After a four-year absence, Ralph Lauren will bring his distinct take on summer elegance to the menswear calendar.
has always retained a sense of elegance in his designs as evidenced in these preview looks from the Purple Label spring collection.The collection, which will be shown during a presentation on Friday, is broken down into three separate yet complementary stories. The first is focused heavily on denim and includes cotton-linen indigo-dyed suits, chambray shirts and textured knitwear.
Story two centers around a brown and cream palette with silk-linen-cashmere sport coats, Italian poplin sport shirts, burnished lambskin biker jackets and unlined suede safari jackets. An assortment of hand-knit sweaters is also offered. The final story is much more colorful with a palette that ranges from fuchsia and orange to kelly green in sport coats, and playful patterns on pants and swimwear.
There is a wide assortment of footwear in the collection with a heavy emphasis on summer styles such as cotton-linen boat shoes, fisherman’s sandals and espadrilles. In its entirety, Purple Label is the quintessential definition of the return-to-elegance trend that is permeating the men’s market. But for Lauren, elegance has never gone out of style.“I have always stood for and believed in a kind of elegance and luxury that was about quality and comfort and personal style. That is what my Purple Label collections are about, carrying on those timeless traditions that offer men different ways of expressing a sophistication and style that is truly their own.