DAKS SPRING/SUMMER 2013 MEN'S COLLECTION

For it's latest SS collection, the house of Daks envisioned a man from the early 18th century London streets being zapped into the the somewhat modern future. So what is that one would see? A fine young dandy prancing through the streets of modern England with an impressed look on his face. 

The two main things that I REALLY liked about this collection are: 1. Even though they borrowed a few elements from the earlier times, they haven't been staying on memory lane for too long, in fact, I like how they've given the collection a modern twist with the thick rimmed glasses and deep V-neck sweaters. 2. They've done something quite incredible with pairing the iconic English gentleman's wardrobe staples - the top hat and the cummerbund with checked shorts and modern day cardigans to give it a bit of an edginess. 

Varied sizes of plaid were seen through out the show and the bright citrus orange trench coats really perked and livened it up. Yet another great presentation by Daks and it's team.

(ALL PHOTOS TAKEN FROM GQ MAGAZINE)

WHAT'S THE 411?

Okay, so I get that it's super late to be posting about this, in fact I know it's super late to be posting about anything. And no, I haven't been procrastinating at all, it's just that I've been really busy with my IGCSE exams that I just finished two months ago. And since they ended I've been on a long, much deserved break. Anyway, enough about me, parlons de la mode oui? So, as you all may know, H&M is one of the biggest producers of high quality clothes with products aimed towards the mass market. And they also collaborate with high-end designers to create items affordable to the mass market.

Maison Martin Margiela on the other hand, is one of the more enigmatic and avant garde fashion houses, which come up with a lot of intricate and artistic pieces. In other words, they don't just make clothes; they make wearable art.

So imagine my state of euphoria when I read that the two were collaborating to bring us one kick-ass collection. What I REALLY like about this collaboration is that the pieces we'll get are gonna be 1.Affordable and 2. Actually wearable, but with an element of uniqueness to it. I also read somewhere that no two pieces of clothing will be the same. Not sure if that's true though. But can you imagine how cool that would be?

But for those of you who aren't familiar with Margiela's work, I'll leave you with a few pics to gawk over. Enjoy!

INSPIRATIONS

To be honest, inspiring me doesn't take much. You just require creativity and talent. Maybe that's why I've always found fashion so enthralling. It NEVER stays the same. It keeps being constantly recreated and changed. Much like a chameleon. That's why, even when it comes to fashion, I only like things which are avant-garde. Or at least have some sort of oddness to them. I'm not a huge fan of designers like Ralph Lauren or Michael Kors. I mean, their clothes do have certain elements which make them attractive. But if I were to choose, I'd much rather go with someone like Jean-Paul Gaultier or Alexander McQueen. As much as I like Haute Couture, street style makes up most of what I am. Just the look of a studded leather jacket, paired with ripped denim makes me go crazy! I do like a lot if underground designers as well. They seem to understand the problems that are being faced by today's youth. If I had to choose, I would say my biggest inspirations when it comes to fashion, creativity and my overall lifestyle are: 1. Lady gaga, 2. Susie Lau, 3. Anna Dello Russo, 4. Rei Kawakubo, and finally, Yohji Yamamoto.  And I do get a LOT of my inspiration from Japan, it's people and it's culture. But I'll talk about that in another post. So bye for now