{"id":2004976,"date":"2011-07-10T18:36:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T16:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2011\/07\/10\/smalto-ss2012-paris-fashion-week\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:36:07","slug":"smalto-ss2012-paris-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2011\/07\/10\/smalto-ss2012-paris-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Smalto SS2012 Paris Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"349\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7msI8ikEu0c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Smalto couture man<\/strong><br \/>\nFor this Spring Summer 2012 show, the Smalto house decided to mix ready-to-wear and couture. The show was preceded by a dozen exceptional, one-of-a-kind pieces made in-house at Smalto, the only men&#8217;s label registered with the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture. A collection full of finesse and restraint. Of particular note was the finale, in which Alexandre Cunha was accompanied by a child model, both wearing three-piece shawl-collar tuxedos. This same finale earned us the honor of having our video broadcast on ABC&#8217;s Good Morning America, and over 40,000 views.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>A collection giving pride of place to leathers.  <\/strong><br \/>\nWith the complicity of the ateliers, Youn Chong Back infuses exotic leathers with his acute sense of modernity. Such meticulous craftsmanship that there&#8217;s not a single excess thickness or seam to be seen on this kimono tuxedo in plunged lambskin, whose collar is inlaid with a strip of ostrich leg; on this summer trench coat in velvet goatskin with crocodile inserts; and on this perfecto, whose body is cut from ostrich, the armholes from narrow ostrich legs, and the lower back from quilted plunged lambskin. Even the classic shawl-collar tuxedo reinterprets this treatment of skins, drawing inspiration from their relief with embroidery on the edge of the lapels, while a hand thread encrusted with black microbeads draws crocodile scales on a military jacket. Underneath, a shirt with a broken collar and bib, whose remarkable bias pleating required long lengths of cotton. The luxury of not counting, not showing. Just to suggest.     <\/p>\n<p>The 70&#8217;s influences are expressed in the cuts and lengths in a minimal, sharp mood.<br \/>\nFirst, there are the materials: silks, cottons, linens and blends of skins &#8211; exotic leathers and smooth leathers &#8211; that give a grain, a texture to the look.<br \/>\nThe structure: borrowed from made-to-measure, it&#8217;s based on the traditional Smalto shoulder, with its slightly rising line and accentuated roulotte. And the geometry of the yokes and topstitching that underline the pattern: a seam follows the profile of the lapels on a jacket, while on the tuxedo version, a piece of satin acts as a trompe-l&#8217;oeil; hand-effect stitches punctuate the martingale on an officer&#8217;s jacket; double topstitching runs along the lapel of a collar, the cuffs and pockets of a short pea coat&#8230; Always the same tailoring signature that gives the silhouette its poise, construction, proportions and elegance.  <\/p>\n<p>There are vintage allusions in shirts with paisley prints, kinetic patterns and almost psychedelic flowers. But the cut &#8211; small collar, small cuff &#8211; makes perfect sense in a contemporary men&#8217;s wardrobe. Even the natural palette, infused with blue tending towards green, plum, wine lees, cigar or chocolate brown, reflects a muted luxury. 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