S/S 12 Trends

WORK UNIFORM
A designer who usually embraces easy-going clothes and breezy layers, Yigal Azrouël surprised everyone with his S/S 12 a collection, one that was inspired by the concept of utility as well as archetypical uniforms. While a subtle active influence in the form of drawstring track pants and leather T-shirts balanced out the otherwise rigid lines and silhouettes, it was the intriguing juxtaposition of blue collar grit with white collar formality that really impressed. Pieced blazers that referenced an inside-out jacket blended in with contrasting, point collar shirts and crisp chinos. Outerwear was strong — the duffle coat got a techno makeover made in cotton with black rope toggles, a denim trucker jacket had leather sleeves, and a standard-issue parka was oversized with contrast taping. Overall, Azrouël’s showing of understated basics was styled in such a way as to provoke and ponder the future of contemporary menswear.