Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008: Nautica
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Friday, February 1st, 2008 at 11:12 am in Clothing, Designers, Fall, Fashion, Fashion Labels, Fashion Shows, Fashion Week, Men's, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Nautica, New York, Runway, Season.
AP Photo/Richard Drew
A “Nautical” tale: The creative director for Nautica, Mirian Lamberth tells us a runway story of a laid-back, no-frills man who can go from the boardroom to the ski slopes and beyond effortlessly. He’s an adventurer, but grounded. He’s a gentleman, but aggressive. He enjoys life and has a knack for mixing sportswear with business attire.
The colors: This years palette puts bold primary colors (blue, yellow and red) against a backdrop of neutrals. The use of white in the pants, jackets and knitwear adds a touch of WASPy cleanliness that I enjoy.
Any cool trends? Nothing really new here. Horizontal stripes made appearances via scarves and sweaters. The occasional chunky knit garment caught my eye. Puffy and double-breasted jackets seemed to be an ongoing theme. True to Nautica form, there’s lots of layering going on.
What I didn’t like: Layering is cool, but too much layering makes you look like the Michelin man. And I am not a fan of the silver metallic puffy jackets - it’s very Puff Daddy circa “Mo Money Mo Problems” era.
Overall conclusion? It’s very ready-to-wear and perfect for the everyday man. It’s classic. It’s Americana. It’s modern. It’s Nautica.
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April 24th, 2008 at 11:13 am
nautica is fashion. what are all the american eagle,abercombie and arepostal fans talkin about? we all know nautica is better. well at least nautica aint ript like am. ab. aero. so all you haters shut up with all this nonesene.