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trend alert: do i see a dragoon? | de onde saiu o dragão?

Posted on October 4, 2016

Are we men enough to wear an embroidered dragoon on our backs or a printed snake on our jeans? Luxury fashion labels as Valentino or Gucci believed so, making of it a runway look, and surprisingly (or not) fashion retailers have followed the trend in their Autumn-Winter 2016/17 menswear collections. Thumbs up or thumbs down? É preciso ser muito Homem para usar um dragão bordado nas costas ou uma cobra nos jeans? Marcas de luxo como a Valentino ou a…

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trend alert: wear your joggers and fear not | use as suas joggers e seja feliz

Wearing tracksuits (in parts or as a whole) as a streetwear statement is no longer seen as a typical middle class faux pas, but it can be tricky to be dressed in sweats and still look good and crisp.…

September 26, 2016

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Burberry september 2016: see-now, buy-now | das passarelas para a loja

A few months ago, I was having second thoughts about Snapchat — and trying desperately to understand the purpose of sharing non edited contents with strangers and acquainted — when Burberry showed up there and proved me wrong by…

September 23, 2016

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trend alert: the color purple | a cor púrpura

You don’t need to be a royal or a cardinal to wear the color purple from top to bottom — in the past, to obtain this very particular shade of dye, artisans had to use several tones of a tiny…

September 20, 2016

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trend alert: military look strikes again | estilo militar de pedra e cal

From catwalk to streetwear. Fashion designers as Valentino, Burberry, Balmain or Dries Van Noten and worldwide retailers as Zara or ASOS have kept the military look trend as a must-have — but with a bohemian and sporty approach, I…

September 15, 2016

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NIKELAB Dunk Lux x RICCARDO TISCI: dunk schön

Riccardo Tisci, the Italian designer and creative director at Givenchy, was the first to announce on his Instagram feed a new collaboration with NikeLab, but now it’s official: on February 11 they are launching worldwide the NikeLab Dunk Lux…

February 3, 2016

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wishlist #3: bolide relax shark weekend bag

Fendi’s little monsters, watch out! — you have serious competition now. This weekend bag in Barénia calfskin, featuring a wide-mouthed shark appliqué, presented by Hermès during the last Men’s Fashion in Paris was the talk of the town —…

January 23, 2016

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bally aw’16: a sneaker? a brogue? both | ténis ou brogues? os dois

Bally is getting better and better — who said that the Swiss are dull and predictable? Inspired by the swinging years of David Hockney in London in the 60’s, Pablo Coppola, who was head of the accessories at Bally…

January 22, 2016

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London Collections Men aw’16: the best looks | os melhores looks

Burberry (1, 8, 13) Richard James (2, 14) KTZ (3) Oliver Spencer (4, 18) Topman Design (5) Moschino (6, 7) 1205 (9, 12) Mackintosh (10, 30) Agi & San (11) Casey-Hayford (14) Gieves & Hawkes (16, 21, 22, 28,…

January 11, 2016

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gucci ss’2016: new campaign on the spot (again) | nova campanha na mouche

The new Gucci Spring-Summer 2016 campaign, directed by Alessandro Michele and photographed by Glen Luchford in Berlin, has just been unveiled and fashionistas are, once more, exultant with the visual codes, the gender free style and the aesthetics of German…

January 4, 2016