As a fan of mens fashion and someone who takes mass inspiration for my style through menswear, I always look closely at the upcoming collections to see what may be appearing in my wardrobe this summer and winter.
It is argued that a lot of what gets displayed through Mens runway shows is hardly wearable or even slightly appealing to the average straight man. But nevertheless there will be a few things which I am sure high street designers will tweak to make it sellable to the average fussy fashioned men. But despite this, there is still a few things which I will be loving (and possibly wearing) next season, and I've made a note of a few of them here:
Xander Zhou
Baggy pants, loose fitting tshirts and slider sandals were all the rage at Xander Zhou SS'15. Although this look may not be the most flattering on the average bulky male, I love these silk pants matched with the high collar long-line blazer. Definitely a trend I'll be following next season.
Topman
Definitely the most shocking look of the season was when Topman (WHO ARE A HIGH STREET STORE) opened their runway show with a Clueless inspired checkered pantsuit. They then continued to bring out more and more models wearing the craziest of garments (which included a seventies style flared jean matched with a cropped floral jacket, and a shearling coat which looked like it had come from David Bowie's wardrobe). I will be baffled if Topman ever release this collection to the mass public, they would certainly have to tone it down completely before bringing it into stores, otherwise expect to see a lot of it in the bargain bin...
Baartmens and Siegel
Possibly one of my favourite collections from LCM, purely because I could generally see a normal UK male wearing half of it. It features a hell of a lot of khaki and navy colours, and consisted of everything from a summer suit to shorts and tshirts. I would love to see men wearing this collection, and I am positive high street stores will be recreating a lot of these looks shown throughout it. I can't wait for their collection with River Island to drop, and I will definitely be hoping that normal men take to it just as well as the fashion forward ones do.
Burberry Prorsum
Every fabric, every style and every colour was basically shown at the Burberry Prorsum AW'15 collection. But there was one thing I noticed which I am hoping gets brought back soon and that is the duffle coat. This was shown with loose fitting t-shirts, cropped trousers and these dodgy flappy hats (which I'm sure will not catch on). Despite this it's about time the duffle coat was brought back for men and I am glad Burberry have done it. I guarantee that these will sell well and I am hoping that the mass high street will bring them to us too.
Moschino
Since Jeremy Scott took over Moschino they have starting featuring menswear within their womenswear collections. What I love about this is the collaboration and pairing between the looks combined with the male and female models. With Scott being as whacky as ever, the SS'15 collection featured a lot of $ signs and black and gold indented into the clothing. If you see yourself as a bit of a Kanye West wannabe and want to give these looks a try then be my guest, but I'm not too sure they'll be catching on to the mass market anytime soon. But congrats to Jeremy Scott for finally bringing the man to Moschino.
Overall it's been a whacky year for LCM 2015. As a PR student I've been astounded by the amount of press it's received over the past week. I really hope menswear collections continue to grow as fashion for men is just as important as fashion for women. I have loved watching this week and how much it is being talked about within the fashion world, let's hope we continue to see this!
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