
BY V.W.
The players of Day 3: Michael Kors, Perry Ellis, Cade, Tommy Hilfiger, Nick Graham, Gypsy Sport, Jeffrey Rudes, Calvin Klein, Greg Lauren, Tim Coppens, Ricardo Seco, Billy Reid
LEMON yellow. Orange orange. Electric blue. Chartreuse green.
One is assailed by a riot of color on first contact with the Ricardo Seco FW2016 collection. It is especially stark against a backdrop of and counterpoint of black.

One relatable element of Time is the serape, strongly referencing a timeliness in Mexican culture. In two instances, the serape is presented on the grand scale of a greatcoat.
Both are fur-trimmed and hooded. They exude power and elegance, the wrinkles worrying them notwithstanding.
A connection to Time can be inferred in the pants – tapered, slightly baggy; in leather or pleather, cotton or wool; worn by male and female alike. That is, pants being a staple and staples being transcendent.

For evening, a fur-lined collar serape vest overlaid with sparkles. Those same sparkles brighten a few turtlenecks. What to make of the white athletic shoes, one knows not.
Aside from the serape coats, the piece in this collection with the most traction – which is occasionally too literal and costumey – is a multi-paneled turtleneck: black, chartreuse and b&w serape print. On a cold, cloudy, dreary day, it will be a bright sight for sore eyes.


TIM COPPENS


A trend has formed. A clutch of designers, like award-winning Tim Coppens, that hoes the rows of the high-end athletic street aesthetic. They produce utterly wearable and commercial clothes. Layers inform much of their work.
Often the whole is greater than the parts, as it is for the Belgian designer’s FW2016 collection.
Cases in point, the ensemble featuring the red T-Sweater with two white stripes for women. For men, the one with the black turtleneck with peekaboo yellow stripe.
FEIT: Man vs Machine
THE shoe brand, FEIT, encourages us all to buy environmentally-friendly handmade shoes, rather than the environmentally polluting mass-produced, machine-made variety.

Hence, the audio-visual installation at The New Museum, “FEIT: Man vs Machine.”

The cobbler owns the Chinese factory where NYC-based FEIT shoes are handmade. Mr. Rock asserts that you, you, you and you should own at least three pair of shoes and a maximum of 20.

Visit http://www.cfda.com/programs/new-york-mens-week to learn more about New York Fashion Week: Men’s, including shows and show times.
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