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PLUS OBAMA-MANIA ARMANI IN NEW YORK DONATELLA VERSACE CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER BEST NEW DENIM & TRADE SHOW SCOOP FROM FLORENCE, NEW YORK AND WWD LAS VEGAS MEN’S COLLECTIONS Recession Chic Selling Luxury in Hard Times THE DECADENT VISION OF JOHN GALLIANO Christopher Bailey REDEFINES BRITISH ELEGANCE THE TRENDS DOUBLE-BREASTED SUITS WINTER WHITE BELTED COATS TURTLENECK KNITS CONTOURED SEAMS ZIPPER PLAY Lanvin lights up the Paris runways. DISPLAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 $6.00 FALL ’09 0316.MENSMAG.001.Cover;13.indd 1 3/10/09 1:57:10 PM NEW YORK | LONDON | TOKYO | SWISSARMY.COM NEW YORK | LONDON | TOKYO | SWISSARMY.COM DIRECTION retro sunglasses and pops of color MONTBLANC GUCCI 1.800.365.7989 NEIMANMARCUS.COM Backstage at DSquared. ON THE COVER A look from Lanvin photographed by For full collections Stephane Feugere. coverage, go to WWD.com 13 REDEFINING LUXE 42 CHECK MATE 56 NEW BLUE Designers rethink their values during men’s Burberry designer Christopher Bailey refl ects on the Seven key denim trends for fall ’09. fashion weeks in Milan, Paris and New York. art of disheveled elegance. By David Lipke By Jean Scheidnes By Jean Scheidnes 58 WALE WATCH 18 DEFINING MOMENTS 44 A DELICATE BALANCE Corduroy and astrakhan stand out as key From Armani’s newest fl agship to Levi’s oldest Alber Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver, the duo behind materials for fall. jeans, highlights from the runways and trade shows. Lanvin, break though in the City of Light. By Suzanne Blecher By Emilie Marsh 27 TRENDS 59 JUST SUIT ME Double-breasted suits come on strong, as do 45 THE VERSACE MAN European designers and men’s wear brands turtlenecks, rounded shoulders, belted coats and Donatella and men’s wear designer Alexandre renew their emphasis on tailored clothing. bold zippers. Plokhov elevate sex appeal with precise tailoring. By Emilie Marsh By Alessandra Ilari 34 ACCESSORIES 60 BACKSTAGE PASS Large bags, bold shoes and extra-long scarves 46 FALL ESSENTIALS A behind-the-scenes look at the creative forces become the focal point of many fall outfi ts. More than 100 must-haves from men’s wear trade behind the men’s collections. shows in Florence, Paris, New York and Las Vegas. 38 THE MAN AND THE MYTHS 62 FACE TIME An insider’s perspective as John Galliano prepares 54 LE VIF The top 10 newcomers who emerged on for his brilliantly subversive Paris show. That’s the nickname of Christian Audigier, this season’s runways. By Miles Socha the marketing wizard behind Ed Hardy. It means By Jean Scheidnes “the fast one.” By Andrew Harmon PHOTO BY DAVE YODER DAVE PHOTO BY WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. COPYRIGHT ©2009 FAIRCHILD FASHION GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. MARCH 16, 2009, VOLUME 197, NO. 55. WWD is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one additional issue in January, May, October, November and December, two additional issues in March, April, June, and August, and three additional issues in February and September by Fairchild Fashion Group, which is a division of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. PRINCIPAL OFFICE: 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Shared Services provided by Condé Nast Publications: S. I. Newhouse, Jr., Chairman; Charles H. Townsend, President/CEO; John W. 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