Back and stronger than ever, Topman Design AW13 took its viewers through an enriching journey of a young man on his travels through landscape and cultures.As the voyage begun, things were clean and functional. San Francisco Giants Orlando Cepeda Willie Mays Giant Gunner T-Shirt Ice white cropped parkas were worn over explorer knits in luxurious creams and puttys. Meanwhile, pants loose and wide, were often tucked into boots and belted at the waist. But, as time progressed, colours altered. Printed Tibetan pea coats were worn large and loose, whilst a swarm of rich orange and red spilled onto the catwalk. As the journey neared its end, the young man appeared enriched and wisened. Double-breasted suiting featured in garnet and ox blood, before midnight blue silk jackets took centre stage with elegant shirting.

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The spring/summer 2024 showcase was set against an uncertain economic and political backdrop, San Francisco Giants Orlando Cepeda Willie Mays Giant Gunner T-Shirt which may have led many designers to approach their collections with extra consideration. The customer has become more mindful too, further aware of their consumption and the downright privilege that it is to be a consumer right now. Yes, there will always be an appetite to shop, but there is a deliberate attempt to be less ostentatious about it (read: there will be far fewer logos this season). Of the trends, many carried on from previous seasons, not just the last. In addition to what Page observed above, from the palette to the prints down to finer details such as jewellery, big bags and ballet flats, it felt like we’d seen much of it all before, but this time with a renewed appeal. No big leaps were made—which is good in terms of our bank balances and wardrobes—and our editors were able to envision themselves wearing much of what they saw in their daily lives. Let’s hear it for the wide-leg trousers!. The more directional trends we did see were there to spark joy at a time when it felt like it might have been in short supply. There was a celebration of colour throughout, which could have quite easily taken over this entire trend report. Red continues to dominate, with Hermès’ designs acting as a stoic antithesis to the candy-pop looks that lined the Versace, Prada and Eudon Choi runways. There was shimmer but with a shakeup; silhouettes were stronger and the overall sweetness was distilled. Florals, for spring? They’ll never be groundbreaking, but with seismic petal proportions and blooms that jump off the toile they’re delicately attached to, there’s new life to be found in the trend that we assumed we’d seen everything from.