In a further shake-up the menswear day schedule, Topman Design staged their first standalone - and perhaps strongest overall - show. Inspired by the industrial counter culture of East Berlin, a polished and protective utilitarianism - offset by forest friezes - maintained the outdoorsy theme of the day and season with a relaxed ease. Straight leg trousers, belted paper-bag like at the waist gave a subtle hint to the practicality of a collection which was fully realized through standout parka's
In waxed canvas and weighty wool, moss green and black variations came thick and vast, with shearling collars and oversized rucksack appendages. Three quarter length crombies and great coats too provided a safety blanket protection emphasised by degrade and waffled knitwear in the collection's palette of charcoal, dove grey, burgundy and olive. Quilted bomber jackets and cargo pants, battered denim and brutal bovver boots hinted at the dichotomy between protection and combat, whereas shearling collared pieces and tactile long johns provided commercially available luxury.
Photography by Emma Gibney.
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