Man made
Stella Mccartney’s debut menswear collection has mass appeal
When it came to launching her first menswear collection, Stella Mccartney went all in. Rather than design a unisex extension or a concise capsule, the British designer has invested in 37 full looks, including accessories, which will drop into department stores and boutiques globally this November. It’s almost like the line always existed, which was exactly the plan.
‘I wanted to create a collection in which every type of man can come and find something,’ Mccartney explains of the S/S17 debut. ‘The starting point is men that I find incredibly inspiring, and the kind of men that I want to help dress. That’s the same thing I try to do with the womenswear,’ she adds. ‘I make women feel like they can be fashionable, and yet themselves. And I want to do the same for men.’
She blurs the boundaries between formal dress (courtesy of pushed proportions) and traditional sportswear (see sassy slogan tees), while also experimenting with new sustainable and recycled man-made materials. That said, her bonded cotton macs, handmade in the UK, are surefire winners.