Tailoring is one of those classics that never goes out of style. Season after season, the blazer, dress pants, and menswear-inspired pieces reinvent themselves to adapt to new ways of dressing. And this time they return with a much freer, more modern, and versatile proposal.
The new power dressing reclaim the essence of the traditional suit, but it breaks its rules. Classic jacket-and-trouser patterns sometimes stay intact and other times transform, giving rise to new pieces and combinations that allow you to play with personal style.
Far from rigid formulas, contemporary tailoring invites experimentation, mixing, and reinterpretation of garments that for decades were associated with formal wear.
Sartorial and Couture
The rules of traditional tailoring have come back and been given a twist, aided by fashion’s democratization, which has been strong for years.
Today, talking about tailoring also means discussing nearly unlimited options that welcome new possibilities once thought unthinkable. The waistcoat is deconstructed and rebuilt with a new look: half-welt, irregular length, and the tie to fasten it crossed over highlights the absence of buttons. The wide Bermuda shorts are worn dropped at the hips to elongate the silhouette and emphasize the waist, with the culotte in a contrasting color. The most sophisticated detail is the haute couture boots with embroidered semi-precious stones.
Puro lino
Traditional sartorial pieces reinterpreted to create proportions and lengths that peek out and assemble another way of dressing. The lightweight blazer acts as the coat and the first layer of a sequence that continues with the striped shirt and the tailored vest that blends with the short for those breezy spring days. Sorbet colors also appear as a current alternative: sugary pink and lemon-yellow paired fearlessly to add color and light to the total look. The common denominator? Linen.
The styling is the other essential ingredient: the printed scarf tied at the waist, the leather crossbody bag, and stockings boldly worn with pointed espadrilles.
Aires renovados
The jacket and trousers reaffirm their reign. While preserving their DNA, the patterns are relaxed and presented in softer, smoother forms: the near absence of shoulder pads and rigid linings rejuvenate them, as Giorgio Armani did when he designed the wardrobe for the 1980 film American Gigolo, marking a milestone in men’s tailoring. Textures are also updated and blended with other fabrics typical of the summer season.
The jacket and the satin-textured trousers are made of cupro, a semi-synthetic regenerated fiber derived from the fluff of seeds. This new silk alternative, vegan and biodegradable, is paired with linen in an amalgam with another accent: the unexpected combination of jewelry colors—emerald green and amethyst purple.
Nueva sastrería
Summer in the city has to be original. There is a push to loosen the style, dismantle preconceptions, and give life to new combinations of garments that we can also consider sartorial pieces. Relaxed tailoring is made up of upper parts like the jackets that every day have been taking the lead in looks that go from day to night and even to a gala.
The color combination is a tricolor with opposites such as soft yellow, purple — a winter color that, in summer, becomes original and modern — and the sky blue of the shirt closed up to the neck.
The stylish high-summer mixes two bomber jackets worn one over the other with a short in a perfect mix for heat enthusiasts.
Escultural
The traditional suit jacket and trousers borrowed from men have traveled a long road, just like the girls, with a different and more authentic reality. Gone are rigid dress codes and some unyielding requirements, making way for quiet luxury, comfort, and originality in dressing today.
Today, the new Wall Street executives could wear a cropped jacket and a fusing pink fuseau to go to work, and no one would be surprised. By styling, the leather waist chain cuts the vertical silhouette in a sculptural way that, even with its rounded shape, maintains a minimalist style.
MODEL @paloo.ferreyra for @look1modelsmanagement
PHOTOS @chrisbeliera
VIDEO @ramapalais
STYLING @alegarcia360
MAKEUP AND HAIR @natalipomasonccomkp for @sebastiancorreaestudio
