October 15, 2016 |
I read a review somewhere, of the Jil Sander spring summer show, where the clothes were described as accidental tourist. Which sort of automatically makes you think a depressed William Hurt in The Accidental Tourist, until you see the clothes, which are far too joyful and exuberant to be depressive. They also have a weird undercurrent of tourist to them too. More of a gap year student. It’s the proportion of the short. Baggy and oversized with a wide turn up. It falls below the knee. It’s tailored though, sort of like a smart Bermuda short. That though is where the tourist element ends. The rest is pure Jil. Clean and precise, cut with the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel. Narrow trousers, with the same turn up found on the jeans are paired with crisp white shirts whose bottom halves have been dipped in neon pink or orange. The neon finds it’s way into suits, worn with white buttoned up to the neck. It’s as though it’s been electrified by a rogue lighting bolt, or something short circuiting in the studio. The white and navy pvc coats only amplify the electricity. These are fashions that could power a small metropolis. The clothes literally shine.
Taken from Issue 37 of 10 Men Magazine, photographer Jason Lloyd-Evans
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