(Relatively) Unknown Women’s Designer Shows Outrageosly Good Clothes For Men

Olivier Borde has been a seasoned designer working as a partner with Charles Anastase for years, last year he competed in the International Festival d’Hyeres, an annual design and photography competition known to spotlight and nurture fashion’s most promising talents. The experience inspired him to produce his collection for a second season (spring 2009).

Menswear, always considered second tier to the innovation and exuberance of womenswear, has been increasingly evolving over the past decade. The time when men’s high fashion was considered a folly has given way to a dynamic field that is genuinely influencing the way normal men dress. Options are multiplying, new ideas are disseminating, and it’s designers like Borde push this shift. His designs are bold in their use of silhouette and pattern but never steer too far from the established codes of menswear. And what novel ideals are presented in his trousers! His experience in womenswear no doubt influencing his way of tailoring and shaping the male silhouette. He is without a doubt the most promising menswear design to emerge in recent years.

Oliver Borde [Garde Robe] is currently sold only at a smattering of locations in France but let’s hope that some investment interest and his much talked about presence will bring him stateside soon.

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