The silhouettes were rooted in classic couture lines. Linear, sleek shapes appeared alongside fuller forms, creating a rhythm that felt intentional rather than nostalgic. Valli balanced control and excess with ease. Structured pieces grounded the collection, while intricate embroidery and full-length dip-dyed gowns introduced movement and visual richness. The craftsmanship was unmistakable, but it never tipped into preciousness.
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Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014-2015 80’s Funk Punk
Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall Winter 2014–2015 did not aim for harmony. It aimed for impact. Loud, eclectic, and unapologetically excessive, the collection embraced contradiction as its central language. This was couture as provocation. In-your-face, visually chaotic, and fully committed to the thrill of excess.
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Stephanie Coudert Haute Couture F/W 2014-2015
Knitwear formed the backbone of the collection, but not in any conventional sense. These were not soft, delicate knits meant to disappear into the body. They were heavy, substantial, and architectural, treated with the same seriousness as tailoring or armor. The garments carried physical presence, shaping the silhouette rather than following it.
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S/S15 Menswear Trends
Baggy: Whether it’s the pants, shirts, or outerwear, almost every collection seemed oversized. This didn’t mean one baggy piece and the rest fitted. If it was baggy so was the whole outfit making everything seem more relaxed and cool. Even better if your weight tends to fluctuate I guess. Short Loose Shorts: Above knee length but wide. Ideal loungewear and interchangeable with endless options. Sneakers: A trend that has followed through from last season is the sneakers. ( thanks Karl) Colorful or solid we saw them all over the mens runways. Mixed with both formal wear and more casual looks. Futuristic Jesus Sandals: Clogish birkenstocks and sandals made…
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Saint Laurent Menswear SS 2015 Western Rocker Throwback
Saint Laurent Menswear Spring Summer 2015 arrived like a sharp inhale of nostalgia, unapologetic and fully committed to mood. At a time when many collections were drifting toward futuristic minimalism and sanitized utility, this runway veered hard in the opposite direction. Sex, love, rock and roll. No irony. No apology.
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Thom Browne Menswear S/S 2015 Marionette Soldiers
Thom Browne’s Menswear Spring Summer 2015 show arrived as a jolt of theatrical ambition in a season otherwise dominated by repetition. Where many collections leaned into safe continuity, Browne delivered something deliberately strange, unapologetically avant-garde, and uninterested in compromise. Marionette Soldiers was not designed to blend in. It was designed to unsettle.
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Umit Benan Menswear S/S 2015 Tennis Studs
Umit Benan’s Menswear Spring Summer 2015 collection, titled Tennis Studs, unfolded like a character study staged on manicured grass. Set against the world of a wealthy 1970s country club, the show blended athletic codes with social hierarchy, turning tenniswear into a lens for examining masculinity, age, and status.
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Lanvin Menswear S/S 2015 Gay Wolf of Wall Street
Lanvin Menswear Spring Summer 2015 arrived with the confidence of a man who knows exactly who he is and has nothing left to prove. The collection leaned mature, formal, and unapologetically self-possessed, offering a version of luxury masculinity that felt deliberate rather than flashy. If there was a hint of the so-called “Wolf of Wall Street” energy, it was filtered through control, taste, and restraint rather than excess.
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Kenzo Menswear S/S 2015 Sporty Pastel
Kenzo Menswear Spring Summer 2015 arrives with a clear point of view that feels optimistic, graphic, and distinctly of its moment. Under the creative direction of Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the collection leans into sportswear as both reference and foundation, filtering it through Kenzo’s signature sense of color and pattern. Pastels take center stage, softening athletic silhouettes while giving them a contemporary edge that feels deliberate rather than nostalgic.
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Givenchy Menswear S/S 2015 B&W Floral Punk
Givenchy Menswear Spring Summer 2015 presents a sharp and deliberate exploration of contrast, where florals are stripped of softness and reworked into something graphic, urban, and confrontational. Under the creative direction of Riccardo Tisci, the collection challenges long held associations between floral motifs and delicacy, reframing them instead as symbols of strength, uniformity, and controlled rebellion
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Rick Owens Menswear S/S 2015 Intergalactic Gladiator Basketballers
Rick Owens Menswear Spring Summer 2015 unfolds like a vision pulled from myth, sport, and science fiction, merging ancient references with futuristic unease. The collection feels suspended between eras, imagining warriors dressed for both ceremonial combat and athletic ritual. It is old world fantasy filtered through Owens’ unmistakable lens of severity, restraint, and otherworldly beauty.
