SS 09: Tim Hamilton + Robert Geller

Hamilton's shirts with tux bibs and twenties vintage find kinship with Geller's gypsy and prison pants and Eastern European references.



There is a certain coarseness to both collections that is made more raw by hair slicked back.



So far, these two collections from the New York Spring/Summer 2009 shows have made the deepest impressions. The images they have conjured linger longer because of mood and character.



There will always be trends, like stripes which have appeared in many forms on several collections, but mood and character are not as transferrable. Credit the stylist, but I still think the separate pieces (esp. jackets, shirts, blousons, blazers, vests, boots, shorts, and pants) will be able to stand on their own, distinct.

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Robert Geller for Levi's

After the white shirt and tee, I don't think there's anything sexier on a man than a worn out denim shirt.

One-pocket denim gradient shirt

After denim comes chambray.

Reconstructed chambray work shirt

Denim is a naturally masculine fabric, built for work and wear.

Bib-front denim shirt

Meant to collect dust.

Type III vest with Sherpa lining

Denim has its own frank confidence.

Long work coat

Robert Geller's design quirks have done Levi's well.

Type III trucker jacket with blanket lining

Heightening the sensuality of denim.

Long Mod parka with blanket lining

1933 501 jean

606 slim jean

But don't you think his white shirt is more complicated than necessary?

Armhole-pleat shirt


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CFDA nominees: Tim Hamilton + Patrick Ervell + Robert Geller

Tim Hamilton

The three are up for the Swarovski Award for emerging designers. Here they are dressed in their own creations, as styled by Karl Templer and photographed by Craig McDean.

Update: Tim Hamilton bagged the award.

Patrick Ervell

Interesting how one can see a designer's personality by putting them inside their own clothes, just as we have seen Thom Browne and Rick Owens wearing their own work.

Who do you think is dressed best?

Robert Geller

Nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year are Michael Bastian, Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein Collection, and Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders.

Update: It's a tie between Italo Zucchelli and Scott Sternberg.


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