H&M latest Collaboration is with Kenzo

H&M is proud to announce that the next designer collaboration will be with KENZO, the vibrant and playful Parisian house that captures the energy of global culture to create its unique, youthful spirit.

• PHOTO: OLIVER HADLEE PEARCH

Creative Directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon will bring the spirit of KENZO to H&M, creating collections for women and men as well as accessories. KENZO x H&M will be available in over 250 selected H&M stores worldwide, as well as online, from November 3, 2016.

KENZO AW15 menswer Collection at Paris Fashion Week

For AW15 KENZO looked towards individuality, survival, protection and the functional.

KENZO celebrate the signs of others and observed symbolism as communication through cult scribbles, care labels and unique prints.

 Layered silhouettes throughout the collection provide warmth and security against the elements.

They deconstructed to reconstruct the functional.

Waterproof nylon parkas in green and orange offer a utilitarian protection over boxy shaped fine wool jackets.

Parachute seams on silk and wool trousers also appear on shirt and jacket sleeves.

 Oversized pinstripe wool overcoats with blanket stitched reveres are a nod to the traditional when worn alongside silver foiled outerwear.

Knitwear highlights include thick intarsias, and multicoloured blinkers collaged together.

 Rich dark greens are mixed with blacks, greys and burgundy.

Brightness is introduced with flashes of metallic or orange.

For accessories, patchwork utility shoes and boots are laced together.

Knitted hand warmers and beanies, and drawstring totes come in leather and stretch satin or fleece.

www.kenzo.com

KENZO Spring Summer 2015 Campaign‏

KENZO Spring Summer 2015 campaign reflects the combination of bright and futuristic inspirations from the KENZO  men's Spring Summer 2015 Collections.

Set in a graphic and modern cityscape, the campaign conveys an optimistic utopia and also provides an element of surprise in the images. The viewer witnesses at once something instantly recognisable and familiar but upon closer reflection records an observation into the unknown.

To imagine the new KENZO world, creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim once again called on the talents of Toiletpaper, a collective composed of artist Maurizio Cattelan, photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari and art director, Micol Talso.
Model: Qing He

www.kenzo.com

KENZO Creates Limited Edition Tiger Jumper in Partnership with Blue Marine Foundation‏

KENZO announces the second chapter in their ongoing partnership with the Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE)
 The French brand, led by creative duo Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, has created a limited edition Tiger sweater in a “Blue Marine Blue” to assist the foundation plans for ongoing protection of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the Antarctic ecosystem in association with the Marine Reserves Coalition and the RSPB.

The rich waters around the islands are full of plankton and krill that support one of the largest and most varied populations of seabirds and marine mammals on Earth. On the seafloor, there is greater biodiversity and higher levels of endemism than in almost all other areas of the Southern Ocean.

BLUE and its fellow campaigners is calling for the creation of one of the world’s largest fully protected marine reserves around the South Sandwich Islands and also significant improvements to the way in which the waters around South Georgia are managed. Within these waters, the habitats of over 100 million seabirds including more than 1.5 million chinstrap penguins are threatened. Four million Antarctic fur seals and half the world’s population of southern elephant seals as well as sperm, sei and humpback whales, and the deep-water hydrothermal vents that support life forms new to science are all at risk. The region has a higher diversity of marine species than the Galapagos Islands, and is an area so rich in wildlife that is has been described as “the Serengeti of the Seas”.


 To assist BLUE with its endeavors, KENZO’s blue marine blue tiger sweater will be produced in unisex sizes and available at KENZO retail stores worldwide, Selfridges in the UK and at Opening Ceremony stores worldwide. Direct link online is https://www.kenzo.com/en/shop/women_101/sweatshirts-sweaters_1401/blue-marine-sweatshirt_12435/

Linen Suits for Glorious Goodwood races.

Alas Royal Ascot is over for another year, but hard on its heels is Glorious Goodwood, providing everyone with another reason to don their glad rags. Dates are 26th - 30th July.

With Ascot, it was all about being ‘dapper’ in your formal morning attire, now it’s the turn of the quintessential summer English gentleman look in a light linen suit and Panama hat.

Unlike the morning suit in Ascot’s Royal Enclosure, the wearing of linen suit is not obligatory to enter in to Goodwood’s Richmond Enclosure. But it is a tradition that caught on ever since the trend setter King Edward VII wore one (and a Panama hat) in 1906. 

M&S Collezione linen blend suit

Linen suits will give you a casual chic look when dressed down with t-shirts, polo shirts, light wool sweaters and open necked shirts. But for Goodwood the dress code for the Richmond Enclosure is a jacket worn with a tie, cravat or polo neck sweater, so you need to wear a shirt and tie with your linen suit.

M&S Collezione collection have a range of pure linen and linen blend suits. The beauty of linen blend is the suit has the appearance of linen but doesn’t crease as easily.

The above image we have M&S Collezione linen blend blazer (£99) and trousers (£49.50) in an almond shade and worn with their Blue Harbour white t-shirt £6. But for Goodwood replace the t shirt with a shirt and tie.

Details of suit: Jacket -2 button fastening, notch lapel, 5 button cuff, front flap pockets. 50% linen, 28% silk and 22% cotton. Trousers- straight leg, on the waist, single pleat, rear pockets with button detail. www.marksandspencer.com

Goodwood's Horse Gallop ties

 

Get really in to the horse racing mood with one of Goodwood’s Horse Gallops tie at £70.  They are pure silk tie with detailed weave of a racing horse at £70. Colour choices are gold, navy, lime,lavender and pink.

www.goodwood.com 

The wearing of light coloured linen suits became popular in the Victorian era when gentlemen travelled abroad and wanted to look well dressed and elegant whilst keeping cool in the sweltering heat.  Linen was ideal as this natural fabric is loosely woven allowing air to circulate freely and the skin to keep cool.  Plus it suits a looser fit style which is more comfortable in hot sticky climates than the more tailored suits and is great for most body shapes.

Karl Jackson at Debenhams

 

The stone colour of Debenham’s Karl Jackson linen 2 button suit £130 is a light shade which won’t show the dirt as much as the creams and whites, plus will look great paired with shirts in most hues.  You could opt for the crisper clean look of a white shirt; an elegant tonal look with creams, ivory and beiges; a cool chic look with pastels or the statement look with bold brights.

Details of suit: Single breasted, notch lapel, 3 button cuff. Left and right straight pockets plus breast pocket, side vents, 100% linen, lining polyester.  www.debenhams.com

If you opt for the white, cream or beige shirt, add a touch of colour with your tie.

The more popular colours for linen suits at Goodwood are the neutral creams, beiges and taupes.

Stvdio Jeffe banks at Debenhams

So stand out from the crowd in your Stvdio Jeff Banks light blue linen suit (£135) from Debenhams. www.debenhams.com .

Pachacuti's Fedora Llano weave Panama hat

Team with Pachacuti’s Fedora Llano weave grade 8 and its luxury teal silk band £139.  The Llano weave is a flexible durable herringbone weave and the teal silk band is made in Devon by UK’s last remaining silk band specialist mill. www.panamas.co.uk

Charles Tyrwhitt Liberty tie

Wear the suit with a white or cream shirt and either a floral or paisley patterned tie to complement the embossed pattern on the silk band of the hat. Charles Tyrwhitt blue and green cotton Liberty ditsy floral handmade tie says ‘English summer’.  100% cotton in a genuine Liberty design fabric. Was £70 now £19.95 www.ctshirts.co.uk

House of Fraser

This Paul Smith cream double breasted linen jacket £550, worn with Kenzo cream linen trousers £170, may not be an actual linen suit, but still looks the part of the English gent.  Unfortunately the Kenzo cream granddad collar t-shirt (£79) won’t pass the dress code for the Richmond Enclosure so go more dapper with a white shirt and coloured flamboyant cravat. The double breasted blazer and cravat are a winning combination.  www.houseoffraser.co.uk 

And don't forget to team with your Panama Hat - see tomorrow's article for more details