
INTRODUCING OUR SPRING/SUMMER ’20 COLLECTION: RETURN TO ELEGANCE
May 09, 2020A sophisticated palette of indigo, slate, terracotta and stone anchors the collection and moves classic tailoring into sophisticated territory. Construction and silhouette are always important to Gieves & Hawkes, and this season’s tailoring utilises the lightest-weight construction yet, with soft chest canvases, minimal shoulder pads and half-linings in jackets to keep the wearer cool. The house’s blocks have also been tweaked to improve their fit, and some jackets have been cut with a slightly looser waist for comfort. Trousers are either flat fronted or full-cut with pleats, and a new wide-leg trouser model is available for Made-To-Measure customers too.
Casualwear echoes the theme with design in details – like the ‘Crown Ships 1771’ symbol which the Royal Navy gave to Mr. Robert Gieve; naval elements like telescope and compass are underlying in the collection; Bespoke paper patterns are rearranged to form a special motif. The result is a collection where the past is not treated with dusty reverence, but incorporated into our present to give our wardrobe genuine British character.
Gieves & Hawkes Spring/Summer ’20 is at once classically elegant and forward-looking. Subtle details and contemporary silhouettes unite the house’s heritage with a modern and cosmopolitan outlook on menswear. The collection also speaks to today’s successful professional; providing tailoring and casualwear to an international nomad who need not be tied to his desk to work. Above all, it reinforces the house’s reputation as the quintessential British tailor.