Backstage at Costume National Spring 2011, taken by Homme Times

Gucci’s classic jet-set emblems were on full display at Frida Giannini’s Spring 2011 showing for the brand. The clothes on display in Milan were perfect for the man hopping from Rome to Marrakesh and to even farther reaches of the globe.

The nonchalant elegance that reigned at Gucci’s show was what every man wants: simple and chic. A prime example of the easy going collection was the suit worn with pulled sleeves with a scarf tied around the elbow, and topped off with moccasins.

Other standout pieces included a chocolate brown safari suit, a rawhide leather jacket, the suede-front cardigan, the Indian-embroidered denim shirt, and a silk jacquard evening jacket. The clothes could be worn at any time, any where, all summer long.

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As Jeanne Moreau’s ‘Each Man Kills the Things He Loves’ drifted in and out of Bauhaus’ haunting, ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, for Spring 2011, Miuccia Prada transports you to the achromatic halls of an institution. Infusing bold strikes of color into simple contemporary pieces, the jury may still be out on whether or not the almost sadistic tracks were beckoned throughout an insane asylum or hospital setting.

Opening the show with an always expected array of fresh-faced models, using some new to the runway in their first season, a series of blues contrasted the well-lit runway. Layered, yet still building a slim silhouette, three-button suits featured jackets with cinched waists, worn over v-neck tops and the standard button-up meets tie paring. Done mainly in luxe cottons, thicker than the usual, shirts displayed horizontal incisions at neck, making for a collegiate/professional look once layered.

Moving into denim before displaying suits and separates in neutrals, with eye-catching colors to follow, contrast-stitched denim fabricated full looks, targeting a younger crowd.

With the upper-half of the Prada man still slender, Miuccia then delved into wider territory, with the show’s recurring three-button jacket now being paired with more relaxed counterparts, including Bermuda shorts and contrast placket shirts. Though, first shown within the denim range, it was not until tops and trousers both took to surgical blues, did one realize the striking similarity to medical scrubs.

A stethoscope nowhere to be found, the Prada man instead wears rounded wrap sunglasses around his neck, almost in place of a necklace. His medical bag; a monogram drawstring, attached to a leather belt.

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Above, the shows mesmerizing soundtrack, featuring the voice of Jeanne Moreau singing, ‘Each Man Kills the Things He Loves’, touching on an excerpt from ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’, by Oscar Wilde. Infused with ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, by Bauhaus.

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Backstage at Neil Barrett Spring 2011

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Amidst a grassy runway, quite the trend of the season, Kean Etro continues to prove to be a considerably nature-friendly designer.

Moving along from last season’s showing that featured models embellished with miniature birds, walking to the sound of of hooting owls, Etro now turns to the idea of “the tree of life”. A message that rang all throughout the collection, down to the designer’s grand finale in a shirt baring the very words.

Extracting colors fresh from the environment, a palette of greens and yellows, both vibrate and muted, are infused into everlasting suits and leathers. With the label’s signature paisley print appearing on lightweight transparent tops, cotton Bermuda shorts and jackets, the backs of jackets upstage their simple fronts, as they feature printed stripes that contrast the jackets main color.

Like a walk through the park, Kean Etro gives us a lesson in nature, styling a very earthly man.

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