FASHION
IT-PIECE:
The raglan coat in multicolour-checks.
SARTORIAL STREET(WEAR) “Formal Wear on the Edge” has been Manuel Ritz’s success formula right from the start. However, the delicate balance between tailoring and streetwear, fine-tuned by Leo Colacicco, reaches a new climax in the current season. The foundation for this look is laid by the selected fabrics, whose differentiated textures alone create an exciting suspense. A confident interplay of shapes, structures, and volumes builds on this foundation. Checks, overchecks, and pinstripes escape conventional formalisms and lend single- or double-breasted jackets, overshirts, and hoodie jackets a thoroughly self-evident modernity. Many pieces are oversized, for example one of the absolute collection highlights, a long raglan coat in an earthy patchwork look or multicolour. Speaking of colours: here, too, the consistent influence of the street is evident. Colour is an element, but never an end in itself. This also applies to the trousers, which implement a new width and relaxedness without slipping into sloppiness. Very cool! The sophisticated functionality of the “Tech-Core” line enters its second season featuring puffer jackets, trench coats, and bomber parkas, as well as a very special nylon stretch material. www.manuelritz.com
MANUEL RITZ.
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