{"id":22772,"date":"2016-07-11T07:49:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T11:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/the-best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-from-the-ss17-fashion-weeks\/"},"modified":"2016-07-11T07:49:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T11:49:14","slug":"the-best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-from-the-ss17-fashion-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/the-best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-from-the-ss17-fashion-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best, Worst and Most \u201cWTF\u201d Moments From the SS17 Fashion Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Spring\/Summer 2017 menswear extravaganzas\u00a0in London, Florence (for Pitti Uomo), Milan and Paris are done and dusted. The industry\u2019s buyers, editors, stylists and various hangers-on spent the best part June hopping from city to city,\u00a0seeing what the world\u2019s best designers have to offer for the SS17 season.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve covered\u00a0the season\u2019s essential\u00a0shows<\/a> already (of course), but the season still had plenty of\u00a0interesting tidbits and goings-on to offer \u2014 from scandalous rumors to banging soundtracks and raucous parties.\u00a0The Big Apple\u2019s own men\u2019s week still has a long way to go<\/a>, by the way, so we\u2019re just focusing on the big European shows here.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some of the best, worst and most ridiculous moments of the SS17 shows in London, Milan, Florence\u00a0and Paris.<\/p>\n

Best Soundtrack<\/h2>\n
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Absolutely no contest here. The score to Nasir Mazhar\u2019s show was an outrageously heavy collage of grime, garage and bass, produced by NYC\u2019s L-Vis 1990.\u00a0Fitting for a designer that\u2019s all about celebrating Britain\u2019s thriving underground scene, Mazhar\u2019s audio sledgehammer<\/a> pretty much\u00a0punched London in the face on the second day of LC:M<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out the rest of Mazhar\u2019s next-level\u00a0show soundtracks via his Soundcloud page<\/a> \u2014 make sure you check out\u00a0Skepta\u2019s riotous SS15 banger<\/a>\u00a0in particular.<\/p>\n

Honorable mentions:<\/strong> Sunnei\u00a0dropped Sisqo\u2019s \u201cThong Song\u201d\u00a0at their show in Milan, and KENZO\u2019s\u00a0banging club-house\u00a0almost, almost made me forget I was sitting in a Parisian marketplace at 10am on a Saturday.<\/p>\n

Most Ridiculous Gossip<\/h2>\n
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The industry\u2019s rumor mill was in overdrive this season, as usual. Raf Simons\u2019 appointment at Calvin Klein is hardly even a rumor anymore \u2014 it\u2019s suspected to be announced any day now. CK\u2019s PR team still refused to confirm it, but they did let slip that their new designer\u00a0was a \u201che.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hedi Slimane is thought to be taking over Chanel when Karl Lagerfeld\u00a0inevitably retires, and some\u00a0suggested that he\u2019d also be starting\u00a0a new men\u2019s line for the luxury giant.<\/p>\n

Footage of Ian Connor getting punched<\/a>\u00a0at colette was highly entertaining, for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

Most\u00a0scandalous, though, was the suggestion that an unnamed designer, in a fit of rage, had killed one of their\u00a0employees\u2019 dogs by slamming it against a wall. Another designer is apparently giving stores discounts if their buyers send them dirty underwear.<\/p>\n

The Brand To Watch<\/h2>\n
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Fashion shows aren\u2019t cheap \u2014 most up-and-coming labels use\u00a0showrooms instead \u2014 but there was still some exciting new\u00a0talent to be found on the SS17 schedule. Y\/Project\u2019s show in Paris<\/a>\u00a0collided low-brow taste with innovative cuts, as bombers were dissected and trousers sported hilarious v-shaped fronts, exposing the wearer\u2019s crotch. A glorious celebration of all things kitch and glam.<\/p>\n

Honorable mentions:<\/strong> Sunnei\u2019s cool, young, playful fashion was a breath of fresh air on the Milan schedule<\/a>, which is typically\u00a0dominated by\u00a0old Italian giants.<\/p>\n

The Collection Anyone Could Wear<\/h2>\n
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Showing on the London schedule but hailing from Sweden, CMMN SWDN\u2019s collection was inspired by a holiday trip to Morocco. It might sound exotic, but there was something for everyone in the brand\u2019s SS17 presentation, which included easy-as-anything pleated pants, striped shirts and zippered polos alongside\u00a0more adventurous string vests and dusty pink jeans.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s plenty of accessible, mid-ranged brands around these days (the \u201ccontemporary\u201d market as buyers call it), CMMN SWDN clinched it with a collection that kept things interesting while\u00a0still\u00a0being realistically wearable.\u00a0Extra points go to the Swedes for the gorgeous belted suede trucker jacket above.<\/p>\n

Honorable mentions:<\/strong> Jil Sander and Calvin Klein Collection were both razor-sharp displays of high-end simplicity, while\u00a0AMI\u2019s everyman clothing\u00a0scored even higher thanks to its highly agreeable price tag.<\/p>\n

The Collection Nobody Could Wear<\/h2>\n
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J.W.Anderson\u2019s menswear line is more of a mad scientist\u2019s lab\u00a0than a real money-spinner. Anderson\u2019s highly successful womenswear \u2014 not to mention his job directing Spanish luxury house Loewe \u2014 pays the bills, so his\u00a0men\u2019s collections are really a way of trying\u00a0out ideas that may or may not\u00a0make it into his other projects.<\/p>\n

Hardly surprising, then, that the J.W.Anderon\u00a0show in London<\/a>\u00a0was by a long way the weirdest\u00a0of the SS17 schedule. The show\u00a0included aprons, steampunk goggles, spray-painted tunics, flight suits, drooping knitted tops with sleeves that nearly touched the floor, and crowns made from plastic building blocks.\u00a0Not exactly everyday clothing \u2014 not even close \u2014 but you have to admire\u00a0Anderson for his unrivaled imagination.<\/p>\n

Honorable mentions:\u00a0<\/strong>Demna Gvasalia\u2019s debut for Balenciaga distorted models\u00a0into hulking, broad-shouldered beasts and\u00a0constricted them with skin-tight silhouettes. A masterclass\u00a0in intricate tailoring, perhaps, but not really\u00a0the sort of thing anyone would\u00a0actually want to wear.<\/p>\n

Most Lit Party<\/h2>\n
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To celebrate the launch of its debut collection, high-end footwear label BOTH took to David Lynch\u2019s stunning Silencio bar to throw the mother of all parties on the final day of Paris. Virgil Abloh and Cyber69 both supplied the tunes, while guests included various A$AP affiliates, vitiligo mega-babe Winnie Harlow, Luka Sabbat and queer rap figurehead Mykki Blanco.<\/p>\n

Honorable mentions:<\/strong>\u00a0Designer-cum-DJ Marcelo Burlon\u2019s parties are a staple of the Milan schedule. As soon as his show ended, the drinks began flowing,\u00a0and\u00a0the likes of Heron Preston dropped\u00a0tunes alongside Burlon himself. Not so great\u00a0for anyone unlucky enough to have shows the following day, though (i.e. me).<\/p>\n

Most Impressive Venue<\/h2>\n