lFW Summer/Resort 2014 gave a new definition to menswear with androgynous looks, sockless ankles, dark blues and unique lengths
Short and Sweet
Designers Ken Ferns and Kunal Tanna took pant lengths to new heights this season. With shorts being at unusual unique lengths, designers didn’t fail to keep the look casual, unique and comfortable. With street style being this year’s theme, printed shorts, using floral and light colour palettes along with block print capris trended on ramp. This summer, go past your jeans and work with wonderful patterns and colours for your shorts.
Androgyny
Designer Dhruv Kapur is known for his astute fashion philosophy of being modern, utilitarian, luxurious and sometimes severe. The clothes are functional, minimal, architectural and unisex.
His collection this year dwells on two characteristics of the modern human — duplicity and duality. Giving an androgynous feel to lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014, designer blurred lines and played with the space of men’s and women’s fashion. Floral prints, skirts, feminine collars and colours expressed androgyny is an attempt to move past social conventions.
Something blue
lFW seemed to sing the blues as designers eleven eleven, Sanjay Hingu, Nitin Chawla and Shyamal & Bhumika all seemed to work with the blue magnificently.
From baby blue to a deep royal tone, the spectrum of blue for men’s fashion came through this season.
Sockless & ankles
A growing trend is the sockless effect. When it comes to casuals and semi casual looks, designers opt for a sockless footwear. The trend has been extended to even formal wear. long gone are men’s suits that cover the length of their leg.
A 90 percent length with a visible ankle is trendy with a bit of informality to the garment.
This accentuates the formal shoes that are either worn sockless or with ankle socks. Designers Nitin Chawla and Narendra Kumar showcased a wonderful array of men’s suits with this trend.