Courrèges Men’s Spring 2022
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For the launch of the house’s first men’s collection in 35 years, artistic director Nicolas Di Felice based many of the looks on his debut women’s collection, unveiled in March. Even the format of the presentation was similar, as models walked in a white box to a soundtrack by Erwan Sene, alongside women dressed in resort looks.
Having spent most of his career working alongside Nicolas Ghesquière, the designer knows how to cut to the chase. Everything about his approach is concise, from the razor-sharp constructions and considered details, to the minimal palette of black, white, navy, brown and beige.
Ditto the messaging: he reprised the oversized checked raincoat with raglan sleeves that opened his last show – a look inspired by a photograph of founder André Courrèges. “He was the best advertisement for the men’s line, since he was always dressed in his own designs,” he remarked.
But where the Space Age designer channeled a sporty attitude, Di Felice skews towards club culture. Vinyl tank tops and rib knit pants, a stretch jersey top with a circular cutout midriff, and black leather pants with openwork side seams were better suited for the dancefloor than a walk in the park.
