Men’s Fashion Week, Paris

Last week, the Mr. Smith Creative Team descended on Men’s Fashion Week to lead the hair teams on two of this year’s most talked about shows: Justin O’Shea’s much-hyped debut collection since departing Brioni, and rising cult favourite, Alejandro Gomez Palomo’s new collection for Palomo Spain.

When 24-year-old Palomo unveiled his debut collection in New York this year, he did so to critical acclaim, with W Magazine gushing that Palomo Spain was the “most exciting show at New York Fashion Week”. Palomo’s Paris premiere was no different. Following the idea of a “flamenco boy playing with fashion”, models donned flamenco-inspired outfits with graphic ruffling, cropped fitted jackets and kicky flared trousers in an illuminating palette of iridescent whites, blacks, and reds.

Complementing Palomo’s contemporary flamenco aesthetic, lead stylist Michaël Delmas utilised Mr. Smith products to individually define each model’s hair, working with hats and head scarves to create a series of looks that were as distinct as the collection itself.

Not many shows received as much media attention as SSS World Corp’s – the new label from Australian enfant terrible, Justin O’Shea – debut collection.  Partnering with 032c fashion editor, Marc Goehring, on a guerilla fashion show in front of the Ritz Hotel on Place Vendôme.

Titled “Aloha from Hell” the collection featured a mix of high-end tailoring with streetwear sensibility combining suits and overcoats with Hawaiian shirts, tees and sneakers. Lead stylist Pawel Solis used Mr. Smith’s products to deliver a series of looks inspired by the streets, mixing cornrows with a number of highly stylised unkempt looks.

Click here to view all of Mr. Smith’s work at this year’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week.

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