Primary school in primary colors. That was the feeling at DKNY s men s presentation, where models wore playground favorites updated for a modern city guy. "What we don t like is for anything to be too basic," said Umberto Leoni, the line s head of design.
For this collection, not too basic meant gray suede detailing on a sporty red anorak, or stretch lining on a cropped leather peacoat in the sunniest of yellows. A varsity jacket—the silhouette of choice for hip city guys over the past few seasons—was given a techy upgrade with the addition of an iPhone-specific pocket in the interior. And a blazer made of bonded neoprene attempted to bring innovation to a classic silhouette, although, much like the "sweatshirt" blazers that were popular a few years ago, something about that fabric in that shape feels wrong.
A T-shirt illustrated with robots best encapsulated the collection s "I can still dress like a kid if I want to" vibe. Dudes whose careers require that they look like a real adult day to day should try the cornflower blue topper—jaunty, but not too jaunty—and a classic two-button suit in a lightweight wool.
