Love what you do!

I don't want to sound all cliche and but seriously you gotta love what you do or your not going to get anywhere! We just had seven whole days of shooting a catalog and look book at work, long days, crazy hours, but loved every second of it! Basically, what I am trying to say is, love what you do, do what you love!

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Paul Smith Menswear

Heavy tailoring, dark, somber color palette and skinny. This was the gist of the Paul Smith fall 2012 menswear. The little peak of surprise? The appearance of some not so common fabrics and knits. My favorite? The flashes of neon, which I would have actually welcomed more of. This collection although functional was not exactly full of Paul Smith spirit. There was a sense of generic, nothing too risky. That said though there are many definite wearable pieces in here. 

Hermes Menswear

 

Velvet, Crocodile, leather, and fur. Nichanian went all over and pulled plenty of textures into the collection. My favorite looks? the double breasted jacket (so happy that's back), surprisingly the velvet is really growing on me. Yes, yes I know its weird but hey Ryan Gosling did it! 

All in all it was a really somber collection with a few great pieces.

HIGHLIGHT: Louis Vuitton Men's

This is designer Kim Jones' second collection for the house and for me, the best collection of the season. The designer dubbed his collection, "a Tale of Two Cities", those being two fashion capitals, Tokyo and Paris! The house seemed to be inspired by Japanese art  at several different levels, this translated into the inclusion of some kimonos. The kimonos were placed under the suit jackets, mimicking a v-neck sweater with a twist. Talk about original? It looked great!

Jones put a modern day twist that was understated on a classic elegant man. The designer really focused on the fundamental of the house: luxury. There were materials from all over silks from the far east, kangaroo fur, crocodile.. you name it. This collection was just amazing start to finish. From the great cable knit sweaters, the modern twist on the suit, the scarves, the fur, the outerwear, it all just worked! 

A a great sophomore work by Kim Jones, can't wait to see the next one!