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PAUL SMITH PRESENTS SPRING/SUMMER 2021 MENSWEAR COLLECTION

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Paul Smith spring/summer ‘21 turns to photo albums and reminisces over happy memories and dreamlike holidays from the past. Inspiration from these precious adventures Paul shared with Pauline is expressed throughout the collection.

Photographs with colours faded, and styles from the ‘70s serve to inform the collection. Relaxed elegance and a colour palette of earthy tones, pale sky blues and sun-bleached vintage colours imbue the mood of the collection.

This season Paul Smith reimagines tailoring for a new era. Blazers are soft and unstructured, with a long body form and light shoulder pad and chest canvas. Comfortable and informal. Lightweight summer fabrics including seersucker, organic cotton and linen, all offer graceful ease of movement.

New shapes for jackets emerge, softened lines, refined in design yet with a casual ease. Shapes are boxy with oversized and hidden pockets and buttons. A hero jacket, the box bomber, comes in a dusty sky blue suede. A shirt jacket is reworked in tailoring fabric with bold stripes and over-sized pockets.

Prints play a central role in lifting the collection, with a mis-matched eclecticism. A sense of joy prevails. The Monarch Rose print is re-worked in saturated colours, an over-sized graphic print with a vintage hue, is applied to modern styles throughout the collection. The Acid Floral comes in two tones and is found on separates including knitwear.

The construction of traditional tailoring is broken down, trousers are loose and drawstring waists prevail as the wearer dictates comfort at the fore. Trousers come pleated to offer a loose fit, tapered at the ankle for ease of movement.

Combinations of separates are unexpected and playful, with a clash of characterful prints to provide a playful eclecticism. A mood of individuality and independence abounds. The Monarch and Acid Floral play together on shorts and shirts, bold stripes and strong colours jostle for the eye alongside muted tones and gentle loose shapes.

Classic suits are reinvigorated in distinctive colours, pistachio green to fuchsia pink, still with ease of wear through softened shapes, and unstructured blazers.