rag & bone

It's back to Africa according to David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone. Their usual flair for impressive tailoring and urban outfitting was given a dash of safari for spring. This wasn't your Banana Republic take on safari but rather a mod, mid 60s affair that would befit an evening of cocktails in the jungle with Dean Martin. Khaki and cream dominated the collection with strokes of jet black for proper punctuation. The clothes were utilitarian in their approach but very handsome and clean in their execution. Windbreakers worn with just the right short or a short sleeve button down fashioned as a pajama top complemented the tried and true structured suits and vests Rag & Bone are so good at. Although the menswear was strong and a slight progression for the label, it was the women's collection that faltered. You wanted to love it because it was Liya, Isabeli, and Angela at their sexiest, but even the 60s Bond Girl hair and overly simple smock dresses couldn't save their forecast for what women want for spring. The styling was off with either ill-fitting frocks or distracting headscarves. A pair of white tuxedo pants paired with a shrunken pajama top was one of the few standouts but you hope that eventually the ease and practical vision Rag & Bone has for men will translate to their womenswear. After all, 007 is nothing without just the right girl, right?

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