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On Brett Johnson Part 2

In the second part of the Before Tacky Podcast, we speak to luxury menswear designer Brett Johnson from Milan about his style influences.

Check out part one of the interview with Brett.

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The GENE kicked in.

If you happen to be along the Almafi Coast in Italy head to Salerno for a bit of menswear shopping. Walking on the Via Mercanti in the old city I saw Ferlazzo Giuseppe store with a sign posted of 50% off. My “SALE GENE” kicked in. The two floor store carries some stylish Neapolitan pieces.

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Before Tacky Podcast Talks Style with The Outlierman

Normally I have a podcast interview office to office. But this time it turned out a bit different. I sent Andrea Mazzuca the link for the podcast. Mr. Mazzuca was in his sports car.

Check out the interview below.

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Brett Johnson On Fashion

I met Fashion Designer Brett Johnson in Milan at Fashion Week Men during his eponymous label’s presentation on via Manzoni. Tailored, luxury materials are the elements of all his collections. Curiosity got the best of me. I wanted to know what influenced him to become a designer. With co host Alex Popov, we discuss fashion and what men should have in their wardrobe.

 However, I am inspired to work on my shoe count after this shoe count. A person can never have enough. I’ll keep you posted.

Click below to watch the interview.

Stay tuned for part 2 of the interview.

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Going for Colmar

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We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Colmar for working with us on our podcast and on Outerwear editorial. It is always a pleasure.

The Italian brand’s premium pieces should be a part of everyone’s wardrobe.

Checkout Colmar looks online.

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Before Tacky podcast on MFWM

The Before Tacky crew give their opinions on Milan Fashion Week Men.

This podcast sponsored by Colmar. See the t-shirt I am wearing below in this episode. 100% cotton colour blocked piece.

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MFW Coming Soon

I have not forgotten Milan Fashion Week. I’m watching the new collections. Stay tuned for all the coverage.

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From Paris Fashion Week Men. Four

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A New Look From a 20th Century Form

A Black and Paper exclusive interview with Korean Fashion Designer Avizmo Jo, creative head of De_caffeine homme. What attracted me to his brand were his outerwear pieces. I wanted to ask what inspires his designs and collections.

The looks for the Fall Outerwear, three buttons and lapel, where did you develop this idea?

Fall Outerwear

Planning and inspiration for this season’s collection was the fabric flow that occurred
when the general form of clothing was raised tightly.
By organizing the form that was created so that there was no inconvenience to the human body once again, we confirmed that the interesting form appeared again and used it
as a detail of the collection.
In the main look jacket and coat, the center of the clothes is connected with a long zipper
so that it is locked to the bottom of just below the neck.
Buttons were used only as decorative elements to create objects that made the design more prominent.

Your SS21 menswear tops are not conventional, is there a statement behind this?

SS21 is a new reinterpretation of traditional Taylor jackets and shirt designs, which I think are also traditional in another sence.
Like our design philosophy, we acknowledged the beauty of traditional forms, changed it anew, and emphasized it again in a sharp and modern style.

Why did you design the SS 21 collection with symmetries in mind?

The reason why I chose asymmetry is because I think it’s interesting to see what happens when you wear disproportionately to the human body, with the weight of the fabric on both side and shoulder widths different.
The asymmetric collar of the shirt is also the same image.

See The Collection Here

Do you think men should take more chances with their style choices?

Yes. I think there should be no restrictions on men’s fashion. There will be a style that we can suggest for each individual’s individuality.

The 20th century art movement Dadaism, in the 21st century, what does this mean to you in terms of fashion?

The Neodadaism I seek is closest to the explanation that otally disconnect what was once a form of social role from its original location and at the same time, it is trying to confuse the value it has and then bring it into
the new value system.’
I think that recognizing, understanding and reusing existing roles here has a positive effect. Adding my design to a design with traditional values is creating new values and giving a new role.

Stay tuned for more interviews with global fashion designers on our web chat show “Before Tacky”.

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Elegantly Radical

I asked Bocheron Creative Head Claire Choisne about a new piece from the Contemplation Collection. The statement Arrow Earring Piece struck me as gender free elegance with a tinge of radical from the historic jewellery brand.

The Arrow Earpiece, I saw it was worn by a man.  Is this a gender free piece?

It was actually the first time we chose a man in our campaign. When the model tried the earring, it was so cool, even cooler on a male. I don’t know why men are not wearing jewelry because we also design pieces for them. High Jewelry should not be only for women. When I saw the man with the earring, I felt it was perfect and the right person to wear it. I am so happy if you notice that.