The first thought that crossed my mind as I viewed the collection I'm about to introduce to you, was how cool the concept behind the collection is.
The concept definitely is concise; gives you a straight to the point view into the mind of the designer and what he had in mind in retrospect to his collection.
I like the use of colours and patterns; I'm very precise about wanting men to rock more of colours than the predictable.
The bandanas? I'm kind of still warming up to them, but it probably would look good on the man who is ready to step out of his comfort zone or be eclectic.
However, I just yearned for MORE. Something out of the box!
The models in my opinion did not do the clothes/concept thorough justice also. They seemed *bland, for a lack of a better word to use.
Which pretty much explains why I feel/felt like something is/was missing.
The essence of having models rock a designer's pieces, is to enable us see the beauty or art of the designer's collection in entirety.
I'd have given the collection more marks in my head if I could through the pictures, see how dapper, confident and so desirable the Jaywalcar piece would make a man feel/look.
Nonetheless, Kudos to the designer!
Definitely not easy putting a collection together.
So enough of my review, view the collection below and spill your thoughts too;
WANTED: DAPPER MEN COLLECTION (JAYWALCAR SPRING/SUMMER 2015)
We are pleased to bring you the Spring / Summer Collection Lookbook from Nigerian Menswear Fashion Label JAYWALCAR, titled WANTED: Dapper Men.
The concept definitely is concise; gives you a straight to the point view into the mind of the designer and what he had in mind in retrospect to his collection.
I like the use of colours and patterns; I'm very precise about wanting men to rock more of colours than the predictable.
The bandanas? I'm kind of still warming up to them, but it probably would look good on the man who is ready to step out of his comfort zone or be eclectic.
However, I just yearned for MORE. Something out of the box!
The models in my opinion did not do the clothes/concept thorough justice also. They seemed *bland, for a lack of a better word to use.
Which pretty much explains why I feel/felt like something is/was missing.
The essence of having models rock a designer's pieces, is to enable us see the beauty or art of the designer's collection in entirety.
I'd have given the collection more marks in my head if I could through the pictures, see how dapper, confident and so desirable the Jaywalcar piece would make a man feel/look.
Nonetheless, Kudos to the designer!
Definitely not easy putting a collection together.
So enough of my review, view the collection below and spill your thoughts too;
WANTED: DAPPER MEN COLLECTION (JAYWALCAR SPRING/SUMMER 2015)
We are pleased to bring you the Spring / Summer Collection Lookbook from Nigerian Menswear Fashion Label JAYWALCAR, titled WANTED: Dapper Men.
The collection satirically makes use of contemporary West-African pieces to take a swipe at the flaws of the Nigerian law enforcement.
According to the Creative Director D.Y Iyinolakan, the Jaywalcar (Jaywalker) man is not entirely innocent of the alleged crimes of "disturbing the peace", "sidestepping the norms", "gross incitement of uncontrollable affection" by exuding class, genuine stature and futuristic style of an African man. It re-iterates that the Jaywalcar Man is unapologetic for the resulting chaos induced by the advances by his admirers and scheming by detractors.
WANTED: Dapper Men collection is a fusion of traditional and modern functional pieces with stereotypical shapes and patterns like the prison or umpire stripes and the retro boteh bandanas.
The campaign maintains a subtle yet flamboyant nature of a West African.
Jaywalcar is a fashion brand which is based in Lagos, Nigeria and operates on the ethos of defiance and thetic precision.
Watch the Wanted: Dapper Men Fashion film;
LINK: HERE
So what do you think?
4 Comments
This is very commendable.. especially for the male gender
ReplyDeleteVery creative set of Collections, we would love to take shoots this colourful
ReplyDeleteThis Model is angry sha...
ReplyDeleteMy fav is the white
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