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Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2018 Channels Abdel Halim Hafez

Salvatore Ferragamo Menswear Spring 2018. Indigital

Salvatore Ferragamo Menswear Spring 2018. Indigital

There’s a chance that if the late singer/actor Abdel Halem Hafez was still alive, Guillaume Meilland, creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo, would have shook his hand and made him a muse of the house. Looks put together by the 1950s Egyptian icon were always an exciting mix of tasteful classics, rich fabrics, and smooth colors. His style was a getaway of historical looks and themes, which is what Salvatore Ferragamo’s Spring 2018 collection recalled.

Salvatore Ferragamo Menswear Spring 2018. Indigital

Salvatore Ferragamo Menswear Spring 2018. Indigital

The label, which is currently owned by the third generation of the Ferragamo family, presented a collection of traditional tailoring with unexpected details like cropped knitted sweaters, corduroy shorts, flared trousers, and chunky rubber-soled penny loafers. With a mash-up of old French Riviera and Italian modernism, the collection was a balancing act between cool elegance and masculinity. With that, it seems Meilland has stepped away from the brand’s classic signature – which is usually structured around tailoring and formalwear – and moved to a less “uptight” gentleman. Furthermore, the Spring offering included mustard yellow jackets, velvet Bermuda shorts, and lightweight blousons, shirts, and overcoats. In our mind, a look that channeled the song that made Abdel Halem so famous: “Zay El Hawa” (Like the Air).

See the Menswear Spring 2018 runway shows here

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