Between classic elegance and periods of stylistic failure, the history of men’s fashion has known many twists and turns. Since the mid-2000s, men’s fashion has contributed to the development of young French designers
A Penne dans les Abruzzes, l'usine Brioni produit les plus beaux (et les plus chers) costumes pour hommes du monde. Les costumes sont fabriqués à la main, chaque costume nécessite une vingtaine d'heures de travail. Ses clients sont parmis les hommes les plus célèbres et riches de la planète, comme Luciano Pavarotti, le président Moubarak, l'émir du qatar ou Nelson Mandela. La reconnaissance du savoir faire et les perspectives de développement sont telles que la société a créé sa propre école. Les images des couturiers et des tailleurs au travail sont commentées par le journaliste et ponctué par les interviews de Gianfranco Di Mattei, directeur de l'usine Brioni de Penne et de Angelo Petrucci, modéliste tailleur qui explique que sa mission consiste à parcourir le monde pour prendre les mesures de riches clients.
Interviewed, couturier Nino CERRUTI, talks about his desire to do modern fashion: "The spirit of casual chic for me represents the way of doing modern fashion and also create modern elegance...".
Interviewed about his work, the couturier Nino Cerruti explains: "I like very much to give my craft something a little more simply of the technique of the garment".
Presentation of the summer 92 fashion show by Jean Paul GAULTIER at the glass menagerie in Paris. The images of mannequins men dressed in Pompadour wigs and dressed in eccentric outfits alternate with the interview of the creator claiming that his classics sell as well as unusual outfits. Graph of the turnover of French fashion designers, according to which GAULTIER comes in first.
A report devoted to men’s fashion, a new niche for brands that focus on young designers. Plans of the parades. Interviews with Pierpaolo PICCIOLI, Valentino, Guillaume HENRY, Carven, Patricia ROMANET, French Fashion Institute and Mathieu de MENONCILLE, co-founder of Melinda Gloss. Mircrotrottoir.
Report devoted to the attention paid by modern man to his "look". The male fashion market has exploded and has an annual growth rate of more than 14%, twice as high as for women. Plans of men on the street and men’s fashion shows. Microsidewalk. Interviews with Maria Grazia CHIURI and Pierpaolo PICCIOLI, artistic directors at Valentino.
This report highlights the different styles of clothing of French men and looks at the behaviour of young people towards fashion. The comment on representative images of the different types of male dress behaviour is followed by the interview of Hector OBALK, co-author of the book "Fashion movements explained to parents"
Presentation of the latest trends in men’s fashion, clothes and bags, through the ready-to-wear parades of some great designers determined to abolish the barriers to clothing. Parade plans alternate with interviews with stylists John GALLIANO, Jean-Paul GAULTIER and Antonio MARRAS, as well as Marc JACOBS, artistic director Louis Vuitton.
Report devoted to the side of fashion week in Paris, haute couture and ready-to-wear. Commentary on images of maculin shows and interviews with Lucas OSSENDRIJVER, stylist and Véronique NICHANIAN, artistic director at Hermès-Homme.
Fashion presentations at the Salon de l'habillement masculine à la porte de Versailles in Paris. Plans of the bay of the living room and the models during the fashion show. Interview of two male models.
Presentation of the first fashion shows ready to wear men for the summer of 2005, with the collections Jean Paul Gaultier and John Galliano. Images of the two parades. Brief interviews of two models in married clothes and of Jean-Paul GAULTIER.
Report devoted to the presentation of the men’s fashion collections of the summer of 2004 last night in Paris. Evocation of the evolution of the male clientele. Images of Hedi Slimane for Dior and Tom Ford for Yves Saint-Laurent in alternation with the interview of Yves CARCELLE, president of Louis Vuitton and Marie CHAUVEAU, president of the Mafia agency.
Presentation of the summer 2005 collection ready to wear for men at Sonia Rykiel and Louis Vuitton. Plans of the parades alternately with the interview of Sonia RYKIEL and Marc JACOBS, director of the Louis Vuitton collection.
A revolution in male fashion, designer Jacques Esterel launches the men’s dress. Interview in the street of Jacques ESTEREL on this subject. Plans of three pairs of models, on the avenue des Champs Elysées: the men wear long dresses and big hats, they cause a small crowd of onlookers. Microsidewalk of passers-by not enjoying this fashion at all that they find ridiculous.
Report on dress codes for men, between extravagant outfits of creators and wise outfits in the street, as the presentations of men’s fashion collections begin in summer 2003. The images of Jean-Paul Gaultier’s fashion shows alternate with the interviews of Paul SMITH (creator), Olivier SAILLARD (in charge of fashion and textile museum programming) and Chantal BAUDRON (director of a recruitment consulting firm).
As part of an evening of the Parisian season, men’s fashion presentation with color costumes created by the Group of 5 tailors (Waltener, Bardot, Evzeline, Camps and Austen). The men are accompanied by female models in evening dresses of the Manguin house.