Christopher Shannon SS16 at London Collections: Men

Inspired by the hedonism of Marbella beach and nightlife, models sported foam on their face and hair representing the frenzied foam parties whilst triangle bikini tops wear worn as trophy necklaces.

Extremes - short shorts, oversized baggy trousers, duck tape patterns to represent clothes torn and ripped off plus zips galore.

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Christopher Shannon Menswear AW15 collection

Christopher Shannon Menswear AW15 collection combines elements of sportswear with more traditional fabrics to create a range of classically influenced looks.

The collection included cinched in puffer jackets

Intarsia knits with slogans of 'Thanks 4 Nothing' , 'Broken' and 'Save Me'

Oversized applique sweats

Reconstructed popper tracksuiting flashing a bit of bare flesh

Traditional fabrics include wool melanges and striped shirting contrasted with sheen tracksuiting and velcro embellished jerseys that can be customised with stick on shapes.

Colour palette: charcoal, black and white. navy with red, cobalt, soft oranges and yellows inspired by the crossover between the bright sunshine of a summer spent in Aix-en-Provence and the greys of London in the winter.

A plastic bag motif runs throughout the collection, inspired by photographers including Nigel Shafran. This can also be seen in accessories designed for Christopher Shannon Menswear by Judy Blame

Footwear was a collaboration with CAT to produce a limited edition Colorado boot in monochrome with either nylon meshes to emphasise a tech feel and 3D effect or canvas to create two modern industrial boot styles.

Watch the finale on the below video

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Topman's NewGen 'Menswear Rules Britannia' video

You saw images of Topman’s  NewGen  ‘Menswear Rules Britannia’ designer t-shirts on  http://mensstyling.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/topman-menswear-rules-britannia-with.html  Now here’s the video. See them in action!

To keep in with the British theme for the ‘Menswear Rules Britannia’ project Topman commissioned British Cinematographer Craig Thomas to shoot a short one minute film,. The film captures a day out sightseeing for 5 London Boys whilst shooting the New Gen Mens T-shirt campaign; it encapsulates the essence of youth and London life. The clip is set to track ‘White Noise’ by artist Seye, who is currently touring with Lana Del Ray.
T-shirts designed by: Christopher Shannon, Lou Dalton, Siblings, James Long and Katie Eary. On Sale on the 7^th June.

Styled by Elgar Johnson
Pictures by Thomas Lohr
Video by Crag Thomas
Music by Seye
Models: Harry (M&P), Toby (Select), Jester (Select), Oliver (Elite), Jackson (Premier)


£5 from the sale of each t-shirt will go to The British Fashion Council Princess of Wales Charitable Trust to support young designers. The project will launch on the 7th June 2012, and will be available in selected stores worldwide and on-line www.topman.com

Topman Menswear Rules Britannia with NewGen Designers

Topman launches a t-shirt collection to celebrate and support home-grown British talent.
Five NewGen designers were asked to create a t-shirt designed around the title ‘Menswear Rules Britannia’. Their take on this title was then produced on premium white roll-sleeved cotton tee, prices start at £18
Here's their designs: 

Katie Eary

 

Describing herself as a true British patriot,  'Menswear Rules Britannia' means everything to her, she thinks her design sums this up perfectly. The print derives from two of her favourite things, the screaming cheetah (she loves anything from the feline family) and British military - in this case a Queen’s guards hat.
 
Sibling

 The newly recruited NewGen Men collective Sibling (Sid Bryan, Joe Bates and Cozette McCreery) designed a print that is reminiscent of a souvenir from a weekend away or a fun day out. It is a knitted twist on a celebratory, quintessentially English memento of youthful camaraderie. In the synonymously British colours of red, white, and blue this t-shirt screams ‘Menswear Rules Britannia’.

 James Long

 The Fashion Forward 2012 winner designed a print based around all the different layers and history of being British. On close inspection you can see that Long has subtlety worked the Union Jack flag into his print.(better seen in the lifestyle image -check out the first straight line after the zig zags)

 Lou Dalton

Dalton commissioned Alex Walker to hand draw faces of British Icons for her quirky design, sketches include: Elton John, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie among a few, all whom she felt have influenced British popular culture over the years.

and Christopher Shannon. 

  

 Renowned for re-working sportswear, Shannon has designed a t-shirt using his trademark all-over print design. This design uses a powerful ‘ MAN UP’ slogan.

£5 from the sale of each t-shirt will go to The British Fashion Council Princess of Wales Charitable Trust to support young designers.          

. The project will launch on the 7th June 2012, and will be available in selected stores worldwide and on-line www.topman.com

 

Images provided by Topman

Christopher Shannon Spring/Summer 2012 collection at London Fashion Week

Shannon keeps his signature sportswear orientated staples but this time with a more formal edge and fitted silhouette giving a more grown up appeal. 

However after saying that there are still the fun touches of youthful playfulness energising the collection:  

 White polka dots on knee length shorts

digital prints 

and the rows of chunky tassels adorning the bottom of shirts,

shorts 

and middle of tops.

Classic colour palette of navy, white, black and grey 

with block colours of bright orange 

and shades of blues.

Shirts and jackets are in the usual Shannon mix of wide strips of colour blocks 

but this time he introduces a patchwork of small squares in the colourful Madras check.

Love the blue madras patchwork check bomber jacket with its plain navy sleeves and the blue madras patchwork check shirt with its white yoke. Both worn with slim jogging pants.

Shannon keeps a boyish charm and adds his own version of eco-friendly by using a mix of different hair combs to create headpieces reminiscent of the Native American headwear.

Footwear by Swear- plimsolls and brogues with raised platforms and two tone block coloured soles.

Images provided by IPRLondon.com

Christopher Shannon AW11 collection at London Fashion Week

'Hold Yer Head Up’ inspiration came from Shannon’s interest in photojournalism and David Attenborough’s Human Planet series., 

where he noticed sportswear such as old track tops are worn by tribes along with their traditional garments,.

Here he added horizontal panels of Peruvian style embellished woven blanket fabrics on to cotton shirts

and nylon track suit tops.

Nylon frills entwined around track bottoms 

and trimmed the middle and elbows of nylon kagool type tops, 

some in multi rows of greys, whites and navy,

others a single row on track suit tops with matching bottoms.

The main colour palette was black, grey, white with a touch of navy, although a tiny splash of orange managed to creep in to the Peruvian fabrics.