Winter Inspiration... Winspiration?

So, I know I complained on Twitter about the Burberry menswear show (I still think the actual rain was a WTF moment), but I found myself choosing almost all of my favourite FW 2011 looks from the Burberry Prorsum lookbook! The trouble with high expectations is that they're almost never lived up to. Realistically, the Burberry Prorsum show was pretty fresh. Oh, and Versace pretty much lorded it over all of the Milan shows.

So, here's a little winspiration from the all-black classic chic of Versace to the fresh splash of colour from Burberry.

Versace

Versace

Versace

Dolce & Gabbana

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

FW 2011 Menswear Trends: The Man Clutch

Forget the 'manbag', if we're to take the advice of Gucci's head designer, Frida Giannini, go for a man clutch! This season there has definitely been greater attention paid to men's bags, but Gucci went to town on the man clutch, with Bottega Veneta featuring a similar style and almost all other houses showing more traditionally feminine bags with a masculine twist. Frida is definitely on to something here, and Gucci is the go-to for bags, so husbands ask your wives what a clutch is, then visit your local Gucci or Bottega Veneta store and pick one up (super relatable, I know)!

Gucci

Gucci

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prosum

Bottega Veneta

Gucci

Gucci

FW 2011 Menswear Trends: The Colour Red!

Behold the first installment of my trend reports on the FW 2011 menswear shows.

Often considered the sexiest of colours, red was one of the most prevalent shades to feature in this season's shows at Paris, Milan and London. I've often said red, black and white are the only truly timeless colours, and I'm pretty sure that in math class they teach you that red + black + white = glamour. Or was that just me? Math degree or not, it's pretty clear red is here to stay, so feed your inner fashion animal and go for the blood colour! I know will.

Dior Homme

Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum

Ann Demeulemeester

Vivienne Westwood

Alexander McQueen

Dolce & Gabbana

Givenchy

Raf Simons