No longer are leather Biker jackets the remit of old, Hairy, slightly podgy, Hell’s Angels types, in fact I’d go as far to say nothing could be further from the true. The Biker Jacket has become a modern day classic in the contemporary man’s wardrobe and the idea that it’s to be worn in a James Dean styleee, on your bike teamed with a tee and Denim jeans is totally outdated. Take a look at some of the images of celebs wearing the classic jacket below. It’s a totally versatile piece thats as at home being dressed up with a formal shirt and tie, like Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor at the recent Mortdecai Premiere or Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. As it is being thrown on and worn in a casual manner like the magic Daniel Readcliffe, Kanye West or Mr David Beckham.
Great examples of how to wear your Biker Jacket
First up we have a classic from the brand who seem to have struck gold in hitting the balance between Biker and style perfectly, Belstaff.
This one just goes to show it doesn’t have to be in leather to be Biker and is from Diesel.
A wonderful example of a traditional Biker style jacket from Label Lab at House of Fraser.
Once again a brand that manages to seamlessly fuse traditional Biker quality with true style is Burberry Brit at MRPORTER.com
On a budget, no worries this is great value and is totally on trend from River Island
If your after the authentic real deal look no further than this number from Schott at Asos
We arrive in the final destination on our round up of the male Fashion weeks for Autumn/Winter 2015. Bonjour Paris and we start the proceedings off with a brand not short on that certain Je ne said quoi, yes Louis Vuitton and what a way to start. Kim Jones just seems to be going from strength to strength during his tenure with the Luxury Power house. He drew his inspiration this season, on a personal hero, in the shape of British Designer Christopher Nemeth who was relatively unknown outside of Japan. He interpreted four of Nemeth’s signature prints and at the same time managed to work them expertly into the Vuitton aesthetic, that only he could have achieved to such a high level. Once again leaving everyone, a baited for next season to see what magic he may conjure.
Next up, onto a designer who left me agog with the beauty of his collection, Junya Watanabe, who based the look of his Autumn/Winter 2015 collection on the sub culture of the ‘sappers’ the nattily dressed gentlemen from the Congo. Think, those immaculately dressed dandies of 1930’s Harlem in their Sunday Best fit for Church and an audience with God himself. Nonetheless, this was no retro obsessed collection, this was modernity personified.
Then to Riccardo Tisci’s Givenchy, we saw a departure from the sweatshirts and Tees which have made the Fashion brand such a favourite of the likes of Professor Green through to Kanye West in recent years and a move towards the formal roots of the Parisian house. However, this was a dark and eerie at time unnerving presentation by Tisci and the Devil was literally in the detail.
Kris Van Assche for Dior Homme, seemed to run his show in reverse this season opting to start the presentation with formal attire in tuxedos in various forms then moving between smart and smart casual throughout. Mixing that juxtaposition of high formal then throwing in denim, a baseball cap, trainers or maybe even all three, just because he can.
Next we have the Luxury house of Luxury Houses, Hermes offering a Masterclass in the modern male’s wardrobe and what it SHOULD contain for every possible eventuality, whether that be a business meeting or what to wear for that all important down time, Veronique Nichanian had it covered to a tee, T-shirt that is.
Like Hermes, Alber Elbaz over at Lanvin did his take on what a the contemporary man needs for his functional wardrobe. He divided it into uniform sections which included, pinstripes, tweeds in grey, country plaids, army coats and military jackets.
Penultimately, we have Sir Paul Smith flying the flag for British Sartorialism on the continent. Like so many brands this season he too has adopted the maxim of Orange is the new Black or maybe he’s been watching too much Netflix, either way we have seen everyone from Christopher Raeburn to Missoni, Moschino and Vivienne Westwood all take on the sunshine hue. Smith looked back to move forward this season and saught his design team to plunder his archive of decades of hoarding.