller’s first collection for men since she became
creative director for the Maison. With a suite of colour-blocked
suits and embroidered leather pieces, she contrasted volumes,
proposing both sleek and generous shapes. The collection was
a nod to the maverick individualism of the Nineties, recast with
a modern vision for a versatile and richly contrasted wardrobe.
LOUIS VUITTON
For his second runway show as Artistic Director for Louis Vuitton
Men’s collections, Virgil Abloh paid homage to pop megastar, Mi-
chael Jackson, transforming the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris into a
cityscape reminiscent of New York in the 1980s. Less than a year
after joining Louis Vuitton, the menswear designer continues to
reinvent the spirit of the luxury fashion brand, presenting his vi-
sion of the men’s wardrobe for Fall-Winter 2019/2020. His take is
equal parts classic chic and streetwear, with the signature Mono-
gram on bags joined by oversize volumes and neon colours. Vir-
gil Abloh also revisited Michael Jackson’s emblematic style with
white shirts, sparkly gloves and prints of the artist’s likeness.
DIOR
Echoing Christian Dior’s love of art and the artistic world, Dior
Men’s Artistic Director Kim Jones collaborated with contemporary
visual artist Raymond Pettibon to articulate the identity of the
men’s wardrobe for the Dior Fall-Winter 2019/2020 collection. The
looks presented by Kim Jones project the codes of the Dior heritage
through a new prism. Animalier prints and pastel colours are com-
bined with draping and precious haute couture materials. Moreover,
exquisite accessories revisit the iconic Dior “Saddle” bag with new
iterations in nylon or mink, worn cross-body style. The collection
was presented as a series of tableaux vivants along a 76-meter-long
moving walkway, the immobile poses of the models referencing
both a couture salon show of the past and antique sculptures.
FASHION //
LOEWE
For his first-ever men’s runway show since joining Loewe in 2013,
Jonathan Anderson celebrates Loewe’s craftsmanship in unexpect-
ed ways, imagining a wardrobe where the worlds of sartorial tradi-
tion and team sports collide. Set against the backdrop of a sculpture
by the German artist Franz Erhard Walther, the runway show took
place in the Maison de l’UNESCO in Paris. Jonathan Anderson sent
out elongated silhouettes with incongruous effects. Fitted shearling
jackets are superposed over extra-large knits and extended shirt
sleeves peek from the cuffs of two-tone jackets. The collection also
included audacious pieces such as a colourful printed satin shirt fea-
turing Marilyn Monroe.
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