Robbie Morimoto (Ford Men), C.J. Hancock (Ford Men), and Lorenzo Vargas (Ford Men) help illustrate the berry menswear trend in Thursday’s WWD. Burgundy has undergone a bit of a transformation this season and is all the sleeker for it. Robbie (first from left) wears a Neil Barrett coat, Dior Homme turtleneck, and Tim Coppens pants, all in wool, along with a pair of Ben Sherman shoes. C.J. (third from left) wears a Siki Im wool jacket, Salvatore Ferragamo cashmere sweater, Tim Coppens wool pants, and a pair of Neil Barrett shoes. Lorenzo (fourth from left) wears a Raf Simons cotton shirt over a Tommy Hilfiger cotton shirt with a Ben Sherman necktie, Missoni wool pants, and Nicole Farhi Shoes. [WWD]
Saks Fifth Avenue took the unprecedented step of removing a wall from the fifth floor of its flagship store in Manhattan in order to accommodate the footprint of a special in-store retail space for young designer Phillip Lim. The 825-square-foot shop-in-shop, the first of its kind for both designer and retailer, was christened Tuesday evening at an event co-hosted by Saks and W Magazine. The retail space represents a significant investment by Saks in what is essentially its merchandising future. [WSJ]
Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the annual global home furnishing jamboree, wrapped up in Milan at the close of last weekend after having attracted scores of attendees. Many of the general public perusing the trade show as it turns out were also well dressed. So well in fact to attract street photographers the likes of which are typically seen scrumming for shots outside shows in New York, Milan, and Paris during fashion week. Milan-based photographer Kuba Dąbrowski trained his lens on the a selection of Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012 attendees and came away with this engrossing slide show. [WWD]
Chairlift have released a newly minted live version of the song “Met Before” off their album Something (Columbia). Recorded at an auditorium at New York University, the music video features an all-female a capella ensemble including Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek accompanied by Patrick Wimberly on guitar. The video is the second in a series of live alternate versions from the album and is preceded by “Sidewalk Safari.” Last month the band released a choose-your-own-adventure version of “Met Before,” which is not to be missed. [Vimeo]
Robbie Morimoto (Ford Men), C.J. Hancock (Ford Men) & Lorenzo Vargas (Ford Men) | WWD Thursday April 26, 2012 (Photography: Eli Schmidt courtesy of WWD.com)
