For Mans’ fall assortment, Jaime Álvarez took us on a visit to rural Britain, interspersed with a country-kitsch private contact. “That English countryside will also be completely Andalusian,” he stated with amusing. “I’m bringing it house.” He fused each themes, whereas holding tailoring, the home’s strongest asset, as a typical thread. His primary intention was updating clothes by small particulars, corresponding to bringing the liner of a jacket from the within to the surface, or utilizing trompe l’oeil particulars to re-edit clothes from earlier collections. The Sevilla-born designer centered on texture, with micro-sequins on ladylike attire, and jackets and skirts constituted of alpaca. “It’s a little bit of a tribute to ladies who trip horses, whether or not they’re from Nice Britain or from El Rocío in Huelva.”
Not too long ago, Álvarez has expanded the Mans providing, which has bolstered the model’s buyer profile. “We’ll by no means hand over on menswear as a result of that’s our main success, however this present has served to testify that we are able to make all types of garments, all the time following the model’s line,” he stated. His menswear and womenswear collections had been aimed toward an viewers of contrasts: the festive facet coexisted with on a regular basis items, by playful layering, and the robust presence of inauspicious shades, corresponding to inexperienced or “egg yellow,” Álvarez added, “It’s very Mans—a chaos that grew to become harmonious within the look.”
