For Mans’ fall assortment, Jaime Álvarez took us on a visit to rural Britain, interspersed with a country-kitsch private contact. “That English countryside may also be completely Andalusian,” he mentioned with amusing. “I’m bringing it house.” He fused each themes, whereas retaining tailoring, the home’s strongest asset, as a typical thread. His principal intention was updating clothes by small particulars, comparable to bringing the liner of a jacket from the within to the skin, or utilizing trompe l’oeil particulars to re-edit clothes from earlier collections. The Sevilla-born designer targeted on texture, with micro-sequins on ladylike clothes, and jackets and skirts constituted of alpaca. “It’s a little bit of a tribute to girls who journey horses, whether or not they’re from Nice Britain or from El Rocío in Huelva.”

Just lately, Álvarez has expanded the Mans providing, which has strengthened the model’s buyer profile. “We’ll by no means surrender on menswear as a result of that’s our main success, however this present has served to testify that we will make all types of garments, at all times following the model’s line,” he mentioned. His menswear and womenswear collections had been aimed toward an viewers of contrasts: the festive aspect coexisted with on a regular basis items, by playful layering, and the sturdy presence of adverse shades, comparable to inexperienced or “egg yellow,” Álvarez added, “It’s very Mans—a chaos that grew to become harmonious within the look.”