Friday, February 12, 2010

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week NYC: Duckie Brown


Welcome the return of London 1980's. Only this time the grunge is back with sartorial exactness. Duckie Brown designers Stephen Cox and Daniel Silver have brought it all back, albeit with tailoring. However, this didn't stop them from having fun mixing plaids or using fingerless gloves. Tightly fitted pants, oversized top coats with wide shoulders, the topcoats and jackets were made of rich colorful weaves as well as shots of bright color. The big plaid jacket is back, modeled on the loud jacket your grandpa wore in the 50's. Not suprising, since grandpa's closet and thrift stores were raided with regularity in the 80's. The bright red cashmere overcoat is like a new, hipper version of Cary Grant meets horse and hound meets the GI Joe physique meets rockabilly.

The pants were paired with white socks peaking out over the top of big black boots. Like last year, Duckie Brown has a new hat. This one looks to be the shape of a fez with a bill. We wish they'd sell them online this year.

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