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PARIS FASHION WEEK: PAUL SMITH COLLECTION FALL/WINTER 2008/2009 MENSWEAR RUNWAY REVIEW

January 22, 2008

For Fall/Winter 2008-09, Paul Smith presented a very anglophilic collection that was made relevant through the use of fabric technology.

Sir Paul sent out wonderfully tailored suits with quirky takes on British tailoring such as multi-button holed lapels on suit jackets and dual patterned lapels.

Tousled hair models strutted the runway styled with thin trim belts styled atop one another. Wide pinstriped tailored shirts, zebra print belts, five-buttoned suit jackets and disheveled ties added to the playful quirkiness that defines Sir Paul Smith.

Old English tailoring was made new and relevant through the use of modern cuts and advances in fabric technology. The collection may have been based in sartorial tradition, but it was updated through a distinct lightness to the tweeds, plaids and pinstripes. Three piece suits were freshly paired through a mix-matching of patterns.

And the retro-looking two toned sunglasses reminded us of rectangular Wayfarers. We’re thinking they’ll probably move briskly at retail.

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MORE PHOTOS AFTER THE JUMP.

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Photo credit: men.style.com

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