Coutorture

Riviera Club Menswear Trades on Vintage Surfer Style

coutorture — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:54:32 -0800

The Riviera Club menswear look book reminds us just how much we love the laid back vintage style of Southern California surfers. In their debut collection, friends and designers Derek Buse, Greg Ullery, and Joe Sadler looked to a man named Bucker Spreckels-a real life Los Angeles party boy who spent his multimillion dollar inheritance surfing around the globe and chasing women before dying very young-as inspiration for the spring 2010 collection. Each season the boys of Riviera Club have vowed to search for a different real-life or mythical muse, hopefully without losing their specific brand of West Coast charm.

Spring 2010 Trend Report: His and Her Trench Coats

coutorture — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:59:50 -0700

Both menswear and womenswear designers updated the classic British trench coat this season. Christopher Bailey's perfect example of spring's modified trench at Burberry Prorsum was a silver paillette-covered jacket that came down the runway through a storm of metallic confetti. John Galliano used cropped versions to vamp up his forties film noir-themed show for Christian Dior, while Phoebe Philo cut the venerable outerwear piece into a sleeveless wrap dress at Celine. For him, texture and color were all the rage-permanently wrinkled at Missoni and bright red and pale blue at Trussardi and Jil Sander, respectively.

Alexander Wang Launches Men's Basics

coutorture — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:44:41 -0700

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Alexander Wang's first foray into menswear has been revealed--his T By Alexander Wang line now boasts menswear. WWD reminds us that Wang's original concept was to design unisex clothing which means that the line was a long time coming. The first T By Alexander Wang men's collection keeps with Wang's signature glamour-athletic look. We're pretty sure those leather shorts will sell out in a heartbeat--at least in New York.

Paris: John Galliano Men's Spring 2010

PopSugar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Paris 6/26/09 Photos by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com.

Paris: Dior Homme Men's Spring 2010

FabSugar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:46:33 -0700

Paris 6/28/09 Photos by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images.

Paris: Paul Smith Men's Spring 2010

PopSugar — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:42:58 -0700

Paris 6/28/09 Photos by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.com

Paris: Givenchy Men's Spring 2010

FabSugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:38:52 -0700

Paris 6/26/09 Photos by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images.

Paris: Rick Owens Men's Spring 2010

FabSugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:20:33 -0700

Paris 6/26/09 Photos by Chris Moore/Catwalking/Getty Images.

Paris: Lanvin Men's Spring 2010

FabSugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:45 -0700

Paris 6/28/09 Photos by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images.

Paris: Emanuel Ungaro Men's Spring 2010

PopSugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0700

Paris 6/25/09 Photos by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage.