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For Spring/Summer 2023, designers are adding drama to looks with purple, rather than easier, crowd-pleasing hues. The innocence of childhood has also emerged as an inspiration and an escape for our complex times. And for those ready to really get dressed up again, plenty of fresh, relaxed takes on old formal codes await you.
Relaxed tailoring
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There’s no doubt about it: The suit isn’t dead. In fact, we love how designers are remaking formal tailoring for a post-pandemic world with increasingly casual dress codes. Cut for ease and paired with unexpected colours and details, the modern matching jacket-and-bottom ensemble is desirable not just for work, but also play.
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At Zegna’s Spring/Summer 2023 show, which was held at the brand’s wool mill outside Milan, creative director Alessandro Sartori continued his exploration of what men need today and how tailoring can evolve.
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The covetable results included relaxed suits in soft terry that look like they would be comfy enough to sleep in, and chilled-out blazers sans collar and lapels.
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Fellow Italian powerhouse Giorgio Armani, on the other hand, once again demonstrated his label’s timeless appeal with elegant, flowy tailoring that embodied effortless glamour.
