{"id":52561,"date":"2015-06-23T13:05:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T05:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=52561"},"modified":"2015-06-23T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T05:05:20","slug":"bottega-veneta-hits-a-trend-shows-silken-pajama-inspired-looks-at-milan-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/23\/bottega-veneta-hits-a-trend-shows-silken-pajama-inspired-looks-at-milan-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottega Veneta hits a trend, shows silken pajama inspired looks at Milan Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of Bottega Veneta on Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MILAN — Silky comfort is emerging as a trend on the second day of menswear previews for next spring and summer during Milan Fashion Week.<\/p>\n

Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier joined colleagues Versace and Dolce & Gabbana in offering silken pajama-inspired looks, down to the classic stripe, to handle the warm weather. The outfits surprisingly can sometimes take the form of suits, becoming office wear for the style-minded.<\/p>\n

Here’s some highlights from the shows Sunday by Bottega Veneta, Salvatore Ferragamo, Calvin Klein, Missoni and Prada.<\/p>\n

RETURNING TO NATURE<\/strong>
\nMaier’s spring\/summer collection for Bottega Veneta took it outside — with looks and gear suitable for strolling in the Bavarian Alps or along the coast, if not all trail ready then at least lodge appropriate.<\/p>\n

Maier said the collection \u201cis about the fascination of a journey back to nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tapping his Teutonic origins, the German designer incorporated details from Lederhosen on lambskin suede trousers, from the drawstring waist closures to the button-down calves. He wisely eschewed the traditional checked button-down shirt, pairing the bottoms with, say, a cotton sweater and Gabardine jacket.<\/p>\n

The looks were finished with sandals featuring rope details or hiking boots, both worn with two-tone ribbed wool socks.<\/p>\n

And then Maier took his duffel or quilted backpack and headed for the seaside with cotton-pull-on pants that gathered on the calf, ready to wade right in, and crochet caps in bright purple and peacock blue.<\/p>\n

The collection culminated with silken suits with a comfy pajama feel made out of cupro, a regenerated cotton fiber often used as a silk substitute, and paired with flip-flops.<\/p>\n

The outdoor looks tended toward natural and washed-out colours, while the suit jackets and matching trousers were stronger shades of olive green, blue and maroon, often in stripes.<\/p>\n

Menswear star model Lucky Blue Smith continued his Milan run, taking a turn for Bottega after Versace and Philipp Plein. While Plein singled him out with a ride on the back of a stunt motorcycle, the 17-year-old American model was just one of the blokes for Bottega, No. 40 in the lineup.<\/p>\n

FERRAGAMO WHIMSY FOR THE YOUTHFUL DRESSER<\/strong>
\nMassimo Giornetti reached for a youthful audience with an idiosyncratic collection that included off-kilter graphic prints of cacti and monkeys, bold colour panels on suits and pinstripes dressing up bomber jackets.<\/p>\n

Menswear is a big part of Ferragamo’s heritage and represents 40 per cent of its business, a rare event in the female-oriented fashion universe. Signalling the collection’s eclecticism, Ferragamo dressed up its showroom with art deco furniture, hot house plants and a life-size carved gorilla — the dwelling of an eccentric adventurer.<\/p>\n

For the more traditional customer, there were double-breasted and single-button suit jackets, often paired with more adventurous colour-block tops. Giornetti tapped the brand’s leatherwear DNA with an ultra-luxurious graphic shirt that appeared to be panels of brightly colored crocodile.<\/p>\n

Its more interesting, and updated, read of the classic suit included shorter jackets and contrasting stitching.<\/p>\n

The most obsequious bag was a belted wallet, and shoes included sandals and sneakers with Velcro-closures covering the tongue. Baseball caps underlined the collection’s everyday nature.<\/p>\n

The oft-overlooked belt is actually the brand’s big seller and came in rich black and brown combinations.<\/p>\n

BACK TO BASICS<\/strong>
\nIs there anything more refreshing to the fashion palate than blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a pair of well-cut Khaki colored trousers that aren’t chinos?<\/p>\n

It’s back to basics at Calvin Klein, where men’s creative director Italo Zucchelli presented a utilitarian collection for spring\/summer 2016 that works for the man, and not the other way around.<\/p>\n

The mainly monochrome looks featured T-shirts or sweaters with suit jackets and tailored trousers, or for more casual outings simply T-shirts with jeans or trousers, usually cuffed. Staple T-shirts were plain or with a faded graphic palm tree.<\/p>\n

There were a series of sleeveless tops in black-red-and-grey waves for the more fantasy-minded.<\/p>\n

For evening, simply add a little sheen to the fabric and you are off. In keeping with the uniformity theme, models’ hair was cut short and worn sleek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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