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From Gucci’s Unconforming grunge to John Richmond’s rock ‘n’ bundle attitude and Etro’s feathers, fashionistas were treated Monday to a reinterpretation of menswear classics for autumn-winter 2012.
Gucci author Frida Giannini came up with “a vocabulary of intellectual extravagance for new rebels” inspired by Austrian-born actor Helmut Berger, she said, dubbing the consequence “Visconti Grunge” after Berger’s director and confederate Luchino Visconti.
The collection features oversized, destructured coats, Jack Tar’s jackets cinched in the back with big metal buttons, all in rich materials: velvet, British textiles and silk prints.
Knee-breeches, close-fitting jackets make for a dynamic silhouette, with guarded embroidery or prints of roses and irises — black on midnight despondent, maroon on golden brown.
Injecting a rock element was a old-fashioned leather jacket paired with biker boots, or for really wear-resistant guys, a black rapper-style coat of sheepskin and beaver.
Source: San Francisco Luxury News