One of the freshest labels today, despite being inspired by college football fashions of the 1930s, has to be Benjamin Bixby, the clothing line designed by the effervescent André Benjamin. Launched in 2008, this label continues the great American prep-style tradition championed by the likes of Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers. It just goes to show that 70 years on, a letterman sweater or cricket jumper teamed with a duffle coat can still look timeless.
For those in the UK, Hackett seeks to do the same, injecting a classic vintage feel into modern menswear, often with admirable results. Hackett takes a more English approach, its jackets having the waisted look of classic English mens tailoring, and with raincoats and overcoats that echo the simple lines of the mid-1960s. Hackett’s summer collections always have one great thing in common: unashamed use of colour, which will be the subject of my next post.
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