Designer Italo Zucchelli gives us another too safe Calvin Klein menswear collection. Zucchelli did incorporate techno fabrics with some of the classic Klein tailored and styled looks. Unfortunately these modern fabrics were too little and deem to drown with the whole Klein aesthetic. The opening section was done in a blue gray palette. Slowly Italo added color by jumping from the grays into shocking yellow. In the second section the move was made back to grays and mixing in a lot of black. One of the standout pieces in this section was the straight leg pleated pant. While Zucchelli opted to not to loosen his pant leg more, the straight leg pant is hope. Another strong look from the second section was a black silk/wool blend suit. The suit is loosely tailored around the middle of the arm and torso and then slight tapered at the wrist and hip and flared. Giving the suit a modern line, a look not normally seen at Calvin Klein.

For the third section Zucchelli moved away from the blue and grays of the second section and focus on leather, sheer and plastic fabrics. One of the strongest looks from the section is an all black look. It’s a black wool collarless overcoat worn with a sheer black shirt and a black tapered leg pant. The jacket neckline is detailed with a strip of white in the absence of the classic lapel. Another strong look from this section is a white satin jacket. The satin fabric is overlaid with a clear plastic fabric; the look is finished with a dark gray wool pant and plunging neckline top.

The two must have pieces from the collection are two bold statements from Calvin Klein. First is one of the big trends this season, leather. The must have leather piece is a black ostrich leather-driving jacket. The other must have piece is the vibrant canary yellow merino knit cardigan worn with a pale canary yellow v-neck shirt. The strongest pieces from the collection are the heavy tops and outerwear pieces, a key trend for the season. I would like to have seen Zucchelli really explore more with the collection, adding more color or even more prints. If Zucchelli could simply take something from Costa or just be on the same page. There is certainly a big difference between the design elements of the mens and womens collections.

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