Womenswear within the MENS collections - indication?

[thefunkykitten]

Just wondering - if a designer shows pieces of womenswear within their menswear collection (such as the gorgeous pieces from JPG) - is this an indiction of what their full blown womenswear range might be like?

To me it would make sense, but maybe they just design some womenswear to compliment the menswear....

 

[LostInNJ]

From what I have seen over the past few years, it generally compliments the men's looks. Versace, Cavalli, and Dolce & Gabbana, to name a few, are designers that have been doing this for several seasons, and what is presented is a play on the looks for the men.

 

[thefunkykitten]

thanks LostInNJ

are the women's designs then sold in stores alongside the main collection?

 

[bertie]

agreed, i dont think it's a big indication of whats coming in september, more of a compliment, but, i've never really understood why designers do it, it's almost as if they dont have the confidence to just show their menswear lines, which i feel backfires, as the collections looks stronger and more confident when kept just to mens.

 

[thefunkykitten]

i've just been looking at some past examples. A slight similarity I guess but nothing major.

JPG A/W 07/08 MENS show...

JPG A/W 07/08 WOMENS show...

JPG A/W 07/08 MENS show...

JPG A/W 07/08 WOMENS show...

JPG A/W 07/08 MENS show...

JPG A/W 07/08 WOMENS show...

Mens show pics from vogue.com
Womens show pics from style.com

 

[bluedolphin]

boring

 

[Dkammern]

i guess we could say jean paul gaultier doesnt count really... since there's always a similar feeling from season to season... the use of materials, palette, etc...

 

[kiddokiddo]

I think Prada has always used menswear to indicate for the direction of womenswear to come...hence the shaggy chic this F/W

 

[Ceptuouse]

I presumed it was because there would be women in the audience buying clothes for their rich husbands (or whatever because they are too busy to go to a pointless show etc) and the womenswear is kind of to tempt them into buying something for theirselves too

[i had problems with this sentence, it may not make sense]

 

[BerlinRocks]

I think Prada has always used menswear to indicate for the direction of womenswear to come...hence the shaggy chic this F/W

yes it's right... Prada see her mens/womenswear collections as a (lover) "couple"...

 

[Dkammern]

i think prada is an unintentioned foreshadowing of the womenswear... i dont think they wanna introduce it, they jsut want both lines to make sense when the reach the stores and that means they have to show some of they ideas a little in advanced

 

[thefunkykitten]

i guess we could say jean paul gaultier doesnt count really... since there's always a similar feeling from season to season... the use of materials, palette, etc...

no i dont think you could say that at all!

 

[masquerade]

McQueen Mens f/w 06-07

McQueen women f/w 07-08

same dress, different material.

Also, mens 06-07

and womens'

style and men.style

 

[belletrist]

Versace: Because donatella doesn't want the people to realize how dull her menswear is. So she adds a little bit glam (hop hop hop, an embroidered dress on a sexy girl).

 

[lordevan]

well... hot girls are the ultimate fashion accessories for men.