If there’s one French fashion brand that has wanderlust baked right in, it’s Isabel Marant. Surveying the men’s lookbook as styled by Emmanuelle Alt but also gazing into an imaginary landscape beyond, creative director Kim Bekker observed, “He’s headed to the steppes and out into the desert, from village to village, surfing.”
Here, then, was a wardrobe for the eternal nomad, wherever he roams, be it Paris, the Sahara or Ibiza, one of the designer’s favorite destinations, which appeared here as an embroidered postcard on the back of a varsity jacket. Linen shirts were layered over tees, and paired with easy, straight-cut trousers. Cargo details are a major current for spring, and here they appeared on blazers that were less utilitarian than refined, for the traveler who prefers keeping all his essentials right in his pockets. Drawstring waists gave tailored pieces a sense of ease while here and there an embroidered floral motif lent a tinge of romance without going full-blown folkloric.
The color palette, too, told a story of scorched earth and canyon sunsets, in clay red, sage green and dusty rose. Statement pieces included a lightweight bomber in washed leather, an ecru jean jacket with floral embroidery on the breast pocket, and a washed-out denim jacket with a botanical print, an idea that also cropped up on jeans. The keepers here echoed Marant’s philosophy: sophisticated enough to wear around the city, yet laid back enough for wherever the next flight lands.
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