Givenchy recently announced its official return to this season’s SS23 Paris Men’s Fashion Week, becoming the first physical presentation under the creative direction of Matthew M. Williams that allows live guests to attend. However, on the eve of the opening of Men’s Fashion Week, MMW first brought the brand’s 2023 early spring collection, continuing to bring different design surprises.
In the early spring 2023 series, the brand brings a total of over 40 styles for both men and women, with 19 unique styles in the men’s collection. Looking at the entire men’s collection, MMW presents designs that differ from the early days in terms of tailoring, craftsmanship, pairing, and design elements, creating a more distinct contrast.
When the brand founder Hubert de Givenchy first established the brand, it was founded on the level of high-end custom clothing, symbolizing the elegance and status of the suit, which often became the gene of Givenchy menswear. This season, the collection interprets men’s suits in a novel way, depicting a rich and casual level of calm elegance, such as long suit jackets and precisely tailored overcoats, paired with wide-leg trousers, and using new generation fabrics, knitting techniques, and denim processing to spark new sparks in skills. The necessary leather shoes in traditional suit styles have also been replaced by the brand new TK-360+ sneakers carefully crafted by MMW.
Emphasizing once again, the 2023 early spring collection is composed of a casual style atmosphere, so the usual gorgeous clothing is replaced by campus-style hoodies, distressed denim jeans, flight MA-1 jackets, denim fisherman overshirts, as well as 4G logo jacquard fabric, functional nylon sportswear sets, embossed leather Biker jackets, etc. One of the jackets is even made in the design of a traditional motorcycle rider jacket, perfectly transforming Givenchy into Givenchy Racing with a rebellious and unrestrained feeling.
In addition, the accessory design continues the consistent theme, with the men’s collection introducing a mini handbag, the G Shopper in new seasonal colors, and the Antigona Sport in a matte coated canvas style; as for women’s wear, it is naturally more diverse, with iconic Antigona, G Hobo, 4G Soft, and Kenny handbags now in soft lychee calfskin, with the new season also incorporating inspiration from Mr. Hubert de Givenchy’s 1967 spring haute couture evening dress collection, featuring reinterpreted leopard, zebra prints, horsehair, as well as denim, wool, or python skin bags.
Finally, special mention of the men’s TK-360+ sneakers. The futuristic sneakers that are making a big comeback this season, MMW has introduced a design with a spray paint effect, with color options mainly in gradient yellow and clean versions. The most impactful styles in the collection, in my opinion, are Look 3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19.
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