He's Fly: Godfrey Deeny

It's so easy for fashion editors to be ahead at wearing trends. They see the first of them in New York and London and by the time they get to Milan and Paris half of them have managed to dust off old jewels or get themselves some off-the-runway samples. Fur is the fw11 trend I am most excited to wear after the summer (I think ahead) because it's something I've wanted to wear for many years but that no one ever had made young. While still tricky, designers (and not Kanye West and his ridiculousness) have proven that it can be cool and young. And so does Godfrey Deeny, European editor of Fashion Wire Daily. He wore a 50's style fur lapelled coat over a fitted chalk-stripe double-breasted blazer, a white tee and jeans. It's manly but still makes a statement. Take notes, Kanye.

[Picture: Style.com]

Milano round 1: fur is manly and shearling stays

In case you haven't heard, fashion week is upon us. As it usually does, it opened at Pitti a few days ago, which gave way to Milan yesterday. I was lucky (not) enough to miss the streaming of Ermenegildo Zegna in the morning and Dolce & Gabbana's later on. Which was very upsetting because I was looking forward to a streaming-loaded day. I did have a chance to watch Burberry (incredible) but I'll post about that tomorrow.
Ermenegildo Zegna has done an admirable job re-establishing itself as one of Italy's power houses. They have done so in only a few seasons' time. For FW11 they have done what I like to call "an Armani". If you look at the collection you'll find very traditional Italian tailoring of slimmer silhouettes and lower waist lines. The Armani reference came in through a window to the Orient, which was more evident in the formal night attire. Shiny materials in bright reds and off-golds were mixed with velvet reminiscing of the ancient oriental empires. Otherwise, it was a very textured collection. It was also styled in a way that enhanced this making the looks more homogenous rather than the usual mix of textures, which is usually more common in menswear.

Trussardi celebrated its 100th anniversary this year at Pitti. Its main attraction was leather, which made up anything from jackets and parkas (my favourite) to trousers, coats and shirts. They also showed a considerable amount of suede, which often looked like corduroy, lined with shearling very much á la Burberry. We also saw quite a bit of fur (a trend followed by Ermenegildo and Burberry), which also lined suede blazers and leather long coats.

I'm off.

[Pictures: CouteQueCoute.blogspot.com, Style.com]