Men Fashion 2013 Winter Pics
Autumn can be a notoriously difficult season to dress for; it’s not cold enough for thick woollens from head to toe, but foregoing layers can lead to you being caught short, especially when faced with our unpredictable British climate.
However, for AW13 both designers and high street retailers have turned to quilting in order to provide the perfect sartorial solution to this common problem.
We have already seen a meteoric rise in the popularity of quilted jackets over the past few years – think how saturated the traditional Barbour jacket and its high street replicas have become – but now it seems the textural effect is being applied to other types of clothing, and even accessories too.
It seems a logical progression; quilting not only helps keep you warm, it also adds a tactile dimension to any piece – providing it with a sense of depth and creating an interesting visual effect within any ensemble you choose to integrate it into.
The down-side of quilting is that it adds natural volume and can often ruin the clean lines you have tried so hard to create. But when used in moderation and applied in the correct way, current collections have shown that quilted pieces can work within a modern slim-fit aesthetic.
Autumn can be a notoriously difficult season to dress for; it’s not cold enough for thick woollens from head to toe, but foregoing layers can lead to you being caught short, especially when faced with our unpredictable British climate.
However, for AW13 both designers and high street retailers have turned to quilting in order to provide the perfect sartorial solution to this common problem.
We have already seen a meteoric rise in the popularity of quilted jackets over the past few years – think how saturated the traditional Barbour jacket and its high street replicas have become – but now it seems the textural effect is being applied to other types of clothing, and even accessories too.
It seems a logical progression; quilting not only helps keep you warm, it also adds a tactile dimension to any piece – providing it with a sense of depth and creating an interesting visual effect within any ensemble you choose to integrate it into.
The down-side of quilting is that it adds natural volume and can often ruin the clean lines you have tried so hard to create. But when used in moderation and applied in the correct way, current collections have shown that quilted pieces can work within a modern slim-fit aesthetic.
Modern Quilting Lookbook
The latest high street and designer campaigns have featured quilted attire prominently, with a strong focus on classic outerwear styles such as the field jacket, bomber and gilet.
Breaking away from tradition, quilted blazers, sweatshirts and even contrast quilted sleeves have also been spotted in lookbooks from HE By Mango, River Island and Tommy Hilfiger, respectively:
The Current Market
Turning to the high street, the availability of quilted items – especially the quilted sweatshirt – is immediately obvious. Topman, Zara and River Island are all currently stocking a wealth of styles at competitive prices.
Similarly, these high street stores are also offering quilted sweatpants with cuffed ankles (a surprisingly popular choice), quilted backpacks and quilted long-sleeved shirts. River Island has even gone a step further by stocking quilted leather-effect gloves, and a quilted shirt in this season’s popular camouflage print.
For those of you with a bit more disposable cash, online retailers such as Mr Porter and Oki-Ni are demonstrating that premium designers are also backing the quilting trend. Mr Porter are stocking an A.P.C. lumberjack-style checked quilted shirt jacket, a Lanvin zig-zag quilted wool sweater and a midnight blue Burberry wool tuxedo blazer featuring a lightly quilted lining.
Whilst at Oki-Ni, you can pick up a subtly quilted Christopher Shannon long sleeve sweatshirt, a Stone Island Shadow Project quilted scarf and, for the really adventurous amongst you, a pair of J.W. Anderson navy quilted trousers.
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