GQ India – August 2019

000  FEBRUARY 2019

STAY DRY

Rainy weather bricks your

chances of looking your

best, especially when you’re

heading into work or out for

the night. And umbrellas can

be a burden to carry. Luckily,

designers are using their

powers to make rainwear

look less juvenile. This slick

Corneliani trench is tricked

out with performance

details and works at fancier

functions. Hell, you might

even want to wear it on

GQ EYE cloudless days.

WORDS: SHIVANGI LOLAYEKAR. IMAGE: COURTESY GUCCI (GUCCI BY HARMONY KORINE BOOK)

STYLE

FOR HER

The last time Alber Elbaz was in

the hot seat was in 2015, when

he was  red from couture house

Lanvin after a decade-long stint.

Not one to lay low however, the

inimitable designer is back with

a line of women’s shoes and

bags – his more robust  irtation

with product – in collaboration

with Tod’s. The collection,

Happy Moments, is part of the

Italian brand’s T-Factory project:

a series of one-offs with assorted

creative partners inspired

by the idea of Andy Warhol’s

Factory (in name at least, if not

much else). You may want to

snag a product quick to keep

your missus very, very happy.

Gucci images shot in Pompeii and

Herculaneum, courtesy of the Ministry of

Cultural Heritage and Activities – Archaeological

Park of Pompeii and Herculaneum

IN THE NEWS

By this point, you should know

that anything designer Alessandro

Michele throws your way out of

Gucci will have some art-culture-

cinema-style connotation that

should inform your brain trust.

His most recent drop is a collab

with Spring Breakers and The

Beach Bum director Harmony

Korine on a coffee table book.

The tome, Gucci By Harmony

Korine, showcases the Pre-Fall

2019 collection (photographed

in the ancient Roman towns of

Herculaneum or Ercolano and

Pompeii) but is really a collector’s

item, with visuals that’ll delight

even years later.

GLOBAL LOCAL

There was a time when you had to

 y overseas to get your hands on

some really good designer merch,

but over the last decade The

Collective has shaken up the

game by stocking cool labels from

Prada to DSquared2. The latest?

Etro and Philipp Plein’s high-

octane suiting brand Billionaire.

The former throws up menswear

carrying vintage vibes in ultra-

modern silhouettes, while the

latter is your go-to for a sexy

tuxedo that’s guaranteed to make

an impact.