The graphic technology of dressing for sport is fused with that for a city life. Building from the elegance, tailoring and volumes of our winter collection. Welding the precision of constructing garments for sports with that of men’s tailoring. A traditional color palette of men’s dressing. The contrast of the technological and traditional in the garments is mirrored in the silhouette. Garment bonding used aesthetically as well as practically to define and emphasize a garment’s structure. The hot melt adhesive film usually used exclusively on a garment’s interior to ensure it is waterproof is also used to embolden its exterior. A crisp and precise view on dressing, nothing slouchy. A focus on the best dressed of sports from motor and horse racing to equipage.

STYLE
Monochromatic elegance, touch of tech, superposition - layers mix sport and technological with sartorial and natural. Wide shorts over tight trousers and jogging pants. Crumpled, washed - yet crisp. Washed silk. Some touches of the rules and rigor of formal wear.

FORM
Volume and its opposite. High-waist, pleated- front trouser with extra narrow ankle. New drop shoulder with a raised defined shoulder elsewhere. Button 3 jackets with a new button 6 and 2 button double-breasted. Wide short over jersey trouser, Touches of the trench coat with technological detailing, parkas and anoraks in diaphanous nylons. Boiler suits in washed silk. Extra-Long shirts, cropped trousers, a sartorial jogging pant, layered sheer shirt cottons reveal stripes on the inner layer. Wrap over hoodie cotton sweatshirt, open work on knits. Wide Bermuda’s with shiny bonding at its pockets.

DETAIL
Bonding - real or aesthetic, cotton and “gros-grain” ribbon used to emulate bonding. Ties and draw cords belt and evoke sportswear on tailored garments. A white stripe is bonded vertically to trouser legs. Asymmetric vents on outerwear, extra-thin leather belts are visible at the front and disappear into garment at back, exclusive stripes in tones of red brown and blue, detailing in leather and rubber.

FABRICS
Dry hand, crisp, many weights of linen, Poplin ( some water repellent) most with an ultra-tight weave, Cotton Gabardine, Ultra- light glossy nylons, extra dry knits, silk shirting, white jeans painted with vivid resins. Ultra-fine cotton voile. Matte with the sheen of the bonding.

COLOUR
Dense traditional, monochrome with splash of Red and strong horizontal stripes, Navy, Sand, deep burgundy, Black, optical white. From the crisp to the soft… An exclusive check, pigment dyed cottons and silks, royal air-force blue, oatmeal denim…

MOTIF
Horizontal stripes in vivid red and muted blue or brown on many fabrics from Cotton to silks, through nylon etc. and on a wide range of garments and accessories. Exclusive check - fused layered shirts, blousons, coat, t-shirts, large jockey “V’ on shirts. Light and sometimes faded shirting stripes, a huge 19-86 on the front and back of a T-Shirt celebrates 25 years of Dries Van Noten. DVN optical white under-felt for jacket and coat lapels.

ACCESSORIES
Extra thick and extra light soled shoes, Greek inspired city sandals; ultra-thin glossy nylon satchels match outerwear. Printed leather looks like striped canvas.

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