Lanvin's Lucas Ossendrijver 10 Rules of Fashion

[lucy92]

Follow the Rules: Lucas Ossendrijver

Lanvin’s inventive men’s designer on the merits of sneakers, the tackiness of logos, and why you should invest in a mismatched suit.

1.
You shouldn’t adapt to what people expect you to wear—you should make your clothes your own. For me what’s interesting is to wear the jackets and pants of suits separately.
2.
I think it’s distasteful when people buy clothes with logos or brag about what they spend on their clothes. Luxury should be something intimate.
3.
Jewelry is very difficult for men, but they can go a little more extreme with shoes and bags. Wear trainers with a suit and the look completely changes.
4.
I think clothes are more elegant when they’re nonchalant. You can wear something quite sophisticated but not look too overtly luxurious.
5.
Friday-wear is very typically American. You have this office uniform, and then suddenly it’s the weekend and it’s the opposite. I think it’s better to mix the two and make officewear a little less formal and Friday-wear a little less casual.
6.
When I was younger I used to wear a lot of T-shirts, but now I wear more and more button-down shirts. I think it’s actually very cool to just have a lot of really great shirts in a very good fabric.
7.
It’s important that clothes be light when you’re layering. It’s very nice if you wear three jackets instead of one—but not three suit jackets. I mean a shirt and a shirt jacket and another jacket made out of very light fabric. There’s a richness to that look.
8.
A lot of men are very insecure when it comes to dressing. They ask themselves every morning, “What am I going to wear? Is it the right thing? Does it match?” Once they find something they stick to it, and I think that’s a shame. I think men should make a bit more of an effort. They should see clothing not as something necessary but as something fun.
9.
There’s something modern about dressing up—wearing a shirt and a tie—but in a lighter way. We made ties that were just strips of fabric-—sometimes in the same fabric as the shirt. It’s a new way to wear a tie.
10.
I don’t really like wallets. I prefer that you carry your money in your pocket or put everything in a bag and carry it there. Just keep it simple.
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[gius]

i like his sense of keeping things simple.. ^^
just don't agree with all your money in your bag.. dangerous..

thanks for the article lucy~

[kahlilg]

I love him! I will definitley keep these rules in mind when thinking about my own style from now on.
I agree with the suit thing. It's impossible for a suit maker to know how a suit jacket and suit pants will work on someone and if you find suit pants that fit you beautifully and the jacket is so-so, leave the jacket behind.

[JuiceMajor]

Wearing trainers with a suits, not sure about that. Maybe if you work in the fashion industry.

[borjacapella]

^i guess it depends on whether he meant trainers (1) or trainers (2)...


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interesting read!

[gius]

^what's the difference between the two...

[Casius]

What I find funny (but it makes sense) is that most of the 10 rules explain what Lanvin for men is all about. Not that I blame him, he pretty much wrote 10 reasons why you should buy Lanvin. lol

[La bordélique]

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Originally Posted by gius

^what's the difference between the two...

The second pair looks more like 'style over performance' than the first, to me.

[aldn]

i totally agree with number 5! and i think he means something cleaner like dior homme common projects or his own label in regards to trainers