MEMORABLE STREET STYLE LOOKS FROM LONDON MEN'S FASHION WEEK

These trend-setting looks will give you a fresh dose of fashion inspiration.

BY: KIERA SPRONK

Image by: Imaxtree.comBy: Kiera Spronk

These satin pants are proof that comfort is the new cool.

WHY BRIT DESIGNER ROBERTA EINER SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR

BY: LIZ GUBER

 This designer's clothes aren't for shrinking violets. 

Estonian-born, London-based designer Roberta Einer's frenetic and playful vibe is infectious. Since launching her label in 2015, Einer has become known for her bold use of couture-level embellishment and hand embroidery. It's no surprise that prior to launching her label, Einer worked with Olivier Rousteing as a print and embroidery assistant at Balmain.

We chatted to Einer about her spring collection, which is a mix of mad prints and reworked silhouettes inspired by pastel-hued South Beach circa 1980. 

HOW TO WEAR THIS SEASON'S GO-BIG-OR-GO-HOME LOOKS

BY: ANYA GEORGIJEVIC

Source: Imaxtree.com.

What this season's runways trends really mean. 

Thought you had fashion’s rules of proportion nailed? Well, this season is about to throw you a curve – a really voluminous one, complete with silhouettes that challenge the natural lines of the body. On runways from New York to Paris, power is the watchword. Follow the thread back and there’s a nod to the 1980s power shoulder à la Melanie Griffith as Tess in Working Girl or Grace Jones on the cover of her album Nightclubbing. Look to the present and you’ll see Hillary Clinton and her army of pantsuits stitched into this latest version of authoritative dressing.

Last fall, Demna Gvasalia, fashion’s newest enfant terrible, debuted his take on Cristóbal Balenciaga’s legendary sculptural shapes. He opened the show with a houndstooth skirtsuit equipped with shoulder pads and padded hips, imposing the hourglass shape. This season, he showed oversized blazers and trench coats, with the emphasis on the breadth of shoulders. A similar silhouette showed up at Jil Sander. Designer Rodolfo Paglialunga borrowed equally from the ’40s and the ’80s for a look that would certainly have appealed to Griffith’s Tess as she battled Wall Street’s male contingent to shatter the glass ceiling in corporate finance.

Phoebe Philo kept her signature Céline minimalism intact while playing with her version of a zoot suit: baggy high-waisted trousers and an oversized wide-lapel blazer. But she also provided a less formal take on the look by pairing her crisp-white boxy tailored jackets with leather culottes and printed maxiskirts – her suggestion on how to wear the jacket of the season outside an office environment. Despite being intimidating at first (as it’s meant to be), the shoulder-emphasizing jacket is as versatile as that boyfriend blazer you’ve been wearing for the past decade and can easily vibe with a pair of jeans for those I-just-threw-this-on days.

YOU WON'T RECOGNIZE ARIZONA MUSE IN THE NEW CHANEL CAMPAIGN

BY: LIZ GUBER

An image from the Chanel Spring Summer 2017 ad campaign shot by Karl Lagerfeld. Author: Liz Guber  Source: Chanel

 Chanel's Spring Summer 2017 ad campaign is here. 

When I first laid eyes on Chanel's latest visuals courtesy of one Karl Lagerfeld, it took me a moment to realize that Arizona Muse appears in both sets of campaign images. But perhaps that's the point. The spring/summer campaign, which echoes Chanel's "Data Centre" ready-to-wear show, is a study in contrasts. First, Muse is a "cyber punk" dressed in bold tweeds and pop-art accessories. Then, rocking a shag hair style and black lipstick, she's "pop Lolita." The images are both feminine and edgy, artful and futuristic. A closer look reveals the collection's digital influences – an embroidered jacket looks like a switchboard and a beaded choker reminds me of an LED ticker display. In a word, it's thebombdotcom. See the whole thing below.