Fashion
Men’s Clothes That Could Never Be Called an Afterthought
The best things from Paris included snakeskin sneakers at Miu Miu, Balenciaga’s salaryman suits and smushed hiking boots at Loewe.
As Paris Fashion Week neared its final hours, I found myself once again talking about clothes with ASAP Rocky.
Come on, who else could’ve been the Ebert to my Roeper, here? Rocky loves a fashion show! From Milan to Paris, he has been my unofficial fashion week north star. He wasn’t always visible, but when he was, I felt reassured that I was heading in the right direction.
That direction for both of us on Tuesday afternoon, was a mood-lifting Miu Miu show. I liked what I saw. Rocky concurred.
His outfit was further testament of his appreciation. From his chocolate brown fleece to his cutesy curved-collar button-up, the man was Miu Miu’ed out. His sights, he said, were now on the snakeskin sneakers that had just traversed the runway.
Miu Miu introduced men’s wear only in the past few years. The fleet of male guests in attendance, all wearing the brand’s corporate blue shirts and dusty tan work jackets, were proof that the progression into men’s wear was prudent for Mrs. Prada’s pet project.
There were more surefire hits for men in this collection. A Joseph Beuys-style felted suit would be great for daily wear; a cigar brown leather blazer had the sort of winsome fade that men go mad hunting for in vintage stores; and a sandy shearling-lined jacket was this season’s REI-style zip-up. (Requisite warning: Miu Miu may appear egalitarian but doesn’t come cheap. If the current season fleece is any indication, that jacket will sail in at around 10 times the price of a new Patagonia coat.)
