Endurance is a good thing for seekers of the "perfect suit". Finding the elegant look can be done with German fashion designer, entrepreneur and 46-year-old founder Philipp Patrick Hannes Plein as he dazzled my fashion menswear hounds on the catwalk at the Four...
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MILAN FASHION WEEK: VALENTINO AND THE NEW MASCULINITY
The new look for the modern man is redefined by showing both strengths and a gentler side, according to Valentino. After a three-year-hiatus from open forum catwalks, Valentino’s spring-summer 2024 men’s collection was showcased this summer in Milan with Creative...
ITALIAN LUXURY BRAND TOD’S: ATTIRE THAT FITS VERY WELL
Walking the distance or the proverbial mile in someone else’s shoes is a pleasure if they are from the Italian Luxury brand – Tod’s. Related: Pitti Uomo 2023: The best winter street style The latest brand collection was showcased at Milan’s Fashion Week for Men. The...
FREE AND EASY: THE SPRING/SUMMER 2023 COLLECTION FROM BRIONI
Famed actor Jude Law and his son Raff were honoured by being last year’s Brioni brand ambassadors after ousting Brad Pitt from the fashion throne. This year Brioni opted to showcase their Spring/Summer 2023 collection in a “hidden” Milan garden. They substituted...
PRADA’S FALL/WINTER 2022 MEN’S FASHION SHOW BANKED ON HOLLYWOOD CONNECTIONS
Twin Peaks famed actor Kyle MacLachlan opened Prada’s men’s wear collection. Then he made his fashion runway debut at the Prada Foundation in Milan with the vogue event closing in the company of Jurassic Park’s veteran actor, Jeff Goldblum. Related: Brunello Cucinelli...
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI FALL/WINTER 2022: THE EVOLUTION OF ELEGANCE FOR THE URBAN MALE
“The starry heavens above me, and the moral law within me,” is the philosophical phrase from Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason. That was the spark that inspired 68-year-old Perugian fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli. Related: What should I look for when...
SLICK AND COOL: ELEVENTY’S SPORTY SPRING/SUMMER 2022 FASHION LINE
Regarding Luxury asked several Italian businessmen their opinion about the video presentation for Eleventy’s Spring/Summer Collection for 2022. We found the fashion house scored high on lists as being practical, slick and a cool attire for sporty and luxury wear....
GEORGE CLOONEY AND THE LURE OF ITALY’S LAKE COMO
Today’s cosmopolitan woman isn’t "Looking for Mr. Goodbar", but for Mr. George Clooney. Related: Personalized travel and experiences market to jump by 17% CAGR by 2030 When 38-year-old Stefania Strada, for example, an office coordinator of a Milan financial firm,...
PEAK STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION: INTRODUCING THE BRIONI SPRING/SUMMER 2022 COLLECTION
Celebrating 75 years in menswear luxury and surviving tempestuous changes of fashion visions, the executive design director of Brioni, Norbert Stumpfl, is in firm control of the artistic helm. He finds his passion for fabrics as displayed at the recent Milan fashion...