A modern twist on the New York nightlife with an emphasis on darkness and a sleek silhouette. Designer Erik Hart’s Fall/Winter collection really looks away from the colorfulness of life and towards seriousness. He takes on this season’s big trend of heavy outerwear. He keeps the sleeves of the coats and jackets very tailored to the arm. Hart also choose to show a lot of hats and gloves in the collection. He unfortunately keeps the pants tapered to the leg. One of the standout pieces in the opening section is a below the waist military coat done in a black brushed wool fabric. Another favorite look is the black thinly knit tank worn over a collarless short sleeve shirt. There were we no strong suit looks in the collection. Instead Hart focused on his outerwear and knit pieces.

The must have pieces from the collection are two dark pieces. First is the dark charcoal gray brushed-wool bomber jacket with the ribbed elastic done in black. The other must have piece is the dark charcoal cashmere/wool knit cardigan. The cardigan has a wide collar that drapes on the pieces and the front is done with a double-breasted style. The mens collection is certainly stronger compared to the womens. Almost every look had a strong piece incorporated into it. The focus is on a cleaner well-tailored look. There was no obvious definition from section to section, although the designer pointed out key images. The whole mens line really just melted into one modern Euro meets New York. Bravo Monsieur Hart!

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