UNIQLO X Michael Bastian Spring/Summer 2013

UNIQLO X Michael Bastian

Tweet  Tokyo, April 24, 2013 – Inspired by the universality of the polo shirt, New York menswear designer Michael Bastian has created a line of shirts for UNIQLO that are a stylish riff on the classic. Starting with meticulous construction, Bastian created a huge variety of patterns and styles to cover the bases – rugby, western, slim, [...]

Camo Redux: The Print That Just Won’t Die

Camo Redux SS13

TweetToronto, April 11, 2013 -The Wiki of it is that camouflage (camo) is any combination of materials, colouration or illumination used for the purpose of concealment. Military camouflage was first introduced in World War I. It’s been used in battledress and equipment on land, sea and air ever in every kind of terrain ever since. It’s [...]

Men’s Top 10: New York Collections Fall/Winter 2013

Best of MBFW FW13

Tweet New York, February 21, 2013 – The Men’s Seasonal Top 10 Lists for London, Milan, Paris and New York are very popular posts. People expect them so we put them out. Sometimes it’s a tough to narrow all the great menswear collections down to only ten, but the best Men’s Fall/Winter 2013 Collections coming out of New [...]

British Cool: Timo Weiland Men’s Fall/Winter 2013

Timo Weiland FW13

Tweet  New York, February 8, 2013 - Timo Weiland presented womenswear and menswear separately for Fall/Winter 2013.  It’s a great way to hit home the uniqueness of each collection. The menswear was very contemporary with a cool British feel. A hex-quilted shearling collared coat, leather moto jacket, and dachshund knit are not too unlike something we would [...]

PREVIEW: Marlon Gobel Fall/Winter 2013

MARLON GOBEL FW13

TweetNew York, February 1, 2013 – Marlon Gobel is one of our favourite menswear designers and we’ve been following him since day one. We were even backstage when Paris Hilton met River Viiperi five months ago and have done our best to chronicle the many designers that have ‘borrowed’ from his many creations (see Imitation of Gobel). [...]

Gentleman Explorer: Topman Design Men’s Fall/Winter 2013

Topman FW13

Tweet London, January 7, 2013 – Arctic chic and the gentleman explorer seems to be the theme for Gordon Richardson’s Topman Design Fall/Winter 2013 collection. The outerwear is impressive, God knows us Canadians love a good parka. Especially when it’s available in white, orange, red, and purple. In the same season. Some serious Anna Karenina [...]