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Sunday, March 11, 2012

If I Were a Boy...What My Wardrobe Would Be:


Suddenly, I'm interested in the menswear collections. Year 2012 designs are proof of the ingenuity channeled toward that fashion field. Style.com provides easy runway navigation, so I simply explored alphabetically...expecting the humdrum. My suppositions were wrong: Menswear is exhilarating! I was mesmerized all the way to "Z", as if wandering - enthralled - inside the world's most wonderful museum. 


Categorized by designer - in reverse alphabetical order (because I wonder how many Style.com voyagers endure the whole "A to Z" collective tour), here's what I'd want to throw on if I were a boy and just rolled out of bed:
Z. Zegna
Yohji Yamamoto
Vivienne Westwood.
Vivienne Westwood.
Viktor & Rolf.
Valentino.
Valentino.
Umit Benan.
Trussardi.
Tommy Hilfiger.
Simon Spurr.
Shipley & Halmos.
Shipley & Halmos.
Roberto Cavalli.
Roberto Cavalli.
Robert Geller.
Robert Geller.
Raf Simons.
Prada.
Paul & Joe.
Nicole Farhi.
N. Hoolywood.
N. Hoolywood.
Mugler. Andre Leon Talley, this is for you - but with a yellow dotted tie.
Moschino.
Moschino.
Moschino. Good for hiding in a historic district or jumping onstage at Quebec's Les Chemins Invisibles.
Moschino.
Moschino.
Moschino. "Black tie" for a Graffiti artist.
Moncler Grenoble. Blizzard Smart Chic.
Moncler Gamme Bleu. Genius.
Maison Martin Margiela.
Louis Vuitton.
Loden Dager.
Lanvin.
Kris Van Assche.
Kris Van Assche.
Kris Van Assche. My own girl self would wear this.
Kenzo. Layered collars and colors.
Junya Watanabe.
Junya Watanabe.
Junya Watanabe.
Junya Watanabe.
Jonathan Saunders.
John Galliano. (Bill Gaytten)
John Galliano. (Bill Gaytten)
John Bartlett.
John Bartlett.
Jil Sander.
Jeremy Scott. I'd wear this apres-ski and dance around to amuse my friends.
Issey Miyake.
Issey Miyake. (If I were a boy, I'd look like this.)
Issey Miyake. (A fascinating fabric treatment for the blazer.)
Issey Miyake. (An intelligent alternative to sweatpants.)
Issey Miyake. Great Asymmetrical pant closure.
Ermenegildo Zegna.
Dior Homme.
Damir Doma. (Looking amazing, I'd find somewhere to wear this - but with a dove-grey tee under the sweater.)
Custo Barcelona. (I'd wear this to the Pantheon, or standing amidst a Georgia O'Keefe exhibit.)
Costume National.
Costume National.
Christopher Lemaire.
Carven.
Carven. (I'd wear this and feel Eddie Munster / Angus Young cool.)
Antonio Azzuolo. (My girl self would wear this with an Erdem-floral tie.)
Antonio Azzuolo.
Si j'etais un garcon ce qui serait ma garde-robe.


Wenn ich ein Junge war, was meine Garderobe sein wurdei.


Se fossi un ragazzo che cosa il mio guardaroba sarebbe stato.


Als ik een jongen was wat mijn garderobe zou zijn.


Thinking like a boy has been liberating, so next post...What I'd Sew If I Were A Boy - and then, How I'd Look Good As A Thrifty Boy.