HOUYHNHNM's picks 13 brands to watch for "Spring/Summer 2023!

The Paris Men's Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2023 was held from June 21 to 26 this year. HOUYHNHNM's team visited the site and checked out 25 shows and more than 30 collections including presentations and exhibitions. Since the Corona disaster, most of the new collections have been presented online, but this time many brands chose to present their collections in real life. We saw not only the clothes, but also the venue, the models, the production, the visitors, and the people who gathered outside the venue to catch a glimpse of the invited celebrities.... There was a multifaceted interest in fashion, an entertainment aspect that could only happen at a live show. A sense of presence and exuberance that cannot be obtained through a monitor. No matter how much the Internet and smartphones evolve, fashion is still something to be enjoyed physically. Let's take a look at the collections of the hottest brands at a glance!

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10 Paul Smith Paul Smith

The venue was a building that used to be a post office. The danceable music on the floor was selected by DJ Giles Peterson.

Brilliant design sense.

Of the more than 80 brands on the Fashion Week calendar, only three have been owned by the same designer for more than 40 years. Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons Hommes Princes, Yohji Yamamoto's Yohji Yamamoto, and Paul Smith, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020. What these brands have in common is a one-of-a-kind style and absolute creations that are unaffected by the currents of the times. Designer Paul Smith is responsible for bringing humor into the world of men's fashion, which used to be all about classicism, and I feel that his specialty of tailoring is not only rusting but becoming even more brilliant. This is what I felt when I watched the show this time. The theme of the collection was "A day spent visiting galleries in London in midsummer. Paul Smith's views are incorporated into the clothes through the use of vibrant colors and painterly prints. Some of the graphics are elaborate, combining hand painting, spray painting, and screen printing. The solid design framework of this casual adult style is what makes it possible. The exhibition was a great opportunity to fully enjoy the design flair of "Paul Smith.

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Chinese-style house (esp. a restaurant)
Super addictive beef hot pot!

This time, too, we came to the famous Chinese restaurant "LE LAC DE L'OUEST" in Paris. What everyone was looking for was the "boiled beef hot pot". It is a spicy hot pot of beef, tofu, and pak choi in a soy sauce-based broth! We waited in line for more than 30 minutes to try it. It is the kind of dish you want to eat even if you have to wait.