Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year The 2009 Top 50 Moments in Menswear....


1.) Prada Fall 2009 reigns supreme in editorials.
2.) Christophe Decarnin launches Balmain Homme, GQ.com, Vogue.co.uk, and many others still pretend it doesn’t exisit.
3.) Raf Simons takes to the web and launches a new website, after adding an online store to the Jil Sander site.
4.) Paul Helbers finally steps forth onto the runway and takes credit for his Louis Vuitton designs, alongside Marc Jacobs.
5.) Henry Holland makes his mark..and picks up a pair of studded Prada shoes in the process.
6. ) GQ takes over men.style.com – no more runway reviews from Tim Blanks.
7.) Dior Homme launches denim for women, to debut this coming Spring.
8.) Baptiste Giabiconi beats out Sean Orpy for Models.com #1 spot on models.com. With help from Karl Lagerfeld, of course.
9.) Steven Klein pays tribute to Madonna with a naked boot-wearing Travis Hanson on a teaser cover for Vogue Hommes Japan #3.

10.) Gucci launches Iphone App
11.) Jil Sander collaborates with Uniqlo.
12.) Renzo Rosso confirms that Martin Margiela is no longer directly involved in the designing of his own label.
13.) Bowl Cuts somehow become cool for a quick moment. (Givenchy Fall 2009 campaign at left, Jil Sander Spring 2010 at right)

14.) Giorgio Armani and the Dolce & Gabbana duo duke it out over quilted pants, then clear the air.
15.) Bruno Pieters leaves Hugo by Hugo Boss after 2 seasons to develop his own namesake line.
16.) Musician George Craig walks the Burberry Fall 2009 show whilst rolling his eyes, chewing gum, and slouching.
17.) Missoni says goodbye to it’s innocent man and goes for full-on edge.

14.) Giorgio Armani and the Dolce & Gabbana duo duke it out over quilted pants, then clear the air.
15.) Bruno Pieters leaves Hugo by Hugo Boss after 2 seasons to develop his own namesake line.
16.) Musician George Craig walks the Burberry Fall 2009 show whilst rolling his eyes, chewing gum, and slouching.
17.) Missoni says goodbye to it’s innocent man and goes for full-on edge.
18.) Jon Kortajarena is named the GQ Model of the Year.
19.) Roland Mouret decides to do design menswear and plans of displaying during the Fall 2010 season.
20.) A.J. Abualrub Says, “I dropped 30 pounds to do this . . . I see a nutritionist. I only eat, like, maybe twice a day.”
21.) Street Style blogs go big. (Style Sightings at left, Street Peeper at right)

22.) Ryan Koning lands the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan, after beating out Travis Hanson’s Madonna teaser cover.
23.) Alexander Wang launches a line of men’s basics.
24.) John Galliano takes to the runway in the same vest…*drum roll please*… 3 times.
25.) Garrett Neff walks during Milan Fashion Week for the first time, closing Dolce & Gabbana.

26.) Karl Lagerfeld dumps Brad Kroenig, Sebastien Jondeau, and Jake Davies for Baptiste Giabiconi.


27.) Miuccia Prada trades in studs for mesh in her Spring 2010 collection.
28.) Models make an attempt at dancing in the Paul Smith Spring 2010 runway finale, while Michael Jackson plays in the background.
29.) Ash Stymest experiences his first fashion week during Fall 2010.
30.) AJ Abualrub goes back to his original roots from platinum blonde.

31.) Tom Ford Says, “But being at Yves Saint Laurent was such a negative experience for me even though the business boomed while I was there. Yves and his partner, Pierre Bergé, were so difficult and so evil and made my life such misery…I’ve never talked about this on the record before, but it was an awful time for me. Pierre and Yves were just evil. So Yves Saint Laurent doesn’t exist for me.”
32.) Studs, rips, and bleach stains become big once more.
33.) Jesus Luz snags Madonna then lands the Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2009 campaign, walks their Spring 2010, and catches Riccardo Tisci’s attention.
34.) Dior Homme rivals Prada for total editorial supremacy.

35.) Short-shorts plague men’s runways. Brace yourself for the coming months.
36.) Michael Jackson gets spotted in Balmain womenswear.
37.) Hedi Slimane shoots the Prada Fall 2009 campaign.
38.) Roberto Cavalli does motorcycle pants that may remind you of Balmain.

39.) Gladiator sandals bombard men’s Spring 2010 runways.
40.) Nicolas Ripoll pops up from out of nowhere, opening and closing Prada.
41.) John Galliano launches a diffusion line to be showcased in January during fashion week.
42.) Riccardo Tisci introduces me to glittered over-the-knee boots.
43.) Gareth Pugh’s boyfriend models his Spring 2010 collection at Luisaviaroma.com & why-lip.com
44.) Alexander McQueen dominates Milan fashion week with his fall 2009 collection.
45.) Marc Jacobs strips down for Harper’s Bazaar, promoting his Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse collection.
46.) Mark Ronson falls in love with Gucci, designs an exclusive sneaker line in the process.
47.) Karl Lagerfeld shoots the Chanel Spring 2010 campaign wearing Masion Martin Margiela. *see upcoming post in future.*
48.) Clement Chabernaud walks the most shows for Spring 2010.
49.) Frida Giannini does galm rock for Gucci Fall 2009, blurring the line between leggings and pants.
50.) The Man Clutch debuts on Milan Spring 2010 runways.

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