Author: Jadon
Layers, textiles, patterns, colours. Hats,
scarves, gloves, leather boots. Autumn is
offi cially the most stylish season during the
year, offering a perfect compromise between creativity
and comfort.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER.
The golden 70’s does not want to go out of fashion,
and supposedly as long as Alessandro Michele
will be directing the Gucci, who is the most
infl uential creative director since 2015, the trend
will stay. The 1970’s is the best inspiration for autumn,
because the denim, the knitted pieces, the
fur, the leather and the warm, rich colours are all
coming from the dawn of the era. Solid and clear
lines and daring patterns.
RED, BOURDON, BURGUNDY
The colour of the season is red and its passionate
shades. It is a bold colour which magnetizes the
glance. However, not only a burning Ferrari red
can be used to spice up the closet. For those, who
prefer a more moderate style I rather recommend
a ‘red-wine-ish’ burgundy shade.
You can bring the colour into your closet as
you like; in the form of a Chesterfi eld coat, a
suit or few fi ne accessories. With the colour
black and dark grey every red shade goes
well, but with vivid blue it can create a bit of
a disharmonic illusion. For example, with a
navy-blue suit, a brighter red scarf or a small
accessory can work well, or if you would like
to jazz up your light blue shirt, a brownish
bourdon coloured tie or cardigan can make a
perfect contrast.
MONOCHROME
Fall-Winter collections’ one ruling stamp was
the full-monochrome look. If only one colour
dominates in one’s outfi t, without patterns,
it always refers to elegance and establishes
a polished look. One colour’s shades can be
perfectly varied in one set, for example in a
full outfi t of the colour black, grey, navy or
brown. On different fabrics one colour’s different
shades are working differently, which
can spice up the monochrome look.
TOTAL PRINT
In the fall collections of 2020, the runways of
fashion houses were coloured by the striking
phenomena of outfi ts fl ashing in uniform pattern
from head to toe. The ruling line was a
range of geometric forms, checks and minimalistic
motives. Based on the runway collections,
there is an option to pick a few of the
daringly patterned pieces to spice up the closet,
and the ‘bold-ones’ can try outfi ts in total
prints too.
If you love those suits which have patterned
fabric, but were afraid to combine them in
weekday outfi ts, now it is time to do so. It
provides an easy, comfortable, but still polished
appearance, not to mention, with the
well-chosen accessories it is an ageless wear.
Wear it with a simple shirt, turtleneck or in
a classic form with a shirt, accessorised with
leather sneakers or Chelsea boots, jazz it up
with a scarf, a hat or a pair of leather gloves.
Not to forget autumn is a season of a moody
weather, so for accessories, deep browns and
black colours are recommended, as they are
variable on a wide range and due to their dark
colour, they are more durable and easier to clean
than the lighter colours. With scarves you
can be more daring to break the full coloured
blocks with a bold bright colour or a print. The
rule is simple, if the outfi t is quite patterned
and colourful, the accessories should be plain,
and vice versa. Always note what you would like
to highlight on yourself, and the more eye-catching
pieces should be placed there.
LAYERS
I usually say exaggeratedly that autumn is the
season where we leave the house in three complete
outfi t and then represent ourselves as the
daily event and the weather necessitates. It is
obvious in the light of the above mentioned as
this period favours layered wear. Thus, we can
adjust to the varying weather with ease as the
sweater, blazer and coat can be rapidly taken
off while the accessories remain to be a part
of the outfi t. Contrary to other seasons we can
be comfortable during the long days all-along,
shall it be the cold of early morning that requires
a jacket or a coat; the sunny late morning
when often a shirt alone might be comfortable;
the gloomy afternoon when a sweater comes
handy or the evening when the coat is needed
over again.
Sweaters and cardigans are the most favoured
items of temporary wear, but unfortunately
many have to avoid these due to their fabric.
I would recommend paying precise attention
to choose a product of fi ne quality and before
buying it, test the fabric by touching the skin on
the arm with it and gently pull upwards to see
whether it appears to be irritating or not. If this
displeasing occurrence appears while wearing
the piece of clothing, it shall be exchanged if
possible because the skin will never get used to
the fabric that caused irritation. I would further
recommend wearing a piece of clothing made
of light fabric under the knitted sweater or cardigan
to avoid direct contact with the skin and
prevent irritation.
THE AGELESS DENIM
Denim is rebellious, comfortable, stylish and is
always present. Especially during this autumn.
If such a type of trousers exists that looks good
on everyone and anyone can fi nd the best fi tting
version, that are jeans. However, there are a few
golden rules that are worthy to keep. The fi rst
and most important rule is to never be cheap
about it. When it comes to the composition of the
fabric, either do research or ask for the help of the
shop assistant because for example mixed strand
or a stretch jeans are more comfortable but tend
to be less durable, irrespective of brand. Classic
hard denim jeans might not be the most comfortable
wear for everyone but will fi t the body of
the owner over time. The second rule is to never
handle the jeans similarly to the other pieces of
clothing. This might sound unwelcome, but the
reason most vintage jeans are in good condition
is that those were rarely washed. If a pair of jeans
are not worn daily, instead of washing they might
be better to put it out in the fresh air, use cloth-refreshing
sprinkle and when it is time, delicate washing.
It is recommended trying numerous shapes and
shades to be able to choose the most adequate.
In some cases, the jeans require some additional
adjustment; in case of length, seek a pair that fi ts
everywhere else; for adjustment around the waist
and hips choosing the bigger size is recommended
because size can always be reduced but not increased.
Blue is the classic colour, might it be any
shade, therefore it is the most durable. Black jeans
show the traces of washing and wearing earlier. Of
course, denim is not only jeans. It might be a fabric
of shirts, coats or accessories. The rules, however,
are valid in each case as the fabric is the same.
During autumn, denim jacket is a pleasant wear,
that can be paired with either tweet or simple
weave trousers or even with jeans. It is well combinable
with any fabric or colours thus it can accessorise
or even emphasize the favourite piece of
clothing. Denim jackets are usually not very thick
and thus ensure a pleasant wear in the autumn
weather. It is a stylish wear for any age groups.
FUR N’ LEATHER
In 2020 winter, two long-gone trends return in
menswear. One of these is fur, either genuine or
artifi cial, the other one is leather. Shearling coats
will rather appear around November, but until
then the coats can be upgraded by thin fur coat
accessories made for men.
The collections of Fendi and Dunhill were made
extraordinary by different pieces of leather combined
with the tailoring masterpieces. Besides the
lustrous pieces, classic leather trousers and suits
were included, mainly in the colour of black and
brown. These are undoubtably daring garments,
but it shall not be forgotten that the scale is always
broad. Some gentlemen feel excellent wearing a
striking pair a leather trousers combined with a
turtleneck and a trench coat; and other gentlemen
would rather choose a classic leather blazer
that can be worn as a coat, or maybe smaller accessories
for his outfi t.
ACCESSORIZE
In this season the accessories also favour
businessmen and the fans of rather elegant
clothing. Ties appeared on a number of
runways, even as accessories for more casual
outfi ts. Besides the classic colours and
patterns now the more striking motives appeared.
If one feels so, and their workplace
allows so, a classic suit can be upgraded by a
more daring tie on the grey days of autumn.
Regarding gloves, besides the classic leather
pieces now split suede leather can be tried
as well as ones with longer sleeve by favour
of Dior.
Until now, the designing of bags did not
really favour the need of men; the variety
was narrow apart from briefcases, laptop
bags and bigger handbags but this seems to
be in a change. Besides the usual handbags
Jacquemus, Ambush and MSGM, besides
many has brought out both shoulder bags
and other small packs. These fi t men perfectly
both in colours, style and size. These
are fashionable and quality solutions to easily
carry the needed things throughout the
whole day.
Those shoes of greater stability come especially
handy during autumn and winter.
Chunky boots keep on conquering the runaways
despite the fact that these are typically
only liked by the younger age groups.
On the runaways of Prada, the stronger,
more rugged reconsiderations of classic
boots and shoes can be seen while the collection
of Fendi has been upgraded by more
colourful and more robust varieties. I would
recommend those leather shoes and boots
of thicker sole by personal experience; for fi rst
the sensation is unusual, but these are much
more comfortable as the impact of the feet on
the ground is reduced during walking. Besides
the greater fashion houses, the more moderate
thick-soled version of one’s favourite moccasin
shoes, Chelsea boots or Oxford shoes can be
found in the offer of smaller brands too.