Guest Blogging: Lauren Monser

Top 5: Spring 2012 Menswear Collections

Fashion month recently ended and the focus has been mainly on the womenswear collections. The menswear showings were pretty stellar and these are the five collections that stood out:

Custo Barcelona

http://shop.custobarcelona.com/us/es/hombre

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012MEN-CUSTOBARC

Brothers Custo and David Dalmau established Custo Barcelona in the mid 90s. Since then their brand has gained a reputation for being bold, flashy, and very colorful. Their Spring 2012 menswear collection didn’t disappoint. Creative Director Custo Dalmau created garments with 3D prints that when sold will come with 3D glasses. The kaleidoscope-esque collection also featured a lot of mesh tanks, printed pants, and flannel shirts.

Jeremy Scott

http://www.jeremyscott.com/

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012MEN-JSCOTT

Jeremy Scott is an outlandish fashion designer with a flair for the eccentric. He is known for his eclectic style and his designs create quite a stir on the runway. His Spring 2012 collection was inspired by The Beverly Hillbillies; it had an air of The Clampetts and Daisy Duke. Models were clothed in overalls, bandannas, and chaps. His menswear collection featured plenty of fringe, denim, and western prints.

J.W. Anderson

http://www.j-w-anderson.com/

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012MEN-JWANDERSON

J.W. Anderson is a British fashion designer whose Spring 2012 collection was his third showing at London Fashion Week. His menswear collection was inspired by chromosomes and the inner workings of human genetics. He used the chemical structure of a double helix as design details. Anderson used paisley and other tribal prints to tie in the molecular theme. His collection was fairly simplistic and had a vibe that was modern with a vintage twist.

Libertine

http://ilovelibertine.com/

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012MEN-LIBERTINE

Libertine was founded in 2000 by creative director Johnson Hartig, who uses his travels as inspiration for his designs. His Spring 2012 collection was a carefree showing, with models smiling, skipping, and carrying drinks down the runway. The collection was mainly black, white, and grey with flashes of glitter. The collection was a mixture of tailored pieces and t-shirts. Hartig included a lot of screen-printing; there were pieces emblazoned with circles, flowers, and stripes.

N.Hoolywood

http://www.n-hoolywood.com/

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012MEN-NHOOLYWOOD

N. Hoolywood was established in 2000 by head designer Daisuke Obana. Obana’s design aesthetic is rooted in vintage fashion, taking inspiration from the 70s and 80s. The Spring 2012 collection was inspired by iconic directors from the 1950s and beyond: Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger and Martin Scorsese. Images from classic films were referenced in Obana’s designs. The creepy eye from Vertigo printed on shirts, fedoras inspired by Ocean’s Eleven and the classic quiff hairstyle from West Side Story were present and added to the vintage vibe of the collection.

All images courtesy of Style.com

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/menswear

Lauren Monser

SartorialBliss.com

Twiter.com/SartorialBliss