Burberry Prorsum Fall 2012 Menswear

Day One of the Milan menswear shows and it's already obvious: Fall 2012 is the Season of the Suit. And designers will rise or fall on how they interpret this staple of the masculine wardrobe. As an urban evolution of the military uniform, the suit stands for security in a man's closet. Which means Christopher Bailey is fashion's Securicor for Fall. Not only can he draw on Burberry's military heritage and acute sartorialism, but he can also tap the seam of eccentricity that runs through the company's history—and its tradition of artisanship. He did all of that today, to great effect. The show was called The Gentlemen. Afterwards, Bailey was stressing the gentle. In particular, it was the virtues of politeness and good manners that he was endorsing. Laudable indeed—and fortunately for him, the clothes he offered by way of support were an appealing advertisement for a new kind of gentlemanliness.

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Burberry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burberry

Christopher Bailly
http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/BURBERRY/about/

sartorialism
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sartorialism

Double-breasted
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-breasted

Trouser
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trousers

Overcoats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcoat

Half belt
http://en.texsite.info/Half_belt

Dandy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy

Quilting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilting

Flight jacket
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_jacket

Houndstooth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houndstooth

Blouson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blouson

Flannel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannel

Knitted fabric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitted_fabric

Woven fabric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woven

Nonwoven fabric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonwoven

Artisan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan

Embroidery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery

Peganism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism

Sweater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweater

Scoop neck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_neck

Parka (Anorak)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak

Velvet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet

Bally Fall 2012 Menswear

After a few seasons of pushing fashion at Bally, Graeme Fidler and Michael Herz are finding classics more their speed. It's not that their new men's collection for the Swiss label isn't stylish—it is—but honing in on the label's heritage and strongest suits is the new order of the day. Bally has a long history to draw upon, and Fidler and Herz saw to it that their presentation did just that.

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Bally
http://www.bally.com/

Graeme Fidler
http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/graeme-fidler/

Michael Herz
http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/michael-herz/

Pea Coat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_coat

Calfskin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calfskin

Foil-coated

Commanding officer's coat

Alexander Wang Fall 2012 Menswear

The street is never far from Alexander Wang's mind. It won't come as a surprise to discover that he street-cast his lookbook model, a skater from Philadelphia. (Nor should it be much of a surprise, given Wang's talent for coming out just ahead of the curve, that after the designer booked him, the modeling agency that had all but forgotten it represented him wanted to send him to Europe for go-sees for the menswear collections.) The point is, Wang's key words are street andsport. His burgeoning men's collection may be more refined than the T line out of which it grew, but it hews close to its original.

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Louis Vuitton Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

How do you follow up a merry-go-round? If you're Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton, you get your people to build an old-fashioned train car. From scratch. The steam engine it was attached to pulled into the Cour Carrée a few minutes after ten this morning. One by one, Jacobs' models de-boarded wearing outfits straight out of the golden age of railroading, followed by porters carrying as many as three bags per girl. The news on the bag front this season is their oversize proportions and exotic fabrications. "It's just a trip," Jacobs said afterward, but you could tell even he was chuffed by the grand spectacle of it all.

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Kanye West Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2012RTW-KWEST

Kanye West Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012RTW-KWEST

Alexis Mabille Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2012RTW-AMABILLE

Burberry Prorsum Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Burberry

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2012RTW-BURBERRY

Limi Feu Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Cute.

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2012RTW-LIMIFEU

Antonio Berardi Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2012RTW-ABERARDI

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear

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http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2012RTW-DGABBANA