London Collections: Men SS16 Opening
London Collections: Men SS16 are set to commence and showcase high-end British and international menswear design.
Past seasons have brought an invigorating blend of emerging as well as established designers presenting a rich variety in collections. From structured reinterpretations of iconic, traditional British menswear and tailoring, to innovative street and pop-infused designs, London Collections: Men have confirmed London as a one of the world’s menswear capitals.
SS14 collections saw a revive in classic, timeless British cuts in trench coats, vests, pants and blazers, bringing back the glory of past times. In a radically different season, SS15 collections saw a burst in colour, seeing contemporary across street and pop inspirations infiltrate the runway. This showed a different side to the London Collections: Men.
With a high standard set by past years we turn our focus to the new season, which is set to bring an array of emerging and established, local and global as well as returning and newly added designers to the London Collections schedule.
Our picks for the season include:
Friday 12 June
– Cottweiler 2:30pm (BST)
– Christopher Shannon 5:00pm (BST)
Saturday 13 June
– Astrid Andersen 11:00am (BST)
– Agi & Sam 3:00pm (BST)
Sunday 14 June
– W. Anderson 10:00am (BST)
– Alexander McQueen 4:00pm (BST)
Monday 15 June
– Christopher Kane 11:00am (BST)
Further, London Collections: Men SS16 promises to bring a range of the most prominent names in British tailoring, including Casely-Hayford, Chester Barrie, Gieves & Hawkes, Hardy Amies, Jermyn St, St James’s, Oliver Spencer, Richard James, Savile Row Bespoke and Turnbull & Asser.
Simultaneously, Christopher Kane, Christopher Raeburn, Christopher Shannon, J.W. Anderson, James Long, KTZ, Lee Roach, Maharishi, Matthew Miller, Nasir Mazhar, Sibling, Todd Lynn and YMC will continue to reinforce the United Kingdom’s unparalleled reputation for creativity.
Alongside British designers, wide range of returning global brands such as Alexander McQueen, Aquascutum, Belstaff, Burberry Prorsum, Joseph, Margaret Howell, Paul Smith and TOM FORD will present their SS16 men’s collections.
Finally, this season will see a range of new additions to the schedule including Berthold, the debut menswear line of House of Holland, LATHBRIDGE by Patrick Cox, Tommy Hilfiger, and Tourne de Transmission.
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