From straw hats to woven-detail shoes, listed here is a guide to the primary menswear trends for Spring/Summer 2012.

Wear a hat
Hats were big news around the catwalk for Spring/Summer 2012, with Prada and Givenchy favoring printed caps, Roland Mouret choosing preppy boater styles and Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Christian Dior offering classically summery straw hats. The second has been adopted by numerous traditional brands, with H&M offering many different straw trilby hats.

Embrace statement prints
Although color blocking was seen in the likes of Versace and all-citrus outfits were seen at Costume National Homme and Frankie Morello, it absolutely was all about prints in the Spring/Summer 2012 shows. Feminine prints were big at Givenchy, where wild floral motifs adorned lightweight sweaters. Pink flowers featured on shorts and tops at Kenzo, while bright printed jackets made an effect at Prada. It is not just designer names either; traditional retailers including Topman have embraced floral prints on short-sleeved shirts for that Spring/Summer season. Other motifs to check out for include summer plaid, pursuing the success of tartan shorts and jackets in the Jean-Paul Gaultier presentation.

Purchase a safari jacket
While bombers and cropped blazers almost stole the show through the Spring/Summer 2012 season, the emerging menswear must-have was the safari jacket. Popularized by Yves Saint Laurent within the 1970s, the belted jacket was reworked by labels including Marc Jacobs and Joseph Abboud, who teamed a canvas safari jacket with khakis. Roland Mouret offered belted cotton safari jackets, even though the global explorer look have also been big at Salvatore Ferragamo and Lv. Color-wise, khaki, black and navy will be the main shades to buy, although Trussardi presented an orange version.

Ditch the skinny slacks
Gentlemen can breathe a sigh of relief because wide-legged pants dominated the Spring/Summer 2012 menswear shows, making an effect at presentations in the likes of Issey Miyake and Kenzo. Stripy pajama-style pants offered a relaxed aesthetic at Hermès, while Emporio Armani went low-waisted for gray baggy pants. The loose-fitting slacks were made interesting from the addition of pleats at Calvin Klein Men's and Yohji Yamamoto -- who developed a nod towards the pastel trend with pale blue pleated pants.

Keep feet cool
The days are gone of sweating out in brogues or trainers through the entire summer months since the choice of sandals for males has never been greater. The town espadrille was one of many key blogs about the Spring/Summer 2012 presentations, with labels including Giorgio Armani embracing the buzz with a lace-up variety. Woven sandals feature within the Alexander McQueen menswear collection, while traditional store River Island has had the braided look and added laces for any smart aesthetic. Color-wise, tan dominated many components of footwear on the Spring/Summer 2012 designer shows, even though the likes of Vivienne Westwood offered colorful lace-ups in spotty and zebra prints.

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Alexander McQueen latest label to revamp its website, with additional e-commerce outlets and has including a "My McQueen" area where users can access archive McQueen images and curate their particular pages.


Before, the British label only offered e-commerce for US and UK though it is now designed for 30 countries including France, Italy and Norway. Additionally there is a separate scarf boutique as well as the diffusion line McQ possesses its own micro-site accessible through homepage.

With regards to digital innovations, the newest site carries a host of runway videos and pictures, and with echoes of online pin board Pinterest, users can select from 1000s of McQueen archive images to curate their particular pages. These could also shared via social media marketing. This follows increasing attempts by fashion brands to supply shoppers a spot to experience a label as opposed to just making purchases -- Valentino even launched its virtual museum a year ago.


Meanwhile, pursuing the launch of his Karl line at Net-a-Porter back January, Karl Lagerfeld recently unveiled a fresh site karl.com, an online store and a "World of Karl" , where customers could discover the creator's favorite quotes along with watching behind-the-scenes videos and interviews.

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Italian fashion house Gucci has presented the very first images of the "Forever Now" campaign featuring Princess of Monaco Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Caroline of Monaco.

A new show jumper, Charlotte Casiraghi was photographed in a equestrian setting. The princess models items featuring the brand's signature red and green stripes in the campaign celebrating its heritage.
Charlotte Casiraghi continues to be called a natural option for the brand since she's attended several editions from the Gucci Masters -- like the last edition (December 3-5, 2011) where she competed within the International Jumping Competition.

Source : http://news.yahoo.com/revealed-charlotte-casiraghi-gucci-campaign

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Italian fashion house Gucci has presented the very first images of the "Forever Now" campaign featuring Princess of Monaco Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Caroline of Monaco.

A new show jumper, Charlotte Casiraghi was photographed in a equestrian setting. The princess models items featuring the brand's signature red and green stripes in the campaign celebrating its heritage.
Charlotte Casiraghi continues to be called a natural option for the brand since she's attended several editions from the Gucci Masters -- like the last edition (December 3-5, 2011) where she competed within the International Jumping Competition.

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After nine events of catwalk presentations, Paris Fashion Week ended March 7, with a few of the world's most prestigious fashion brands showcasing their Fall/Winter 2012 collections. This is a roundup of a few of the biggest trends to leave the event, where leather started in all shapes and sizes and green emerged like a contender to Milan and New York's omnipresent orange.

Not so great for ticklish fashionistas for Fall 2012 because feathers counseled me over Paris Fashion Week; with huge froths of pink plumage stealing the show at Alexander McQueen and models' faces being obscured by ornate feather creations in the Peachoo and Krejberg show. Other labels went for any more subtle accept the trend, with Zuhair Murad offering cocktail dresses decorated in sequins and feathers, Lv adorning Edwardian-influenced creations with feathers and jewels and Andrew Gn embellishing blouses with lace and feather appliqués.


An Eastern influence might be seen with a number of shows, having a Japanese blossom motif being embroidered onto chiffon blouses in the Leonard presentation and deconstructed kimonos making a direct effect at Maison Martin Margiela. Blousons with kimono had been seen at Damir Doma, Eastern-inspired and kimono shapes prints separated itself at Dries Van Noten. Japanese animation was referenced in the Mugler show, where models channeled in huge shouldered creations with hoods.

The information of choice at Paris Fashion Week needed to be leather, using a string of black leather creations like cape, jumpsuit, shorts, and a trench coat opening the Valentino show. The information was just as ubiquitous at Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy, with highlights on the former such as a long-sleeved leather tunic. Rogues loose-fitting red and brown leather pants and black leather pleated skirts accessorized with long black leather gloves. Hakaan went all-leather ensembles in burgundy, while leather harness detailing added edge at Arzu Kaprol.


As the domination of orange, neons and metallics seen through the previous fashion capital presentations continued into Paris, green seemed to be having a noteworthy moment. The Kenzo show began with several moss green pieces, while animal motif sweaters arrived brighter shades and green made a direct effect at Chanel. At Hermès, woolen coats and capes in bottle and officer greens made the feeling, while floral detailing and green fur evoked the impression of a forest at Lanvin and also at Adrian Runhof flowing sheer creations echoed green foliage.


Paris Fashion Week couldn't survive complete without some sparkle, and also this came aplenty because of the dominance of bejeweled creations. Models using their jewel-adorned eyebrows even walked a runway of glistening granite sand at Chanel's sparkling mineral-themed show, and at Vivienne Westwood jeweled Elizabethan-style tops took the show. Bejeweled jacket buttons were seen at Lv, where huge Swarovski adornments created for seriously blingy train cases. Meanwhile, at Balmain, pearl and crystal embellishment was everywhere, with late actress Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection providing a resource of inspiration for your collection.

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Following their successful debut presentation as creative directors at Kenzo last season, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim will showcase a jewelry collaboration with Delfina Delettrez on the label's March 4 presentation during Paris Fashion Week.

Delettrez is renowned for her dramatic and quite often surreal jewelry creations, as well as the line includes necklaces, bracelets, rings, belts and shoe clips, along with real walnuts preserved in resin and encased in metal walnut shells.

There's also thin bangles evoking the colours and prints with the Kenzo Fall/Winter 2012 line collection. Pieces are going to retail between €200 and €600 at Kenzo stores, with WWD reporting distribution may expand to specialty boutiques.

As the collaboration marks the initial ready-to-wear team-up for Delettrez, whose mother Silvia Venturini is accessories creative director at Fendi, the jewel designer caused Leon and Lim back 2009 when she presented her Anatomik collection at Opening Ceremony -- the united states boutique Leon and Lim co-founded but still run.

Paris Fashion Week runs through March 7, with presentations still in the future from your likes of Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen and Chanel.

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