This is a look I'm loving right now. This is of course Paul Smith above. What's so fantastic about Paul Smith's designs is he is able to take incredibly well tailored and sophisticated attire and match it with not only skinny red jeans, but a leopard print belt. In his newest AW08 collection he (re)introduced us to these bow-ties that have a western resemblance. It's more of a fabric tie that you could easily recreate with any fabric you fancy.
And as for the casual-tux infusion, I see a lot of women are doing it too. First seen on Kate Moss some time ago and now tweeked by rock star designers Dean and Dan for DSquared. Dolce and Gabbana also introduced us to a sort of Hit-man Hotness with their own use of Bow-ties which are making a great sweep across Europe as well as America. I'm hoping this doesn't get as over-done as the waist-coat has for men. Which I loved but only wear open with a funky t-shirt these days! Here are a few of my favorites from various designers and random fashionisto's:
Polo, following the trend of mixing prints (much like Sir Paul Smith) is playing with the Preppy look with a twist. I know Gant likes to play with University Jersey prints as Polo has done directly below, adding a bow-tie which is unconventional in such an outfit but works quite well.
Here are a few more images for your salivation!
