men in skirts

Check out my article on 1883 Digital by 1883 Magazine about the prominence of skirts in menswear SS12 collections from around the world including shows by Commes des Garcon, Givenchy, J.W. Anderson, Rad by Rad Hourani, Rick Owens and Korean labels Resurrection and Irony Porn(o):


Modern European & Western male dress sense has long dictated that outside of Scottish weddings or Marc Jacob’s closet, skirts on a man are a total faux pas.  Taking a look back in history however, gives a glimpse of men from ancient Egypt to Biblical times to historical figures such as Alexander the Great and Christopher Columbus all depicted wearing skirts.  For the rest of the article, click HERE.  


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rad by rad hourani ss12 @ seoul fashion week

Rad Hourani presented his spring/summer 2012 collection for RAD by Rad Hourani last week during Seoul Fashion Week as one of the only participating foreign designers taking part in the week long event. Previous non-Korean designers to show at SFW include such talents as Damir Doma, Henrik Vibskov and Phillip Lim and I strongly think more non-native designers should be invited into the mix to create a bigger buzz and add even more energy and excitement to the week. Hourani's collection, which was also shown during New York Fashion Week, was neither strickly menswear or womenswear, but rather a unisex collection that saw both male & female models wearing the same black leather heeled boots down the runway along with a mostly black ensemble of ambiguous designs. Here are some of my favorite looks from the runway, many of which were styled with gorgeous thin black leather clutches, again for both guys and gals. (Thanks to INAPAD.com for the photographs.)


























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