HOT STEPPER
It’s as unexpected a collab as Kanye and Paul McCartney. Last month at Pitti
Uomo, Givenchy dropped a surprise project with Onitsuka Tiger, sending a
black iteration of the latter’s Mexico 88 shoe down the runway with Givenchy
detailing in red and white, and an all-white pair showcasing the Onitsuka Tiger
stripe and Givenchy lettering. Not only is this the rst time that Givenchy has
partnered with an external sneaker manufacturer on a global scale, it also marks
Onitsuka’s rst time collaborating with a luxury fashion house. At approximately
`34 000 i th ’t i t b on shelves too long.CULTURE
VULTURE
There’s no
stopping Gucci
from breaking
new cultural and
fashion ground,
and the Italian
house’s latest art
book, for its Cruise
2020 collection, is
a class example.
Creative director
Alessandro
Michele’s brought
on Greek lm
director and
producer Yorgos
Lanthimos
(his movie The
Favourite was one
of 2018’s best) to
shoot at the Leda
Gallery of Villa
Albani Torlonia
in Rome. The
book launches in
November, but this
marble statue that
was discovered
on the Palatine
Hill in Rome is
a teaser for what
to expect.`34,000 a pair, these aren’t going to be on shelves too long.94 (^) JULY 2019
GQ EYE
NEXT MOVE
Kunal Rawal’s on re.
The designer, beloved
by Bollywood and every
cool guy who knows
about slick Indo-fusion
menswear, is ready to go
pan-India with two store
openings this month, in
Delhi and Hyderabad.
This comes hot on the
heels of his Mumbai
agship that launched
earlier this year. The
new stores too will be
designed by architect
Rooshad Shroff, who’ll
bring in industrial
and grunge elements
to match Rawal’s
inimitable aesthetic.
KING OF QUIRK
You can’t miss Chris Hemsworth
and Tessa Thompson looking y in
Paul Smith suits in Men In Black:
International. The legendary British
designer created a capsule of clothes and
accessories pumped up with colourful
aliens to coincide with the movie. The
tailoring takes from Smith’s A Suit To
Travel In phenom, but the best part is
the designer makes a cameo in the movie
- proving there’s nothing he can’t do.
WORDS: SHIVANGI LOLAYEKAR. IMAGE: PAUL SMITH AND SONY PICTURES (MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL)STYLE