Quirky men’s fashion hits the London catwalk

IF FASHION wasn’t such a serious business, it would be easy to think London’s menswear designers were trying to pull our leg this season.

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June 19, 2014 - 11:12AM

DailyTelegraph

A model wears a design from the Moschino.

IF FASHION wasn’t such a serious business, it would be easy to think London’s menswear designers were trying to pull our leg this season.

Koosh balls, Olympic teams and The Little Mermaid were just some of the inspirations behind the quirky creations sent onto the runway at London’s summer menswear collection shows this week.

A model walks the runway at the Sibling show. Picture: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images

While labels Tiger of Sweden, Hackett, A. Sauvage, Burberry Prorsum and Alexander McQueen unveiled directional but still wearable collections, designs by Sibling, Kit Neale and Sankuanz were certainly not made for the street.

A model presents a creation during the Burberry Prorsum.

A model presents a creation by Liam Hodges.

A model wears a design by Sankuanz.

A model walks the runway at the Katie Eary.

Sydney men will no doubt be turned off by the oversized plastic hands featured on the Sankuanz runway, which would make it near impossible to clutch a beer, while Kit Neale’s dungarees seemed targeted at Hi 5 cast members and flamboyant gardeners.

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A model walks the runway at the Sankuanz.

Sibling’s tribal collection featured Flintstone’s-style bone necklaces and furry separates, as well as a red flogger-shaped ensemble resembling a giant Koosh ball.

Liam Hodges seemed to have referenced comedy film Zoolander, smearing his models’ arms with dirty-looking paint and “Derelicte” pieces such as hole-strewn knitwear and floor-length ponchos.

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