2009 Spring Menswear Shows

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Plan your Spring wardrobe by checking out the latest mens collections from the runways at the 2009 Spring Menswear shows. Go to http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/men/ to check out the photos, courtesy of New York Magazine. Here's a complete list of the designers:

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Alessandro Dell'Acqua Menswear
Alexander McQueen Menswear
Ann Demeulemeester Menswear
Belstaff Menswear
Bernhard Willhelm Menswear
Blaak Homme
Bottega Veneta Menswear
Burberry Prorsum Menswear
Byblos Menswear
Calvin Klein Menswear
Cerruti Menswear
Costume National Homme
D&G Menswear
Dior Homme
Dolce & Gabbana Menswear
Dries Van Noten Menswear
DSquared2 Menswear
Emanuel Ungaro Menswear
Emporio Armani Menswear
Etro Menswear
Evisu Menswear
Fendi Menswear
Gaspard Yurkievich Menswear
Gianfranco Ferré Menswear
Giorgio Armani Menswear
Givenchy Menswear
Gucci Menswear
Hermès Menswear
Iceberg Menswear
Jean Paul Gaultier Menswear
Jil Sander Menswear
John Bartlett
John Galliano Menswear
John Richmond Menswear
Kenzo Menswear
Kris Van Assche Menswear
Lanvin Menswear
Louis Vuitton Menswear
Marithe + Francois Girbaud Menswear
Marni Menswear
Miharayasuhiro Menswear
Missoni Menswear
Moschino Menswear
Neil Barrett Menswear
Paul Smith Menswear
Perry Ellis
Prada Menswear
Raf Simons Menswear
Roberto Cavalli Menswear
Salvatore Ferragamo Menswear
Smalto Menswear
Thierry Mugler Menswear
Thom Browne
Versace Menswear
Vivienne Westwood Menswear
Yigal Azrouël Menswear
Yohji Yamamoto Menswear

By Emilie Marsh with contributions from David Lipke
Posted Friday December 12, 2008
From WWD Issue 12/12/2008

MILAN — And they say women can’t make up their minds.

Men’s fashion week here is to revert back to four days in January, after Fendi became the latest high-profile brand to cancel its catwalk and France’s chamber of fashion allegedly reneged on a calendar agreement with its Italian counterpart.

A Fendi spokeswoman told WWD late Thursday that the Italian luxury house would forgo its runway show, slated for Jan. 21, the last day of the men’s shows. Instead, Sylvia Fendi will present the label’s men’s line by private appointment in Rome during the last week of January. Fendi joins Marni and Valentino on a growing list.

- DNRNews.com, KATYA FOREMAN, Oct. 30, 2008

PARIS — Yohji Yamamoto has opened the doors to a new Paris flagship at 4 Rue Cambon.

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Architect Sophie Hicks said she wanted the 6,500-square-foot store, which debuted Tuesday, to appear to “float.” To do this, she employed a three-dimensional window blind made from rows of folded shoji gami paper (a thin material typically used for Japanese screens) that suspend on wires like lines of flying seagulls. “The view is more important from the outside,” said Hicks, describing how the installation allows passersby to steal glimpses of the interior in a nod to the restraint of traditional Japanese aristocratic women.

The same abstract form is also featured on a wooden wall sculpture flanking one side of the store’s narrow entrance — one that leads into a sparse white space with seven mannequins floating on metal poles.

“When I first met Yohji, I thought, ‘This man likes a white box, and I like a white box too, so let’s not try to be clever,’” Hicks said. “Yohji Yamamoto is Japanese, but on one level he is Parisian, too. ... So I wanted his store to float in Paris, to be a Japanese world with a subtle feeling of Paris in [its] atmosphere.”

The 1,080-square-foot men’s wear space extends itself over three rooms. Pieces from Yohji Yamamoto’s winter 2008/2009 runway collection are hung on moveable stands that can accompany shoppers to the fitting rooms. Men’s accessories also are on display, as are semi-measure services for both men and women.

Keizo Tamoto, Yohji Yamamoto's executive vice-president and CEO, said he expects the store to generate around 1.5 million euros, or around $1.9 million at current exchange, in its first year.

Yamamoto’s Rue du Louvre store, which until now has housed the men’s and women’s collection and Y’s brand, is currently the brand’s most successful store in the world, Tamoto said, noting the unit will now be devoted to Y’s. The firm also owns a neighboring Y-3 store on Rue Etienne Marcel.

Tamoto said the company began working on the flagship project two years ago, prior to the economic meltdown. “This is just a coincidence. And Paris will not disappear with this climate, I hope,” he said, adding that there are no more retail ventures planned for the foreseeable future.