Paris Fashion Week Menswear SS13: Kenzo


Possibly my favourite Paris show, following a brief display of parkour gymnastics (above), Kenzo heralded a return to its Jungle Jap roots, showing a sporty but tailored collection mixing influences of the urban jungles of Paris and New York with those of Asian jungles. The layers of camo and abstract animal prints are what made this collection sing for me, as well as the huge variety of accessories. Designers Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have brought their retailers’ eye to Kenzo so have got the balance of creativity and commerce spot on. Watch those tiger-stripe Chukkas, square toed shoes, croc-print sunglasses, pochette bags and peaked caps fly when the collection arrives next year…

Guests showed off their best prints – Carven, Kenzo and Prada among them…





After the show, we went to the Kenzo shop where I wanted to buy everything in sight, including the Vans in every colour

[Main catwalk images, Style.com]

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