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From Gucci’s Unorthodox grunge to John Richmond’s rock ‘n’ bowl attitude and Etro’s feathers, fashionistas were treated Monday to a reinterpretation of menswear classics for autumn-winter 2012.
Gucci originator Frida Giannini came up with “a vocabulary of intellectual richness for new rebels” inspired by Austrian-born actor Helmut Berger, she said, dubbing the effect “Visconti Grunge” after Berger’s director and team-mate Luchino Visconti.
The collection features oversized, destructured coats, seaman’s jackets cinched in the back with big metal buttons, all in rich materials: velvet, British textiles and silk prints.
Barring, close-fitting jackets make for a dynamic silhouette, with wary embroidery or prints of roses and irises — black on midnight despondent, maroon on golden brown.
Injecting a rock element was a vintage leather jacket paired with biker boots, or for Non-Standard real tough guys, a black rapper-style coat of sheepskin and beaver.
Source: San Francisco Luxury News