Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXIII

2 0 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Classic men’s outerwear explores further juxtapositions. Heritage and modernity, geometric and the freeform, sharpness and softness all interact to create a new sartorial language. The bomber jacket is reconfigured with a patchwork of rich shearling and ultra-modern Japanese nylon, or woven in black-and- white trompe l’oeil Jacquard motifs; the winter Macintosh is presented in pure white while shearling collars bring layered volume to overcoats and tan leather flying jackets; indeed, duality becomes literal within a reversible cotton and mohair parka. The precision of the paint-dripped Oxfords – presented in leather or suede, some inner-lined with coloured shearling, or extended into ankle boots – is offset by the softness of canvas, suede or shearling, holdall bags, which in a wink to the utilitarian needs of the masculine wardrobe also transform into backpacks. The collection was designed to be personalised according to each man’s individual identity, personality, lifestyle, needs and desires – celebrating nuance as a statement of freedom from the increasingly homogenous world in which we live.