Category Archives: Inspiration
NEED TO KNOW Designers from Festival Hyères
This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to attend Festival Hyères for my second time. In case you’re not familiar, it’s a ma-jor international fashion and photography competition that happens annually in the town of Hyères on the French … Continue reading
Filed under Designer, Exhibits, Inspiration
Destination: Spring 12 Menswear
Of all the places to go in Spring 12, designers in Milan and Paris fall generally in two camps: cultural escapes or beachy locales. Of course these destinations are divided into several expressions, positioned far far away or just maybe … Continue reading
Filed under Designer, Inspiration, Key Items, Prints & Patterns, Runway, Themes
Band of Outsiders presents West Side Story
I say “presents” for a reason. This Band of Outsiders collection not only marks our first show of the Spring 12 menswear season, but it was in fact A SHOW, with the theme of West Side Story. Selected as the … Continue reading
Filed under Brands, Designer, Inspiration, Runway, Themes, Tradeshows
Ermenegildo Zegna’s 3-D Fashion Show
Fashion has had its moments of 3D in the past (heck there’s also been 4-D), however up until now no one worked with James Lima (you know, of Avatar fame) on a fashion show. Although they say it’s the first … Continue reading
Filed under Designer, Film, Inspiration, Runway, Technology
When Body Surface Triumphs Over Fashion
This week, Cathy Horyn of the New York Times wrote an excellent article that addressed “a feeling that you are on multiple channels and not understanding anything clearly, as a condition of modern life.” The article quotes fashion photographer Daniel … Continue reading
Filed under Ads, Celebrities/Models, Designer, Inspiration
Patterning the Streets: Joie Reinstein
Of all the street blogs out there, this one – Pattern-Recognition Posterous – stands apart with an inquisitive voice and depth of real ground-up trendspotting. As in you’re going to want to follow it RIGHT NOW. As of September, Joie … Continue reading
Filed under Brands, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Street
A Moment of Glunge
This week at Fashion Snoops, we’re presenting the seasonal themes for Spring 12 menswear. While there is a lot to talk about and the main headline grabbers gravitate towards the athletic, nautical and military or safari inspired, one of my … Continue reading
Filed under Brands, Designer, Inspiration
Le Grand Bleu
Καλωσόρισες from the Greek Islands! I thought I’d pair some Mediterranean inspiration with the latest men’s Spring 11 trends as there is just something about le grand bleu that makes such an easy translation into menswear. From Mykonos.. And now … Continue reading
Filed under Inspiration, Runway
