For the opening section at Perry Ellis, designer Joe Crocco bundled up but opted to shy away from a bulky silhouette. The color palette is natural tones white and brown. He also focused on a less tailored mens look but not too relaxed. One of the great combinations was his pairing of knit pieces with heavy fabric pieces. One of the standout looks in the opening section is a brown heavy cotton jacket that is loosely tailored and is almost reminiscent of a safari jacket. A maroon cashmere turtleneck and a pair of white wool pants with a baggy leg complete the looks. In the second section the pieces are more tailored but Crocco continues to keep the looks more relaxed. The pants are a key to keeping the look relaxed. Crocco chose to keep the pants tailored straight or looser to the leg but not to baggy. One of the standout looks in this section is an off-white straight leg pant worn with a white wool long overcoat and brown ribbed knit sweater.

Some of the key pieces in the collection are the knits. From the chunky cashmere cable knit sweater that opened the show to the heavy goat wool cardigan. One of the standout knit pieces is a white cashmere turtleneck sweater with tan horizontal stripes on the body and sleeves. The look is completed with loosely tailored tweed pant. There is a lot of classic American sportswear looks in the collection, from the leather elbow pads on a safari jacket to the plaid overcoats and matching pants. There were a few leather pieces in the collection but Crocco certainly have done more. One of the standout leather pieces is caramel brown leather jacket. The leather has been brushed to a sheen and treated, the shiny texture of the leather paired with a tweed paint is a great combination.

For Fall/Winter Crocco choose to show no evening section and no suit section. The emphasis this season is on a complete collection of every day pieces. The must have looks are two looks that were shown with a tailored straight brown wool slack. The first look is a brown wool slack worn with a 50’s style sports jacket done in canvas style wool fabrics with striped elastic waistband and sleeve cuffs. The other must have looks is a cuffed brown brushed wool pant worn with a heavy brown tweed jacket and a collared cashmere sweater. This season Joe Crocco has gone back to classic Perry Ellis sportswear looks and gives us a wearable and sellable collection. The end result is a genius collection that does not fall victim to the trends that carry over from Paris and Milan. Bravo Monsieur Crocco!

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