SSENSE Retailer Category: Menswear
ACCESSORIES
Treading a line between high-end appeal and irreverent attitude, our selection of menswear accessories runs the gamut from quiet and minimalist refinement to audacious creativity. Wide-brimmed fedoras, harness belts, and studded wraparound bracelets complement fringed scarves, cozy knit beanies, and fingerless gloves, while travel-ready timepieces, modernist eyewear, and iPhone cases showcase the futuristic touches of everyday lifestyle. Pocket essentials including bifold wallets, embossed card holders, money clips, and keychains enhance clean and simple design with subtly tongue-in-cheek details, in contrast to the rugged delicacy of understated necklaces and masculine carved rings. Together, they define a new and contemporary vision of elegance.
BAGS
The vivid landscape of contemporary men’s bags reflects the equalizing of carrying aesthetics across gender lines, as well as the general post-normcore cultural drift towards the appeal of survivalist utilitarian ensembles. Designer backpacks and travel bags strive to performance-driven details and technical fabrics or leathers, with a balanced blend of form and function working towards appeal and premium durability. Messenger bags, document cases, pouches, and briefcases pair craftsmanship with elevated design, engineered for durability and enduring aesthetic appreciability. Familiar forms are refined and updated with aplomb. Playful and nostalgic elements prevail elsewhere, with deconstruction, unexpected graphical elements, and inventive silhouettes demanding attention and cognitive engagement. Cotton twill, denim, and technical canvas totes address the seemingly never-ending tote fever of postmodern city life, with printed graphics and signature house details bringing artful accents into the realm of the everyday practical implement.
CLOTHING
Pragmatism and versatility define offerings from our menswear designers, with modern meshings of shrewd tailoring, performance-driven athleticwear, and experimentally proportioned sportswear making up an adaptable whole. Outerwear bridges the traditional and the technical. Hooded anoraks, raincoats, and down-filled puffer jackets rendered in technical materials exhibit hyper-utilitarian engineering, while perennial wool peacoats, leather motorcycle jackets, and shearling jackets answer all style scenarios. For the tailoring-inclined, shirts and suiting in purist forms get elevated to statement status with bondage details, straps, and buckle accents, while graphic embellishments and embroidery adorn quilted bombers, wool and cashmere cardigans, and crewneck pullovers. Taking streetwear into new contexts are tracksuits, zip-ups, and hoodies that offer subculture symbolism and technical invention. Denim has a grunge appeal: Sulfur washes and ripped distressing are confidently casual, and tapered, wide-leg, and cropped fits exude an eclectic new masculinity.
SHOES
Concurrently embodying a function-driven design aesthetic as well as a favorable retention of streetwise appeal, designer men's shoes exhibit countless stylistic opportunities for any wearer. Thoroughly considered low-top lace-ups and slip-on skate shoes echo tech-utilitarianism with futuristic forms and innovative fabrications. Minimalist sensibilities are strengthened through modern staples. Artisanal constructions of classic oxfords, derby lace ups, and loafers are not only rendered in sumptuous leathers, but also feature eye-catching buckles and contrasting panel accents. Seasonal favorites such as sandals and espadrilles defy simple conventions to redefine themselves and their own connotative value. Rugged sophistication is afforded to the wearer via clever Chelsea boots which value comfort as much as they do luxury. With contemporary men's designer shoes it is not a matter of making a statement, but rather understanding what statement you would like to make.