Menswear designers in both Milan and Paris displayed several retro themes. Among them was a nod toward a significant but brief moment in time that was London in the late ‘seventies, known as ‘punk,’ and early ‘eighties, often referred to as ‘new wave’.
As Thatcherism dawned, musicians and artists made their leftwing political standpoints known through album covers, posters and badges, both cloth and metal, sewn, embroidered or pinned onto clothing.
Now, 45 years later, this trend has come around again, markedly so at Fursac, for which Gauthier Borsarello staged its first fashion show.
“It’s a period when people were showing their culture — like the music you listen to, the movies you watch, the job you have — on your clothes,” Borsarello said. “That’s something that we lost a bit lately.”
Clearly, other designers agreed.
Look 13: Round, ‘destination’ patches sewn onto a khaki green hoodie under a fleece of the same color and on blue denim straight leg jeans tucked into brown boots.
Look 29: A quilted bomber jacket with an embroidered badge showing a Union Jack and British bulldog with the words, ‘Great Britain’. The Jordanluca brand tag was stitched underneath. The jacket was shown with black corduroy pants.
Look 6: A two-piece blue plaid suit with a DB jacket and matching bondage pants. Metal badges were pinned to the lapels. Words including the word ‘Seditionaries’ were embroidered onto the lapels and sleeves.
Look 33: A zip up jacket in mottled brown leather and matching pants. Both were embellished with cloth patches depicting images created by the designer.
Look 14: A black wool suit with a one-button blazer embellished with overlapping embroidered badges depicting basketball ball team logos over a shirt and tie, and a matching beanie
Louis Vuitton: designer, Pharrell Williams and Nigo
