Creative Officer, Christopher Bailey showcased a refined country/city gentleman collection. We loved the majority - but a few garments did catch our attention for the wrong reasons. Excuse the poor image quality, it was all we could get our style starved hands on.
This first piece takes a modern design twist on a classic shape:
We love the block tonal striping at the bottom - adds a contemporary aspect to the mix of what would've been a simple overcoat. The use of nostalgic 70's colours was prominent within the collection; uses of burgundy, mustard and light brown all graced garments at some point or another.
Longing for a garish animal applique on a shawl-collared jumper? Neither are we...
What looks like a collage from a troop of infants, this jumper was one of a handful of anomalies. The bulging shawl-collared cut never has appealed to us and the design is not on the good side of garish.
We love a good polka-dot design here at Style Starved, and this next shirt is no exception:
We love this light crimson and alabaster polka-dot shirt and tie. One of our favourite looks of the F/W range and both pieces are sure to sell well.
These beauties immediately caught our eye whilst we watched the show:
Soft black leather plus embellished silver studs equals sheer brilliance. There's no denying that we love these gloves, but they fail to gel with the rest of the collection and seem an odd choice amongst the country/city gent theme. We can't help but see a design resemblance between these and Christian Louboutin's spiked Louis sneakers.
Catalogue corporate wear anyone?
The deep brown block trim nor the fabulous suit it's paired with can save this jacket. In an odd colour which is certainly not easy on the eye, this piece looks like it was plucked straight out of a mail-order catalogue. The collar is far too wide and the sleeves look stuffed with too much goose down or polysester. We're sure the piece is well made but can't see any way of it looking good.
We'll finish on a good note:
Again, apologies about the image quality but this duffle coat looked glorious as it transcended down the runway. In a warm coffee brown tone, this coat is bound to be a bestseller. We adore the heavy leather buckle fastenings - Bailey, you did well.