The label's designer, Bernardo Rojo, looked to the classic 1930s style of the movie "The Sting" for inspiration for the label's Fall/Winter 2012 collection.
Rojo's detail work showed, with elbow pads on jackets, large buckles on the belts of coats and large scarfs draped close to the neck. His runway show ended with a dozen models wearing different tuxedos, punctuating Rojo's message that formal is back.
"I think it's time to dress up, dressing down, we have had it for a long time," Rojo said. "But it has to be in a contemporary way. I don't want to make it old."
Rojo also showed an array of perfectly slim (but not skinny) suit trousers.
Rojo's detail work showed, with elbow pads on jackets, large buckles on the belts of coats and large scarfs draped close to the neck. His runway show ended with a dozen models wearing different tuxedos, punctuating Rojo's message that formal is back.
"I think it's time to dress up, dressing down, we have had it for a long time," Rojo said. "But it has to be in a contemporary way. I don't want to make it old."
Rojo also showed an array of perfectly slim (but not skinny) suit trousers.
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Even for the most swaggerous among us, Rojo showed a fur-lined coat. It was perfectly executed, with some swing to it, and pretty damn impressive for the newly-energized brand.