Milan / June 22nd, 2013

Ermenegildo Zegna

Stefano Pilati made his debut at Ermenegildo Zegna with a new couture range priced 50 percent above the brand’s flagship label. He opened the show with a series of long and lean suits, the jackets characterized by a high button stance and lapels something between notch and peak. The slim pants on suits were often in the same fabric as the jackets, but embedded with subtle jacquard patterns. Without going off the charts, Mr. Pilati proposed some delicious colors and  more than anything, he showed his experience with this collection and his Italian sensibility.

Andrea Pompilio

Andrea Pompilio presented his collection for the first time at Giorgio Armani’s theater featuring a modern and relaxed silhouette, beautiful and exuberant prints, patterns and great tailoring.

Andrea Incontri

With an imaginary lighthouse keeper in mind, Andrea Incontri channeled a sailor theme, while keeping things sophisticated and contemporary. Stripes, floral prints, colors – orange, red, blue, light grey, white, beige – joining to minimal constructions, reinterpreting retro lines under the sign of a thinking lightness of the man featuring in the Spring/Summer 2014 collection by Andrea Incontri.

Jil Sander

The collection is a perfect marriage between streetwear’s generous shapes and searing colors to clinical tailoring, embracing bold summery colors, oversize proportions and special fabric finishes. Cut in white with subtly tapered trousers, the white suit is a pristine clean image for the season, accented with the occasional pop of coral and a shirt design that lends the look the formality of a 3-piece suit without the fuss. With clutch in tote, the Jil Sander uniform is composed of baggy slouchy fits, allowing for boxy shirts, low-hanging shorts, cardigans and other menswear essentials for a charming outing. There’s also somehing that remind me of McQueen SS 2014.

John Varvatos

For his Spring 2014 collection, John Varvatoes has created evening wear with a generous helping of rocker aesthetic. The color palette rarely strays from black, gray, and occasionally red, and the cuts are at once slim and loose. Jackets with satin lapels and waiscoats combine with un-tucked shirts and narrow collars to create a look that is reminiscent of Charles Dickens by way of Kings of Leon.

Sources: WWD, NYTimes, GQ,

Photo by: Marcus Tondo, Gianni Pucci, Luca Tombolini, Marcus Tondo / InDigitalteam,