Antonio Castracani at London Fashion Week Men ss18

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Jeremy: Styles Rocker, just in case Antonio or the other member of the WHOLEsome Fashion Week set can't seem to grasp your innate fascination with the reverentially green fedora you are rocking(and the others in different colours, in fact fedoras in general) and the raucous bikerjacket aesthetic, please explain yourself. In other worlds, How Does It Feel[TonightAlive @tonightaliveofficial]

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er Styles Rocker: Oh gosh!(gushes poet ically) Where do I start?(rhetorically) Natural ly, I'd say SweetEmotion(@aerosmith; Aerosmith or FaithNoMore @faithnomore) and, pertinently, it Feels Like Falling In Love(@TheXcerts; TheXcerts) Like bikerboots and, erm, a longskirt, those elements are wearable work of art...

er Styles Rocker:....legends(SleepingwithSirens; @Sleeping with Sirens) in other worlds, my dream deity, crushcrushcrush(@Paramore; Paramore) That explains my loyalty. Needless to say, Antonio, you pull off the aesthete with creativity, brash panache and divine dexterity

Hey now! The fashionista walking the sidewalk at London Fashion Week Men; LFWM is Antonio Castracani; @antoniolnd, a PersonalShopper at Burberry; @burberry. Since you are inspired, clearly, by his sprezzatura style, follow suit by match ing (twinning) a runway fedora [HM] with GeniusLab @genius_lab__ scathing biker jacket

Jeremy: Jesus Christ pose, I mean, strike a pose, Antonio

er Styles rocker: The styling SCREAMS ultra sweltering

er Styles rocker: How many fedoras do you possess?

Antonio: three

er Styles rocker: Oh my gosh! Why do you have so many?

Antonio: Different colours, silhouettes

Portrait by JEREMY of CopenhagenFashionWeek cfw School of Rock  fame

TANO at London Collections Men

er Styles Rocker: (gushes, breathlessly)  It makes the other elements look even more fashionable and beguiling.  It's the top model among the plethora of fedoras at Men's Fashion Week. Admittedly I LOVE all LCM fedora hats, but this one, melts my heart; multiple times; it's undoubtedly the most, achingly immersive hat, I have EVER seen, on the London Collections: Men scene.  SS17

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Mr Jain: Enough of that over the top posh! Strike a pose, Tano, please.

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The designer walking the sidewalk at London Collections: Men is TANO. He’s from France and Ivory Coast and studies Graphic Design. Steal his chaotically cool style by teaming an achingly immersive fedora by Bates Hatters with other heroic elements; Pharrell Williams and Adidas sneakers, Reiss tailored trousers, Armani T shirt, Balmain for H&M sweater, Burberry blazer.

er Styles Rocker: (swoons, rhythmically) Oh my gosh! I'm in LOVE - with this achingly delicious LCM outfit; such hypnotizing elements. Look! The DEFINITIVELY cool #fedora hat is the main reason. In my book, it's the fedora of Men's Fashion Week, unquestionably. Just saying. Fedoras are my favorite piece in any ground-breaking ensemble; they are always an outfit's glory. Little wonder, I tremble; I simply can't wait to speak with you about this success story. It resembles a deity. I am mesmerized by the beauty; the design; simply jaw-dropping. Hence, my clapping.

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TANO: I'm a graphic designer. And, erm, I'm into Fashion.

er Styles Rocker: Great choice; it's my ultimate passion. So I LOVE Ivory Ivory Coast, I LOVE France. Most importantly, I absolutely LOVE you style today.

TANO: (peers over his outfit, grabs either side of the blazer, strike a pose, proudly)

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er Styles Rocker: The designs are super bombastic; just the way we like it. Every aspect is so effortless and appealing. What an entrance it has made. I am ethereally entrance. The WHOLEsome Fashion Week set is, CLEARLY,  in a stupor, a trance. That's the kind of sartorial aesthetic that I admire so much that I always it rock myself and also curate at London Collections: Men. I am HIGHLY drawn to the super cool elements; particularly that chaotically BLOOMING fedora hat. I hope it's not the one one you got because I have designs on it.

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TANO: (no response, strikes a pose)

er Styles Rocker: I am, understandably, HIGHLY keen on discovering your inspiration behind what you are wearing. Why did you choose these clothes when you planned your Men's Fashion Week outfit?

TANO: I was inspired...by FRANCE (beams with pride) France, really...The trends in France...I try to mix it with the street-style..I'm wearing the Adidas sneakers for Pharrel Williams...

er Styles Rocker:...Yes, Pharrel Williams - Adidas. What collaboration! Amazing. And that fedora hat! What fashion brand is it?

TANO: Brands?

er Styles Rocker: Yes.

TANO: Hang on to either side of blazer) This, actually - Balmain for H&M...This collaboration occurs few months ago.

er Styles Rocker: Balmain! H&M! A stupendous collaboration

TANO: This (trousers) is Reiss

er Styles Rocker: What an AMAZING cut. it cheers me up.  Well done, Reiss. I have a wicked Reiss blazer in my capsule collection…Last but not least, that fedora...

TANO:...This is Burberry (refers to the blazer)

er Styles Rocker: That blazer is something special, it ignites in the spotlight, Like an terrestrial inferno, it blazes,  the details on the arm are something else; so pulsating, they are raising my pulse...

TANO: Hat is Bates. Bates Hatters.

er Styles Rocker: Spell that for me please.

TANO: (spells) B.A.T.E.S

er Styles Rocker: Needless to say, this design is super stupendous. I'm so in love with this STRIKING element. How many fedoras are residents in your wardrobe?

(smiles, broadly, seems like he has 100) Actually, I have (indicate with a solitary, emphatic finger) ONE. This is my first one...

er Styles Rocker: Fedoras are my first love. London Fashion Week is my first love, so I know the feeling...

TANO: I bought this a few months ago. I do have... (hats that are not NOT fedoras? NOT interested then) [a vehicle's horn toots, rather loudly as he mentioned the other types of hats]..

er Styles Rocker: Yes.

TANO: I just started the hat game...

er Styles Rocker: As a proud an exclusive player...of the fedora hat game - WELCOME. What took you so long and why did you suddenly decide to ROCK these hats?

TANO: I don't know. erm, what took me so long? I was REALLY busy with my graphic design. I am ready to out my hand into fashion right now...

er Styles Rocker: There is nothing more thrilling to put your hand into, right now. It's super fullfilling!

TANO: Since I start my, erm...Since I finish, my studies, so now I have time...

er Styles Rocker:...to Focus on Fashion. You admitted that you do not know why you start rocking fedoras, BUT...it's the right reason, because...you said you do not know the reason why you started to rock a fedora...

TANO:...actually, I have one.

er Styles Rocker: What's it?

TANO: Because, one artist - a rapper; F..

er Styles Rocker: What's the artiste’s name?

TANO: Future! I LOVE his hats, man! They fit him so well. And he really knows how to rock it.

er Styles Rocker: Future! Sounds like he's the future of the fashion forward aesthetic. What can I say! I think Future would be super proud of you, his sartorial protege. You definitely demonstrate that you can rock this one, your only one, just as well, as the man himself. You nailed the aesthetic, boldly and most importantly, BEAUTIFULLY. You should be proud of yourself. I LOVE these elements, right...

TANO: (strikes a pose)

er Styles Rocker: What do you LIKE about London Collections Men

TANO: Sorry? (leans towards Styles Rocker, ear perked)

er Styles Rocker: What do you love about London Collections Men?

TANO: London Collections Men!

er Styles Rocker: Yes, please. This menswear showcase...

TANO: This is actually my first time here

er Styles Rocker: Well, welcome. There is always room for rock and roll style like yours.

TANO:  I heard about it - online. So I didn't know anything about it. I always wanted to go to a Fashion Week, so this is my first time here, SO (gesticulate with hands, widely, WILDLY)

er Styles Rocker: And what do you think about it, SO far? What's your impression of what you have seen today?

TANO: See?

er Styles Rocker: Yes!

TANO: Looks on fashionable fashion week set in the distance. It seems interesting, you know

er Styles Rocker: Before you walk the sidewalk yourself, just want to thank you for sharing the French-inspired style with us

TANO: (nods)

er Styles Rocker: I would like to have your permission to publish this video on our youtube show called Sidewalk Darlings?

TANO: Yes,sure.

er Styles Rocker: Your style is super AMAZING.Enjoy the week at Men's Fashion Week
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TANO: (Walk towards Styles Rocker, stops)

er Styles Rocker: (loudly) First of all, please say your name and what you do. Please!

TANO: (walk backwards)

er Styles Rocker: Yes. Just say your name and what you do

TANO: (stops walking)

er Styles Rocker: What's your name and what do you do? Please say your name and what do you do

TANO: (lean forward, ears perked up) Sorry?

er Styles Rocker: What do you name, sorry, I mean what's your name and what do you do?

TANO: My name is Tano. I....study Graphic De...

er Styles Rocker: What do you study?

TANO: (loudly, emphatically) Tano! (spells) T.A.N.O

er Styles Rocker: Thanks Tano. And what do you study?

TANO: I'm half French and half Ivorian

er Styles Rocker: Excellence!

TANO: I was born in France.

er Styles Rocker: Excellence. And do you do for a living?
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PETRICE at LOndon COllections: Men

mr Styles UltrA AAA: (rhapsodises, breathlessly) Oh my! My head aches, with sheer desire, for that STRIKING fedora. Oops! There goes an orgasm! It shouldn't be a crime for a hat to be so HOT. The designer poured beauty all over it, CLEARLY. I completely agree. I'm thoroughly enjoying the delectable aesthetic. What an aesthetic! I'd buy the calendar it's featured on. That accessory can hang out in my wardrobe any day. https://www.facebook.com/TheSidewalkDarlings

That FEDORA is super sidewalk chic

Myolie: (explains to Petrice) To him, a fedora, like a goddess, like an angel, is a beautiful match, the epitome of perfection.
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WALKING the sidewalk at London COllections: Men; ‪#‎LCM‬, is PETRICE, a model and actor. Brilliance! Steal his EXQUISITE aesthetic by styling a runway fedora by River Island with Topman boots, Burberry scarf and (if you wanna embrace the now supremely cool double-denim look) denim trousers and shirt by FRAME DENIM. Fedora cheerleader and student of Style, Aesthetic and Fedora Promotion, at the school of Frock, mr Styles UltrA AAA, rocks his signature, SPREZZATURA aesthetic; a Calvin Klein model fedora, styled with MARITHE FRANCOIS GIRBAUD shirt, FRENCH CONNECTION tailored trousers, blazer from ‪#‎Alibaba‬, Hardy Amies jumper, ASOS tie and Ben Sherman brogues.
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mr Styles UltrA AAA: Your outfit looks SO amazing today! Super cool designs. I could be poetic about them all day. This Fashion Week sidewalk is synonymous to Dream Land; those elements look too good to be real. I bet my boots, every self-respecting ‪#‎FashionWeek‬ Fashion Editor is feeling the same. It's impossible to capture a bad portrait of that fedora. The style is SO on point. You lucky fashionista! Well done

PETRICE: Thank you. I appreciate that.

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Brilliance! How was...? What was the inspiration for that aesthetic?

PETRICE: (looks down on outfit, admiringly) You know what, these are like double-denim. I've been feeling it, so...

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Rocking double denim was once a cardinal sin in styling. These days, it's trending. You pull it off...

Myolie:...er, nicely...

mr Styles UltrA AAA:...EFFORTLESSLY! With incomparable aplomb.

PETRICE: Thank you, my friend

mr Styles UltrA AAA: How do you, normally, describe your personal style?

PETRICE: Erm(ruminates) I try not to go with the flow(follow trends) too much. But, erm, there are things that you like...

mr Styles UltrA AAA:...Individuality?

PETRICE: Yes. Individual

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Cool. That's what the Fashion Week aesthetic is all about; the very essence, expressing one's individual style

PETRICE: Indeed

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Incidentally, what fashion brands are you rocking?

PETRICE: This is Burberry(showing off a oversized scarf)

Myolie: That's, erm, nice...(to mr Styles UltrA AAA) What's Burberry? A new type of berry?

mr Styles UltrA AAA: a LUSCIOUS accessory; that scarf. That's the one to drool over, unashamedly. How breathtaking.It leaves me, er, breathless...Oh my! I want one for my collection. Burberry is a designer, a Fashion House

PETRICE:...This(flaunts hat) is River Island

mr Styles UltrA AAA: (rhapsodises, breathlessly) Oh my! My head aches, with sheer desire, for that STRIKING fedora. Oops! There goes an orgasm! It shouldn't be a crime for a hat to be so HOT. The designer poured beauty all over it, CLEARLY. I completely agree. I'm thoroughly enjoying the delectable aesthetic. What an aesthetic! I'd buy the calendar it's featured on. That accessory can hang out in my wardrobe any day. (beams) How many River Isla..? I mean, how many hats do you have in your wardrobe?

PETRICE: (laughs uproariously, rubs left cheek) 25

mr Styles UltrA AAA: (feigns incredulity) Why on earth are there so many hats in your collection? Sounds like too may for one fashionista.

Myolie: (explains to Petrice) He has a collection of hats also.

PETRICE: Hats is my thing. I don't leave the house without a hat.

mr Styles UltrA AAA: How important is a hat in your outfits?

PETRICE: Like I said, I never leaves the house without a hat. I'd recommend it.

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Oh yes! Same here. I understand, completely. . I asked because that's also my signature style

PETRICE: (laughs) Okay.

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Those boots! From what fashion boutique did you unearth them?

PETRICE: They are from Topman

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Topman footwear. Topman?

PETRICE: Yes.

mr Styles UltrA AAA: Excellence! What do you like about London Collections Men? In other words, why is the bi-annual sartorial showcase a big deal?

PETRICE: (peers at the throng of Fashion Week fashionistas queueing for the KTZ catwalk) You don't have to say anything. Just look at how many people are here today! Many styles! Different styles! It's going to be a GOOD day.

mr Styles UltrA AAA: (nods in approval) Indeed. Before you go, just want TO ask for your permission to publish this video on our youtube chanel called SidewalkDarlings.

PETRICE: Yes. That's no problem.
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London Collections: Men (Mens Fashion Week)

ON THE sidewalk, outside London Collections: Men, swooning female fashionistas faint in droves, apparently, not from the presence of complimentary LCM chocolates, however.

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ON THE sidewalk, outside London Collections: Men, swooning female fashionistas faint in droves, apparently, not from the presence of complimentary LCM chocolates, however.

Supermodel David Gandy(in a dandy BURBERRY) poses beside his supercar Jaguar F-Type car(I think, I guess) for the purveyor and scout of Sidewalk Aesthetics; Mr Meurtre. Women throw away their free chocolates and fawn, whereas drooling men throw away their free LCM champagne , and feverishly take style notes.
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BURBERRY suit

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London Fashion Week - Day 2

ON THE second day of London Fashion Week, the relentless downpour failed to dampen the outpour of euphoria among show-goers. Faultlessly turned out, they chatted with and posed for Abbey, aka the sidewalk playboy, and the rest of the crew from SidewalkDarlingsTV.

ABBEY

What a pair of shoes! Stunning!

CANUCKS

It's designed by Nine West

ABBEY

I'm having a shoe crush right now

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ABBEY

I think Martina is the best dressed fashionista.

MILA

No way! I think her outfit looks like Batman's

MR KUO

Her outfits looks the same at every fashion show
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ABBEY

In this miserable weather, a practical coat ior a good is all you need. This hooded, lightweight SUPERDRY coat is so pretty. It's to die for


JONBENET

I hate umbrellas, so I made sure my shelter is both chic and functional


MR KUO

On of the best pictures we have taken today. Hope to see you at Milan Fashion Week


ABBEY

I'm not surprised that everyone wants your handbag. It's quite cute


JONBENET
Thanks, London Fashion Week was a good excuse to purchase it


ABBEY
What make is it


JONBENET
Betsey Johnson

Deigh wears TOPMAN jacket that he re-done himself, Burberry Tie and CHELSEA boots

ABBEY

Deigh, did someone help you pick what to wear?


DEIGH

NOt at all.

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ABBEY

Your style is AMAZING. Where did you buy that blouse?

OLIVIA

Actually, it's a man's shirt?

ABBEY

What?

OLIVIA

I love men's shirts. I bought this one from NEXT Mens' department

ABBEY

Stylists and fashion bloggers are supposed to be sartorially adventurous. Nothing wrong if you like mens' shirts, especially when it look so beautiful on you..

OLIVIA

Thanks

ABBEY

What else are you wearing?

OLIVIA

ZARA jacket, NEW LOOK clutch, H&M trousers....

ABBEY

Last but not least, your shoes?

OLIVIA

PRIMARK

MILA

Are you both ready?


Mr KUO and ABBEY

Yes

MILA

okay....after three...1, 2,3...action

ABBEY

So what do you do Kohli?


KOHLI

I work in Public Relations

ABBEY

Is that Fashion PR?

KOHLI

Yes

ABBEY

Your tie is a gem. what make is it?


KOHLI

er, erm, I forget, sorry

ABBEY

never mind...Do you remember what brands your suit and shoes are?

KOHLI

Of course...

ABBEY

......Your'e a star....

KOHLI

Both my shoes and suit are from TOPMAN. It took me all day to find this suit. And It didn't break the bank..and it..

ABBEY

..it looks quite smart. The time, effort and money, you expended, was well worth it...Good value for money.

KOHLI

Thanks for the compliments. The beauty about this suit is, I didn't have to take anywhere to be tailored

ABBEY

Suits you....Any advice for the men about shopping for the perfect suit?

KOHL

TOPMAN has a wicked suit section...check it out!

Suu Kyi wears statement FENDI jacket and shoulders Victoria Beckham bag

ABBEY: Intriguing colour palette, Suu Kyi

 

 

SUU KYI

 

 

I have so many clothes, it's hard to decide what to wear with so many choices

 

 

 

ABBEY

 

 

You could give away unwanted clothing to charity...

 

 

 

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ABBEY

Ellen, you deserve an award for that pose


ELLEN
(laughs)

Thank you

Tell us about your award-winning dress

 

ELLEN

 

It's designed by Vou Brown

 

ABBEY

It's gorgeous. My gosh! what about the rest of your outfit

 

ELLEN

Shoes, ear rings and necklaces are PERFECT 8

ABBEY

PERFECT!

 

 

 

 

Maurer, fashion blogger,  wears New Look shoes, Topman shirt, Primark bag, Hat H & M

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Zokaya rocks Dockers boots, Topman cardigan, YMC Trousers, Borsalino hat and Emma Willis tie

 



 TATANGELO

(snapping away)

 

Great to see this style

 

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ABBEY

 

パキスタン, your personal aesthetic is one of my favourites; it's like my September crush. How cute!

 

 

パキスタン

 

Thank you

 

MR KUO

 

This is awesome...Get ready to strike a pose

 

ABBEY

 

So sweet

 

 

MILA

 

Cut!!!!

 

 

 

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