Boat International - May 2018

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The

Johnston

Edit

These three designers are

tailor-made for the modern

man, says Robert Johnston

style

MARK WESTON, DUNHILL

Dunhill has long seemed to be one of those chrysalis

menswear brands – just waiting to spread its wings

and burst forth in all its glory. Today, with new creative

director Mark Weston (who was previously at Burberry)

at the controls, it looks like it is finally ready for take-off.

Insisting that Dunhill is all about style rather than fashion,

Weston has turned it into an offer that can provide a

modern man with a 360-degree wardrobe, from luxury

suiting and booting to pin-sharp blousons and sneakers.

GRACE WALES BONNER

Grace Wales Bonner is the epitome of modern London and its position

as a fulcrum of fashion: mixed race (her mother is white, her father

is of Jamaican descent), urbane and the perfect balance of style

and substance. Like so many things about the capital, she was first

fully appreciated by foreign fans, when in 2016 she was awarded the

prestigious £300,000 LVMH Prize for young designers, judged by the

likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Nicolas Ghesquière. Her style is a take on

African dandies and their diaspora, finding inspiration in such diverse

elements as Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie and author James

Baldwin: the result is elegant, sharply tailored yet relaxed. Thanks to

her use of materials and styles once considered more suitable for

women’s fashion, Wales Bonner is pushing menswear into new areas.

CRAIG GREEN

Many young designers are more

creative than commercial, but

sincehefoundedhiseponymous

label in 2012, London-born

Greenhasmanagedtobeboth

–nowonderhewasnamed

menswear designer of the year

twiceinarowattheBritish

FashionAwards.Hisaestheticis

inspired by utility and uniform,

centredonthesimpleworker’s

jacket.Hetakeshiscuesfrom

hospital scrubs, and from

judo,butthepiecesarealways

stylishly comfortable.

Bentley has tasked

designer (and devoted

customer) Philippe

Starck with creating

a dock for charging

its Bentayga Hybrid

car. The result is an

elegant dock with a

domed front, built from

sustainable materials

including eco-friendly

linen, bio-sourced

resin and aluminium.

Designed for at-home

installation, the

Bentley by Starck Power

Dock can be used in

conjunction with a

smartphone app and,

when not in use, stands

alone as a piece of

sculptural art. Currently

still at concept stage,

the dock is expected

to become available in

the second half of 2018

when the first Bentayga

Hybrids are delivered.

bentleymotors.com

POWER

COUPLE

The worker’s

jacket informs

Craig Green’s

collections

Dunhill’s

A/ W 2018

collection

Selassie,

above, and

Baldwin,

below,

inspire Wales

Bonner

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