NYFWM: The Red's
This year, NYFWM set the bar high in the beginning of show season. To highlight unfamiliar hues represented, and spotlight innovation, we have curated a list of some of the best looks this season. Arranged by chroma or intensity, this first installation of this series focuses on the silhouette and design.
DEEP:
This menswear New York Fashion Week season offered many variants of red, especially those low in value, as it should. The silhouette is also elongated, stretched, cropped, while also housing luxury tailoring. For instance, Alessandro Dell'Acqua of Italian menswear brand No. 21, achieved a true soft merlot red textile with an anorak suit. A rio red jogger sweatsuit with a deep magenta long notch neck sweater from Issey Miyake adds comfort to monochrome with the nylon-cotton textile, and this is a hue we have not seen too often in loungewear.
John Galliano Mens FW 2016
MEDIUM:
True red is always a monochrome favorite for designers worldwide, but this season, it wasn't as restricted in suits; but in streetwear inspired looks. Astrid Andersen stood out as a fan and consumer favorite this season with coats and silhouettes reminiscent of the 90s. Opening Ceremony brought the suit, but in true OC fashion, flipped the silhouette and textile to that of a very nostalgic 70s sitcom school boy and without a doubt holds the "only you could pull that off" condition.
HIGH:
Garments high in hue often are those taking the most risks in silhouette, textile and overall design. These are some that stood out most in terms of execution, concept, design, and innovation. Jeremy Scott always pushes limits, and this season he brought a cartoon-gradient aesthetic to Moschino in a very interesting style. KTZ never disappoints when it comes to layering and overall structure, they definitely have some of the best tailoring to ever see a fashion week runway.