Last week’s New York Men’s Day afternoon session had a lot to say. The looks were wearable, street savvy and creative, with a definite message to the medium — and to the political world at large. Wood House took a stab at a twisted nursery rhyme. By Robert James kept the Women’s March and protestation moving, while Private Policy went straight for the political jugular, with a racial mix of models, a “suit” of flags and words like “terrorist” temporarily tattooed on foreheads.
What a way to welcome in the Autumn/Winter 2017 menswear season.
This past Tuesday night saw a wonderfully warm, intimate gathering at Maple NYC for the first MensWearNetwork event of 2017. Many dropped by after the MRKET / Vanguards Gallery show, among the other menswear market trade week shows of that day like Project and Liberty, and had quite positive things to say about the industry showcases, new fashions and crowds. Even in the nasty weather, many came to represent – designers, marketing execs, stylists, editors and the like. Really great to see, meet, re-greet the new, refreshing faces to the evening.
Looking forward to New York Men’s Day next week. Who’s ready for the gauntlet of wild fashions as the true style mavens walk this way?!
Jim Farah and MWN co-host John Fowler
Writers Bart Boehlert and Kimberly Cihlar (co-host of MWN events) withdesigner Nick Graham, whose menswear presentation "Life on Mars" will showcase {moon walker-to-runway walker} astronaut Buzz Aldrin Tuesday during NYFW:Men's
Menswear legend Alexander Julian's son Huston and industry great
Edward Jones IIIBjorn Nasett, my fashion buddy (and general all-around great guy; you NEED to know him, too!) shared my menswear trend wrap up ideas with his Amazing Goodwill readers recently. As NYFW swings into full force this weekend, here’s a little wrap-up rewind of menswear love to balance out the women’s runway offerings!
http://www.amazinggoodwill.com/ask-the-experts/fashion-expert-bjorn-nasett/menswear-trend-watch
Hey guys, cue the salsa music, shake a leg and get ready to cut a sisal rug for Spring Summer 2017 (or today, since it’s going to be HOT AS HELL again). At least you’ll have great fashion for it, considering last month’s NYFW:Men’s shows, in particular Nick Graham’s.
Nick put his Continue reading
It was the hottest day of the summer until the heavens opened up with a monsoon just as the MensWearNetwork group was set to descend upon The Lambs Club’s second floor bar at The Chatwal.
But the interior of The Club prevailed cool, serene and packed with just the right proportion of menswear industry members, including newcomers like menswear legend Alan Flusser, there for our July event to catch up after last week’s New York Men’s Day and NYFW:M menswear shows and this week’s Project, Capsule and MRket trade shows.
Other industry gurus gracing the group with their presence included Continue reading
The consensus on last week’s fledgling New York Men’s Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2017 here in NYC was mixed.
Some retailers said the shows were Continue reading
I am so looking forward to the day I can return to, as they say there, “Habana”.
The vintage American autos. The resilience of the beautiful
From this month’s ShowBoats Int’l.
It may be warming enough that guys are thinking more board shorts than bundling, but #FBF to that time last month that Amazing Goodwill’s Fashion Expert, my fashion buddy Bjorn Nasett, asked for my take on the trends of the NYFW:Men’s fall 2016 shows in one of his weekly columns.
Big warm WRAP SCARF fashion hugs, Bjorn! Thanks for the hook up!
Click through to see all my photos: http://www.amazinggoodwill.com/ask-the-experts/fashion-expert-bjorn-nasett/mens-fashion-week.
It’s all about that wrap, as this past week’s menswear designers showing at New York Fashion Week: Men’s proved.
It seemed like NYFW:M’s saw a poncho, cloak, serape, mantelet, shawl or long, long, wide scarf draped ever-so-correctly around one’s shoulders at almost every collection. There was even a super model’s super hero cape, as in the case of the extended, destroyed Hero Hoodie the inimitable Tyson Beckford rocked front and center at designer Greg Lauren’s Autumn/Winter 2016 presentation at ArtBeam Studio Wednesday night.
Here, a Fashion Whirled recap.
At Greg Lauren, above and below.
At Brett Johnson.
At Nick Graham.
At CWST, above and below.
At Garciavelez.
At Ricardo Seco.
At PLAC.
And now a little shout out love to my brilliant fashion pal and general good-guy buddy Bjorn Nasett, Goodwill Ambassador, the dapper due in the photo, who showed me a lotta love in one of his most recent posts on the Amazing Goodwill, linked here and shown below, picking my brain about the New York Fashion Week: Men’s shows. Please read on! Continue reading