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1 9 1 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I The shoes in this collection are durable and masculine; some come with metal fittings proposed for the casual look and give the silhouette a robust note. Focus was on brogues and Chelsea boots in geometric puzzled and colourful patterns. Tomas Maier wants people to really wear these clothes and shoes, and he managed to give them a universal appeal by eschewing the vanity of an overriding theme and focusing instead on purely beautiful pieces of clothing. No-one would wear everything in this collection, but there was nothing that couldn’t be worn by someone. “This is not about meticulous dressing, everything matching or looking brand-new”, says Creative Director Tomas Maier. “Beautifully made clothes that have lived a life and convey a sense of personal history and non-conformism – this is what has always appealed to me”.