duckie brown

Menswear can typically be so conservative and--gasp!--boring, but when designers play with shape, color, and proportion that's when things get interesting and menswear earns some much needed weight. There are only so many ways that one can play with a shirt or a pair of pants, but it's difficult to resist the way Steven Cox and Daniel Silver attempt to progress the idea of "menswear" into an arena where sherbet hued wide leg pants and over sized floral print tops make sense. The pops of raspberry, school bus yellow, and gold imbued the collection with an optimism that's attractive in its ideas but not entirely appealing in its wearability. There was something comforting about their expansive hoodie (also fetching in their Fall 07 collection) and their beautifully youthful jackets that when paired with voluminous pants hints at something more daring than your average jacket and pants combination, but the florals and old man socks with shorts combination could have been left to the wayside. Layering was also key in the collection from longer shirts paired under shorter jackets or a shimmery gold sweatshirt over a white t-shirt. There was also an emphasis on the long jacket with shorts look that is so hard to pull off but per their insistence of the look it could be given a second try come spring. It's going to be a bold season in the world of Duckie Brown.

Standouts:
Short double-breasted jacket paired with long t-shirt and baggy shorts
The perfectly tailored leather jacket
Three piece suit minus the tie that is just right

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