Menswear Collections Fall/Winter 2011--Milan: DSquared2, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci

Man Style Fall 2011: 60s/70s Stylings, UBER-fitted Double-Breasted/Cropped Jackets, Drop-crotch Pants and "High-Waters"...

Shrunken Double: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2011 Shrunken double-breasted pinstripe suit

The Menswear Collections for Fall/Winter 2011 are occurring as we speak in Europe. First Milan and now, they are happening in Paris. So, here are some of my "Nick Highlights" from the first stop: Milan. Want to know what you should be looking like--and the styles you should be wearing this Fall? Well, it's all below...get ready for Shrunken Fitted Jackets and MORE Drop-Crotch Pants.
Shall we begin:

DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2011:

Preacher Red Carpet: DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2011

Key Trends: Drop Crotch Pants; cropped pants; very fitted waistcoats (vests); over-hanging shirts; leather Tannery Worker aprons(?); worn jeans

Where Are My Ten Wives: DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2011

Themes: Pioneer Fashion,Southern (Sexy) Preachers and a dash of Gothic (at least for DSquared2!).

Tannery Chic: DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2011

Style.com's Tim Blanks ended his review on this note: "Lean, mean monochrome tailoring; skinny denims; judicious use of black leather detailing; hints of luxury in fur trims; and crystal-beaded waistcoats. It may just be enough to seduce their fan base, but today it felt like slim pickings for everyone else"

Click Below for the Runway Video of DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2011:

Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2011:

Brit Mod Pop: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2011

Key Trends: Very fitted SHRUNKEN/cropped jackets that end at "high hip" (about 2" above sleeve length); big shoes; drop-crotch pants; cropped pants "High Waters"; Double-breasted; black, slate-gray and red; suspenders.

LOOONG Crotch: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2011

Themes: Bryan Ferry Tailored Rocker Glam, "Come On Eileen" with Money

Happy Xmas 2011: Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2011

Here's a quote from Tim Blanks: "The clothes on the runway, though, were better suited to East End boys. Low-rise, multi-pocketed pants were slung off skinny suspenders. One model sported Freddy Krueger stripes and a trilby casually tossed back on his head. There was a spiffy edge to a checked, fitted, double-breasted jacket, while cropped, double-vented jackets and those pegged, low-slung pants created a boxy, bubble-butted silhouette that added beef to the already buff models"

Click Below for the Runway Video of Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2011:


Gucci Fall/Winter 2011:

Seat 2A British Airways: Gucci Fall/Winter 2011

Trends: Double-Breasted; Very Fitted; two-button jackets; polished; gray, light plum, blue, copper, bronzed colors; semi-skinny ties; fun pocket scarves; LOGO Carry-On Bags

Can You Hang My Coat: Gucci Fall/Winter 2011

Themes: Vintage Gucci Euro-Rocker Tailoring, late 60s-early 70s styling, Rod Stewart leaving Heathrow Airport traveling British Airways First Class in 1970.

Sharp Shoulder: Gucci Fall/Winter 2011

Tim Blanks from Style.com said this: "The cornerstone of the collection was a lean two-button suit, its trouser flaring slightly over the shoe. With Faces-era Rod Stewart croaking over the sound system, the connection with a vintage Gucci moment was inescapable"

Click Below for the Gucci Fall/Winter 2011 Runway Video:

Men's Runway Spring 2011 Milan Fashion Week: Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana

Spring 2011: Cropped Tops, 1985 Is Back, and I LOVE ANNIE LENNOX!!!The Men's Spring 2011 Shows are happening in Milan and besides all the hot 22 year old male models with .0000008 % of body fat being shown on the runway stage, there's actually a lot of news coming from the Fashion Front. Let's start with CROPPED Tops. Yep, it's 1985 and you are Andrew Ridgeley or George Michael from Wham! Italo Zucchelli, Calvin Klein Men's Creative Director, showed a crop top or two in his latest Menswear offering as well as Frankie Morello, which is a line designed by Maurizio Modica and Pier Fracesco Giliotti.Yep, check out that crop top above. That's going to be a HIT in the Jersey Shore come next Summer! But staying on with Calvin Klein, Zucchelli was in a definite DEVO-meets-A Flock Of Seagulls-meets-Wham 80s mood with... shiny suits like this one above (love the aquamarine knit crewneck top underneath),and bright Popsicle colored sweater-and-swimsuit combination (can you see these at your next Cabo outing?) and those aforementioned cropped tops that only a Pay-for-Play male "Escort" would love (and his Sugar Daddy).

Click Below for the Calvin Klein Men Spring 2011 Runway Video:


Dolce & Gabbana Men Spring 2011:
For their twentieth anniversary show, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of the "We Love MADOOOOONNNNNA--and Scarlett Johansson Ads fame" showed classic elegant and sexy clothes just right for that Sicilian Pay-For-Play boy (is this a running theme?) who grew up and married a not-so-pretty heir-to-the-throne of a no-longer-a-monarchy-led nation. For Spring 2011, they showed lots of gorgeous relaxed yet still tailored beige, wheat and ivory suitings (above) great mini-collared shirts (my favorites!) and skinny ties, and a final tour-de-force of stunning sharp black suits. Of course, when the Dolce & Gabbana boy is not in them fab suits, he's in this:
When my Room Service Dinner shows up, this is what I'd like to think I look like as I get my Caprese Salad from the Relais Santa Croce in Florence Italy.
Congratulazioni per un favoloso venti anni di rendere gli uomini aspetto!

Don't miss Part 2 of the Runway Video below with the FIERCE Annie Lennox (yep, Lady Gaga who?)
Click Below for Dolce & Gabbana Men Spring 2011 Runway Video: Part 1



Dolce & Gabbana Men Spring 2011 Runway Video: Part 2 (with ANNIE LENNOX!)