The Ricardo Dourado Spring/Summer 2013 collection makes its debut at Moda Lisboa fashion week. Entitled 'West meets East,' this stunning runway presentation takes its inspiration from organic architecture.
From its raw materiality to its structured silhouettes, this modern menswear collection dares to impress with its effortless air of elegance and easy sense of comfort.
Displaying unconventional shapes and utilitarian uniform-inspired accent details, the Ricardo Dourado Spring/Summer 2013 collection is both edgy and avant-garde. From its fashion-forward visual aesthetic to its heavily inked models, this runway presentation rejects traditional fashion ideals instead embracing dramatic draping, intricate tailoring and harnessed belt details. Using unconventional fabrics, the fearless streetwear designer marries organic cottons, earthy prints and croc-embossed accents to create modern luxury that never loses its urban air of cool.
Inked Minimalism Menswear
The Ricardo Dourado Spring/Summer 2013 Collection is Eccentric
Trend Themes
1. Eccentric Menswear - This trend presents an opportunity for designers to create avant-garde and unconventional menswear collections that reject traditional fashion ideals.
2. Effortless Elegance - Designers can capitalize on this trend by incorporating structured silhouettes and an easy sense of comfort into their menswear collections.
3. Ink-inspired Fashion - There is potential for innovative designs that embrace the use of inked models and unconventional fabrics to create a unique and edgy aesthetic in fashion.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Design - Incorporating unconventional shapes and details in menswear designs can lead to disruptive innovation in the fashion industry.
2. Streetwear - The use of organic cottons, earthy prints, and urban-inspired elements in menswear collections can disrupt the streetwear industry and create modern luxury.
3. Runway Presentation - Fashion designers can disrupt traditional runway shows by embracing dramatic draping, intricate tailoring, and harnessed belt details in their collections.