On the last day of NYFW’s mens week, Timo Weiland presented a runway show at Skylight Clarkson Square in downtown NYC. Check out our notes and thoughts on the show!
The luxury at Timo Weiland was practically unavoidable. We spoke with Isabel at Timo Weiland after the
Timo Weiland Men’s RTW Fall 2016 Photo by Giovanni Giannoni/WWD
show who cited music (an ongoing motivator for each season’s collections) and the seminal film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1989) as chief inspirations for the collection, referred to by Isabel as “Beatnik“. We were drawn to the near-loungewear appearance of many of the looks, there’s a chic practicality to the use of suede and velvet, perhaps not so useful in the rain, but certainly for lounging around.
There was a distinct optimism at Timo Wieland, a silence of sadness, a pleasure in being “just fine” if not a little edgy, a little bit of a rebellious punk bubbling under the surface. The indications were fleeting and camouflaged in sleeveless midriff dress, red Le Sportif! suits with white piping, as well as some mild geometric energies, brown and wine reds (marsala?).
Plaid was not forgotten, but felt like a memory here – it was an absolute defining trend in nearly every collection we saw this week. Here, it was toned down and appealing, a simple black and white check on a coat or two. Beyond it; nothing but pleasure: charcoal coats, hunter green berets, tan and taupe dresses, sweaters and the occasional gray, tailored loungwear. It was pure approachable luxury at Timo Weiland, a very mature step into a vacuum that luxurious American wear has left in a rush off to streetwear. Timo has stayed on course and we look forward to the potential.
