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A soldiers’ barracks seemed an inconceivable backdrop for a men’s fashion show. But for Umit Benan’s fall-winter 2012 accumulation in Milan, soldiers were seen packing up their gear after a battle ended in a respite. Benan, a designer with origins in Turkey — giving him a identify with to political volatility — created a scenario of soldiers showering, fa a senior officer or being tattooed in front of the audience.

It was far from the first time men’s fashion had doffed a soldier’s cap to military-inspired clothes. Burberry’s raincoats were in the first place designed for the British army, hence the name “trench coat,” and men’s closets are filled with khaki parkas and bomber jackets as weekend have on. So what was new this time around?

Maybe these military looks seem more redolent of conflict now that our screens are filled with dictators’ troops in elegant fatigues facing off against ragtag popular uprisings.

Source: New York Times (blog)

by Coley

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Source: Coley's Closet Cravings: Cubicle to Cocktails & Chloe Has a Giveaway!

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