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THE MANY MILES. From Paris, London and even Bikini Lesser, this year's Plaza Indonesia Men'south Way Week (PIMFW) finds inspiration from everywhere

A look from Lanvin'south fall/winter 2017 collection

With "sneaker Culture" as its theme, Plaza Indonesia Men'southward Fashion Week (PIMFW) 2017 presented a vast number of brands (22 in total) from Indonesia and abroad. The event lasted for 5 days from September 25 to 29, and drew a vast audience, including celebrities to fashion enthusiasts alike, who came fashionably dressed to the Function Hall of Plaza Indonesia. Equally an official media partner of the event, DA MAN recounts the highlights of the starting time 2 days correct from the front end row of PIMFW 2017's runways.

Twenty-four hours ONE

Marks & Spencer

Opening the offset day of PIMFW 2017 was Lanvin, which showcased its Wintertime 2017 men's Ready-to-Clothing Pre-Collection and Wintertime 2017 Menswear Collection. The maison presented all kinds of looks, from sartorial suits to streetwear that were sometimes blended together, mixing the classical tailoring codes of Lanvin with the elements of sportswear.
For the Winter 2017 Pre-drove, the clothes were presented with a strict uniform spirit, which was translated through the employ of lines on the black pants and baseball game jackets. This flavor also saw design combinations of multiple prints such every bit large and pocket-sized checks, stripes and micro-prints, thereby creating an optical-illusion-like effect. These were presented using a color palette dominated by red, navy blue and blackness.
Information technology seems that Lucas Ossendrijver, Lanvin's Creative Director of Menswear, is very into the concept of "reworking" this flavour; non only for his Wintertime 2017 Pre-collection simply besides for the Winter 2017 collection. Stripes and Prince of Wales Check patterns are reworked this flavour; check shirts, parkas, duffle coats and chino pants have all been sublimated into the essence of blueprint, construction and proportion. So, information technology shouldn't come as a surprise that in that location is no specific theme or source of inspiration this year for Lanvin. Instead, the collections are all about the subtle shifts, the modesty of a fabric and the play on proportions.
With cotton, leather and wool as the three main materials, over-sized sweaters are shortened to exist worn over check t-shirts, collars are draped to requite information technology subtlety while quarter-zip pullovers come in mesh, nylon and fleece. Chino pants are blended in a patchwork of fabrics and uneven colour gradient hand-dyed cotton. meanwhile, diving shoes are dividedly cutting in precise shapes with color contrasts lace, making a statement that luxury is not seen through decoration, but through simplicity.

DAY Two

Parang Kencana

Continuing the evidence on solar day two was Indonesian brand Parang Kencana, which composite military machine and batik patterns together. Titled "Coup d'état," the runway show exhibited 25 ready-to-wear looks with models sporting painted faces and utilitarian boots. These contrasted securely with the light tones of the wearing apparel, which include clay brownish and dusty blue. Additionally, in that location were baseball game jerseys that featured camo patterns on i side and geometric batik circles on the other. These, again, were juxtaposed past striped sleeves and clean shorts with camo details.
Following Parang Kencana were two British brands, namely Marks & Spencer and Ben Sherman, which presented their collections together. For Marks & Spencer, urban simplicity was the theme for the season. The rails show started with casual looks enveloped in colors similar camel and navy bluish. Layering was the primal for Marks & Spencer this fall. In one look, a striped t-shirt was layered with a low-cal bluish shirt and a grey bomber jacket; a fedora and chinos completed the wait. Towards the end, the runway became a lot more than formal as concern-set suits took over. Coming in indigos and grays, the suits looked classic and relaxed. Naturally, the feel of this closing human action is very synonymous with Marks & Spencer'due south brand DNA.

Ben Sherman

The cool total-of-bass instrumental music for Marks & Spencer soon inverse to a great and playful trip the light fantastic vocal when Ben Sherman'south evidence started—a hint on the modify in theme. While Marks & Spencer provided an interpretation of what the urban human being is all near, Ben Sherman looks to the by to relive the spirit of mod. The make took inspiration from iconic British music legends such as John Lennon to create a collection that's undeniably British. Gingham was used as the backdrop: shirts and neutral-colored bomber jackets were juxtaposed against gingham patterns underneath. Suspenders were used, striped t-shirts were contradicted with ginghams and vivid colors were mixed with neutral hues, insinuating that the collection was not only most mod, but future mod.
The day was somewhen closed by Tities Sapoetra, whose show was, without a doubt, the well-nigh crowded and star-studded for the day. In a way, it was similar to Dolce & Gabbana's recent shows, where social media influencers walked downward the runway. The seats were jam-packed. And and so was the collection, which was fabricated in collaboration with Nickelodeon's Spongebob. Yes, the cartoon character. With golden hues equally the primary colour, Spongebob prints were blended with traditional fabrics. There were some actually vibrant pieces in the collection, specially the ones in satin. The true highlight of the collection, though, was when the Spongebob prints were blended with minimalist influences, like a glen plaid blueprint jacket or striped pants; creating a subtle friskiness that is not only fun and modern, simply functional and modest.

Terminal THOUGHTS

A look from Tities Sapoetra's collaboration with Spongebob Gold

Information technology was, all in all, a very miscellaneous runway filled with very different ideas from every designer. From the constructional and proportional philosophy of Lanvin to the batik-meets- military design of Parang Kencana, the urban simplicity of Marks & Spencer to the spirit by mod of Ben Sherman, not to mention the playfulness of Tities Sapoetra 10 Spongebob, in that location was everything for everyone. This year's Plaza Indonesia Men's Mode Week proves that in that location will be no shortage of innovation and creativity among the nation's foremost designers.

Photography Joe Sabarto and Tony Narotama
Text Ricky Ronaldo

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