Colour Trends

My favourite menswear trends for Autumn Winter 12/13.

I like this colour direction. I think the colour tones are warm and I like the oranges. I think pops of orange would look great against dark suiting. The bright colours could also be used for accessory ranges and trims.

Street style

After spotting David McDermott on Grafton Street, Dublin, I considered his style, I liked David's individuality and his deconstructed look. I also photographed James, on holiday in Dublin from Boston.

So I began to research images of men's fashion an street style on blogs such as The Sartorialist, Facehunter and trend forecasting website WGSN. These are some of the menswear looks which caught my eye.

This is my favourite look.

Images from: www.wgsn.com, www.theartorialistcom and www.facechunter.com

Skeuomorph!

Skeuomorph skyoo'e-morf, n (Greek skeuos vessel, tool, and morphe, shape)

A retained but no longer functional stylistic feature. This term was originally used in architecture and archaeology to refer to a feature whose origin was functional, but whose only vestige was as a decorative ornament. What a terrific word! One that I think befits my post on Pocket Squares! While on the streets of Dublin I spotted very few stylish gentlemen sporting pocket squares in their jacket breast pocket.

In the early 1900′s, a dapper gentleman would never leave the house without a pocket square tucked neatly into his suit’s breast pocket. Yet by the latter half of that century, the pocket square began to disappear.

Although the pocket square no longer holds any functional connotations, I love to see a brightly coloured hanky in a man's breast pocket! I think it adds an element of fun and personality to a man's suit.

Images from: www.wgsn.com

Yellow Mountain

Yellow Mountain

"Everything that matters on the human journey is beyond knowing. It’s a process of unknowing, of discovery, of surprise" – Patrick Hall, Drawings (2007)

On seeing this painting I instantly noticed the splash of yellow among the muted tones of the stripes. It was a surprise amonst the stripes, the first thing that sprung to mind was 'a hanky in a man's breast pocket.

Image from: http://www.greenonredgallery.com

"Summer in Dublin"

I spent my Summer at home in Ireland and visited Dublin on some of my days off. Dublin is a fantastic city to visit, especially in the summer, when there are thousands of tourists and a great buzz about the city.

Dublin has been shortlised for World Design Capital 2014, so there was an abundance of cultural events, exhibitions, design events, festivals and social events. I visited many of the city's galleries including IMMA, The National Gallery, The Green On Red Gallery, The Science Gallery, The Temple Bar Gallery and The Chester Beatty Library.

I also visited some temporary exhibitions such as Dublin Contemporary, the annual exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Common Ground - Twisting Conventions in Fashion & Architecture, as well as visiting the Dublin Contemporay Exhibition 2011.

Common Ground was a small exhibition on Dublin's South William Street. South William Street is emerging as a fashionable destination for café life, boutiques and niche retailing.

Irish stylist Aisling Farinella took the work of six prominent Irish fashion designers; Una Burke, Simone Rocha, Eilis Boyle, Eme Vandal, Joanne Hynes and Tim Ryan, and found a range of buildings and inspiring architectural spaces that relate to their work visually and conceptually. The result is a beautifully crafted exhibition which brings to light the parallels between the two art forms

GH Mumm Common Ground from aisling farinella on Vimeo.

For more information, visit: http://mumm-twistingconventions.com/verified.html