M&S Launches the new Limited Collection for Men

With the younger man in mind, M&S have created Limited Collection.

This new range will concentrate on introducing a stylish and affordable capsule wardrobe for the season by taking its  inspiration from the latest catwalk trends and street style.

The main colour palette is monochrome with a dash of bright red . Here is a black leather jacket £199 teamed with a rock inspired white printed t-shirt £18 and red and black checked shirt.

Suits are the slimmest fit M&S have made - a cut most younger men prefer. Styles include the dapper double breasted .....

 ... and the popular mad men single breasted look in puppy tooth check . Grey suit £129; white shirt £25 and black tie £16

 This chunky knit (£39.50) mixes monochrome with the red in twisted yarn. Although the knit is chunky the style is still a slim fit.

 And to carry your new capsule wardrobe for those weekends away, there is the Limited Collection holdall £49.50

The Limited Collection will be available in selected M&S stores as from September

AM Golhar's AW11 Knitwear Collection

AM Golhar specialises in men’s knitwear and for her AW11 collection her key look is a variety of polo neck styles.

The colour palette is black and different shades of grey ensuring it’s the textures created by the different knitting techniques that take centre stage.

Blake polo with Thomas joggers

The light silver grey panels of the fitted Blake polo jumper showcase the 3D effect of Am’s signature trellis technique perfectly. 

RRP £110. 

Here worn with a pair of black Thomas cable knit joggers – one of Am’s original jogger designs.  

 She came up with the idea of knitted joggers when thinking of warm cable jumpers. She thought they would be playful and fun to wear whilst being warm and soft. 

The Thomas jogger is slouchy in the crotch area whilst fitted in the leg

Cameron cowl with Blake joggers

The Cameron is an oversized sloppy polo neck using a medium gauge lace hole technique resulting in what AM calls ‘the diamond lace hole effect’.

Giving the illusion of layering the main body is black with medium grey sleeves and cowl.

RRP £120

Bug v neck with Thomas joggers

Adding a touch of colour and plenty of boyish charm is the Bug jumper. RRP £85. this light grey v neck jersey had black rib and cuffs with a yellow bug print.
Worn here with the black Thomas cable knit joggers.

Codey crew with Sam bug joggers

If you’re not ready for so many bugs, then there is always the black Sam bug cotton joggers with just a few of those yellow bugs around the leg bottom. 

RRP £80

Top with the Codey draw string crew jumper in black with grey detailing using a cord technique.

Angora blend RRP £126

Luca hand knit with Ricco leather joggers

For the more rugged look there is Lucas, here in taupe/ grey

RRP £200.

This was originally a show piece with a military style influence and kitted out with major shoulder padding. 

To fit in with the rest of her AW11 collection, Am has redesigned it to become a more wearable slouchy polo.

The polo neck has been layered by picking up stitches to create rolls whilst big hand knitted holes decorate the bottom of the jumper.

Lucas is of an alpaca blend and hand knitted. The original was knitted by Am herself, but now they are sourced out to specialised hand knitters.

Here teamed with Ricco black leather jogging pants £235

Logan cardigan with Thomas joggers

Another hand knit is the hunky Logan chunky cardigan/jacket in taupe

RRP £228.15

It may be chunky but the Alpaca blend ensures it is super soft to the touch.

Worn here with grey Thomas cable knit joggers.

Ashton cable jumper with Theo joggers

Mixing textures and patterns is the Ashton cable crew jumper and the Theo jacquard joggers.

Ashton is an angora blend in light silver grey .Theo is a wool blend in black and grey

Worn here with the angora blend Jayson scarf in black and mid grey stripe trellis.

Ashton

Here’s Ashton again. This time in the darker look of black with charcoal grey.
For more information go to www.am-golhar.com

Sneak Preview of JShoes AW 11 collection

The inspiration for JShoe's AW11 'Era' collection is the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) of the 50's and 60's when a group of French filmmakers began experimenting with shots away from mainstream cinema techniques. 

Above is the 'Operator', a two tone finish boot with lace hooks on the ankle. This style takes on a more casual approach with softer shapes and a handcrafted feel.

Brogues are softened with the distressed look.

And don't you step on his blues suede shoes!

There is also the 'Portland'- a lace up moccasin style mid calf boot featuring:
a waxed wrinkle leather upper
a natural crepe sole
sheep skin lining
handstitch detailing.




JShoes goes for Heritage colours in their 'Woodland' inspired collection of traditional styles with a modern twist.

 One of the key styles is the 'Overlord'- a leather lace up military style boot featuring a secondary layer around the ankle which is removable. Comes in black/olive, dark brown/olive or truffle/dark brown. 

The AW11 collection will be available soon on www.jshoes.com

Etro Menswear AW11 Collection

'Home on the range' springs to mind with  Etro's furry cow skin coats.....

...... right down to the shaggy footwear .

For a more urban look, Etro uses their signature paisley print .

The colour palette is warm with shades of creams, bieges and light to dark browns......

..... with bright blue adding pops of colour.

Loving the quilted trousers.

Goodsouls Men's AW11 Collection at Very.co.uk

Underlining the satorial smart look here with contrast tipping on both jacket and waistcoat:

Goodsouls single breasted suit jacket with contrast tipping on collar and pockets. Single back vent £85
Waistcoat with contrast tipping and back waist adjuster £52
Both 85% polyseter 15% viscose. Colour: taupe
Underneath Goodsouls men and shirt tie set £28. slim fit shirt with skinny black tie. shirt cotton, tie polyester

Chunky knits are always a hit for AW.This shawl collar cardi from Goodsouls adds a touch of military with its epaulettes to the shoulders. Price £48.
35% wool, 35% acrylic and 30% polyamide. Colour: khahi
Underneath is Goodsouls double faced cotton shirt with contrast check inner. £30 Colour: blue/brown

Or just go for the simple shawl neck collar jumper with its button detailing around the neck. £42.
85%acrylic 15% wool. Colour: Black and white mix
Underneath Goodsouls flannel cotton shirt with fine soft cord to inner collar, elbows and cuffs  £30 Colour: red.

The ski/alpine pattern is still on trend;

Goodsouls Intarsia design shawl neck jumperwith button details to neck  £60
35% wool, 35% acrylic and 30% polyamide.Colour: grey marl
Underneath Goodsouls black and white check shirt with small round collar £30

And for those Xmas parties:

Goodsouls peak sating lapel suit jacket with jetted pockets and sinlge back vent. £85
75% polyester 25% viscose Colour: black
Underneath Goodsouls printed t shirt £18
70% cotton 30% polyester. Colour: grey marl

George at Asda is 21 this year.

Yes George is all grown up now.
He continues to look his satorial best with the collaboration with bespoke tailor Charlie Allen. Here he goes for Prince of Wales check suits, striped shirts and spotted ties.

Charlie Allen

For a more smart casual feel there is the tweed jacket which can be mixed with the mainline George collection.
The above tweed jacket costs £45 and shirt £18.
The inspiration for the mainline collection is the preppy Graduate and the military Urban Hunter;

The Graduate

For the above preppy look is a laid back faded red zip up hoody £12 teamed with faded blue trousers £16. Chunky zip hoodie over the shoulders

Urban Hunter

For a walk in the wilds, go for the check shirt £16, biege cargo pants £20, biege button down jumper £11 and padded gillet. At these prices the Urban Hunter won't have to forage for his food, there are always the nearby food aisles.
Available soon at Asdas or online www.george.com

Fruit of the Loom's Born in the USA AW11 Collection

Fruit of the Loom's Autumn/winter 2011 collection was inspired by Outdoors USA, fruit style.
So let's take a style trip around the states:

Starting with Arizona Polo in violet and 100% cotton double pique. Other colours available are black, white, spearmint, azure blue and burnt orange. Worn here over a deep navy Blue Ridge T.

Looking hot in a mustard yellow fleece Michigan Hoody. Also comes in cactus green and more subdued marina blue, chocolate, deep navy and black. Worn with hooded Jefferson checked shirt in 100% cotton twill and vanilla Nevada T.

 Or cosy up in a cactus green fleece Seattle Snoodie. Ohter colours black, heather grey and marina blue. Again with a vanilla Nevada T.

Keeping the fruit style in a cranberry fleece Jackson Gilet. Or go for mustard yellow or heather grey. Here worn with Rhode Island T in aubergine.

No sweat in this cool forest green Yale fleece sweat jacket . Other cool colours are heather grey and black. Teamed here with aubergine coloured Alabama shirt in 100% cotton twill with a vintage wash.

 Another cranberry fruit colour in this 100% cotton single jersey Hampton Polo. Also in white and marina blue.

Finishing off with a burnt orange Delaware T in 100% cotton single jersey with a vintage wash. Also comes in vanilla, spearmint and black. Underneath is the Rhode Island T in aubegine.

New Look Men's Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection

New Look Autumn/winter 2011 for men is all about the great outdoors. It's the rugged look of well worn items such as weathered jeans, the oil wash parka ,vintage wash chinos and check workwear shirts.

Above image left to right:
Gingham shirt £17.99,fair isle cardigan £34.99, fair isle fingerless gloves $5.99and straight jeans £24.99
Fair isle bobble hat £8.99, checked shirt £19.99, padded gilet £27.99 and oil wash jeans £32.99
Faux fur trapper hat £12.99, End on end shirt £19.99, fair isle scarf £10.99, fisherman jumper £24.99, fair isle fingerless gloves £5.99 and twill trousers £27.99
Overdyed check shirt £19.99 and straight jeans £29.99
Fair isle bobble hat £8.99, pea collar shirt £14.99, tailored tweed jacket £54.99, checked parka £44.99, reversible belt £8.99 and chinos £27.99

He's a lumberjack and he's OK in his end on end shirt £19.99; his cosy red lumberjack coat with faux shearling collar £49.99; belted cuff chinos £27.99 and his checked high top boots £39.99.

Chunky navy Fair Isle knits reappear for the colder months . Here seen as a shawl cardigan £32.99 and teamed with a cowl neck denim shirt £26.99 and red chinos £27.99.
The cable jumper is another chunky hunk at £29.99, here worn with the popular red check shirt £19.99 and faux fur trimmed parka £49.99 

The keycolours for the check shirts are reds, blues and greens.
Left to right:
Red checked shirt £19.99 and faux fur trimmed parka £44.99 with ripped worker jeans £32.99.
Overdyed checked shirt £19.99, fair isle fingeless gloves £5.99 and straight jeans £32.99

There will also be a hint of the country gent with tweed and tailored jackets, gingham shirts and elegant knitwear.
Here given a modern twist with fair isle bobble hat £8.99, red gingham shirt £17.99, dogtooth check tie £5.99, fair isle cardigan £32.99, denim tailored jacket £54.99, fair isle fingerless gloves £5.99 and red chinos £27.99




Available soon from www.newlook.com 

MR LIPOP AW11 collection at London Fashion Week

Titled 'From London to Tokyo via the Old Crow'

What better way to start an expedition than that with a fur trimmed leather hood attached to your leather back pack, and a warm chunky cable knit sweater? Knee length shorts were frayed as though they started as full length trousers at the beginning of the journey, but as the weather changed the trousers had to go....

...or completely replaced with the more laid back cropped jogging pants.

The tailored pieces were minimilistic and relaxed with collarlessjackets and loafers.

or a suit of matching shirt and shorts in soft brown suede

and here less is definitley more.

The colour pallette included burgundy and navy.

The beret made an appearance.

and the black leather coat and high black polo neck gave off French Resistance vibes.

 Parka style coats came in wool and sheer fabrics. 

For the colder climate was the roomy fur trimmed hooded coat

and preparing to fly in the oversized aviator style shearling jacket.