01 MIX MASTERS
Two leading menswear figures come together to create a collection that’s not just for the guys.
“It is not about streetwear or tailoring,” says Alessandro Sartori, artistic director of Ermenegildo Zegna, in a recent Instagram post about his brand’s upcoming collaboration with Los Angeles-based niche fashion brand Fear of God. He continues: “It is about a new vision. Jerry (Lorenzo, founder of Fear of God) and I started from a white page to imagine a modern man.”
Apparently, a modern woman as well, seeing as how female models appear alongside guys in their collection. As Lorenzo says in the press notes for the collection, “I design menswear, but I always keep a woman in mind. I really love the way women wear men’s clothing.” While they will only arrive in stores in September, the looks in the collaborative collection have already been unveiled. The range features relaxed tailoring and slightly oversized, stylish silhouettes.
Fusing both designers’ sensibilities, it includes coats that look good, whether worn oversized or just right, tailored jackets without lapels and collars for a cleaner, more casual effect, and casual outerwear such as a lightweight suede shirt-jacket. Accessories include western ankle boots and long woven belts tied at the front.
STYLE SAVANTS
02 STRONG VISION
03 THAT’S OUR BAG
04 POWER OF TWO
It should be sufficiently clear by now that “collaboration” is currently fashion’s biggest buzzword. Here’s one we are really excited about. This month, Prada chief Miuccia Prada welcomes a new co-creative director: Belgian designer Raf Simons. Their first joint collection, Prada’s Spring/Summer 2021 womenswear, is scheduled to hit the Milan runway this September. While many partnerships thrive on unexpected contrasts, this pairing was surprising because the two are alike in their intellectual approach to fashion, and their knack for combining clean tailoring with dramatic accents. Will the sum of this alliance be greater than all its parts? We’ll find out.
