blood red ::

i rounded up the other men's collections in one quick post, but this one really deserves its own.

DSquared's Fall 2010 men's collection showed in Milan in January, and i am truly truly truly sorry that it has taken me this long to show it to you all because it was was truly the BEST men's collection and runway presentation that i have ever seen. it was like fight club on crack couture. dean & dan caten truly broke the mold on this one, bringing in goth chic and blood. brilliant!

the first look, which appeared to be the angel of death, ushered in the presentation with a sense of wonder. skinny black slouchy pants, grey worn in jeans, sparkly black jackets, tight sheer t-shirt's and tanks, abs and blood. and the models could not have been more perfect.

the twins ended the show, flanking the the same angel of death, in surgical gowns splattered in blood over their signature black suits.

:: all images via men.style.com.

men ::

it's time to round up some reviews of the men's fall 2010 shows from Paris.

:: ready, set, go.

Dior Homme ::

designer Kris Van Assche took Dior Homme's signature skinny everything mentality (thanks to past creative director Hedi Slimane) to the next level for 2010. short, loose, drop crotched (but still relatively slim) pants and excess fabric jackets were shown in shades of black, if thats possible, with a fresh pop of all white spread throughout the collection.

the looks were layered and portrayed an extremely full collection. form fitting jackets, skinny ties and pointy black shoes finished out the looks, and the models hair stuck to the messy askew form.

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Alexander McQueen ::

McQueen's Fall 2010 men's collection presented in Milan in January was, simpyl put, all about prints. the backdrop to the run was print, the runway itself was print, the fabrics, masks (masks?), the bags...all print. and all different prints, from paisley to striped to an almost painted on look, McQueen mixed and matched the entire collection.

i have to say, i love the grey sweater with the skull weaved in. amazing.

:: via men.style.com.

Junya Watanabe ::

Tokyo designer Junya Watanabe's rolled out a clean, vintage inspired collection of menswear for his men's fall 2010 show in paris last month. the mix of fabrics, textures, and colors were tied in to make a clean collection by his seemingly determined use of hats, ties and jackets.

and the formfitting jackets, above anything else, were to be seen. and seen they were :: see Kanye back there on the right? the grey short wool coat with black shoulder pieces, wool coats long waxy black jackets, structured suit jackets with leather affixed to the arms.

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Dries Van Noten

the Belgian designer brought out jackets, belts, cropped pants and navy for his fall 2010 men's collection. there was plenty of mixed fabrics, and mixing of navy and cognac leather accessories- really aesthetically pleasing for the eye, and very scott schuman, especially as the show was done during the day and the light is streaming in- very street style.

i love the way he creates a very sophisticated look out of a seemingly casual outfit: olive slacks and a heather grey long sleevecrew necks with black cuffs. oh and is that in all of the models right hands??? i am perplexed... comments please.

:: via men.style.com.