Richard James SS18: The Move Away from Slim and Skinny

The Richard James SS18 (Spring/Summer '18) presentation at London Fashion Week Men's this month showed how the trend away from slim and skinny fits is beginning to take hold among off-the-peg brands. Inspired perhaps by those who follow vintage menswear fashion, the movement started among a few London tailors and one or two brands such as E Tautz. While Richard James cuts aren't yet very full and fifties in style, they display a more comfortable approach to tailoring - ideal for summer.

Richard James have followed the British menswear industry's attitude towards the older consumer by using exclusively younger models at their presentation. But don't let that put you off; these styles would suit any age of man and I'd love to try them out myself.

Richard James.

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Oliver Spencer AW17 video

Since the early days of this blog I've been bemoaning the lack of older models at London Collections:Men; now called London Fashion Week Men's. I find this all a bit dispiriting as the older demographic is both large and affluent and I feel the fashion industry (often in financial straits) is ignoring a lifeline here. Hanging your products off the bony shoulders of twenty year olds (on the catwalk and in advertising) isn't going to find you a wider market with those of us with grey hair.

So, in true grumpy style, the only show I'm going to cover this time is that of Oliver Spencer, who, as usual, included grey hair in his model line-up. Here's the video:

Well done Oliver Spencer. A great show with relaxed shapes, texture and checks for stylish men of all ages. See Oliver Spencer.