Beach Vibes Mixes With the New Suiting at Perry Ellis
Beach Vibes Mixes With the New Suiting at Perry Ellis
Perry Ellis Spring Summer 2016
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most handsomest of them all?
Prepping the skin before getting glammed up backstage.
This guy is not messing around.
Perry Ellis creative director Michael Maccari makes sure that his model’s locks are just right.
Model Michael Lockley gets into mode pre-show.
It’s not just the face the needs touching up!
Anxiously waiting to strut the runway.
Actor RJ Mitte flashes his million-dollar smile.
The CFDA’s Steven Kolb stands for a photo in a striped top and fitted blazer before taking his seat in the front row.
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The sheerness of the top shows off the right amount of skin.
Model Michael Lockley looks mellow in yellow.
Making a bold statement in a mustard yellow linen suit.
This guy embraces the weekend warrior look.
Man pouch alert!
Just throw your jacket over your shoulders and go!
This black and white suit looks like tires have treaded it.
A beige backpack keeps the neutrality of this look in tact.
A weekend look bypasses a weekday one.
Blue is the warmest color.
For his third collection for Perry Ellis, creative director Michael Maccari focused on the idea of bring a beach city aesthetic to his tailored suits, but with elements of athleticism and performance. “I began to notice how guys look coming to and from they gym,” the designer wrote in his show notes. “They’re combining activewear with their work clothes and that fusion begins to tell the story of what we’re considering the ‘new suit.’” For Spring 2016 that meant reinterpreting traditional fabrics in unconventional ways such as shirt fabric utilized for outwear and sweater knits for suits.
Maccari also brought an easiness to the way the Perry Ellis man dressed by pairing his well-tailored suits with strappy sandals and having the shirts loosely unbuttoned, exposing a classic tee underneath. The neutral palette of the collection, which was inspired by weathered pavement and beach stones, was mixed with vibrant yellow and reds. It hit the perfect notes for the urban beach bum.
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