It is the third presence at Pitti Uomo for Beyond Closet, and this time, always within the “Concept Korea” project, it seduces its audience with a clean and colourful parade for its Fall/Winter 19/20 collection.
The designer Taeyong Ko has shown, even in this season, to know very well his business. It will also be for this reason that its “classic, with a twist” men’s clothing label has doubled its multi-brand customers from one season to another.
The self-taught designer, whose career starts as a shop assistant in a clothing store, through Beyond Closet has created a very distinctive and recognizable universe consisting of a classic wardrobe with exquisite taste accents and a hint of fun and extravagance, without ever exaggerating. His strength is to subtly mix genres and create original silhouettes as desirable. Everything is in fact, expressed in a style composed by details, accessories and a strong mix and match of materials.
In a military camp scene with tents and cabins lurking in the desert, the roar of a motorcycle resounds, while the first models parade on the notes of “Walk on the wild side” by Lou Reed and here peep out trousers in calfskin jersey, plaid wool shirts and bulky parkas alternate with sweatshirt suits and Prince of Wales printed suits.
The central theme of the collection is the “Navy” intended as a basic color that has gone through wars and revolutions, but is always present and becomes a logo present in the various garments and accessories.
Each proposal of the creative is conceived in complete detachment from the previous seasons, just to renew the appeal to the new generations of Korean customers.
The US and preppy style act as a rouge. Within the 32 outfits, with a cream and red, military green and orange, gray and blue palette, all Made in Korea, there are many references to traditional fashion, including pied de poule and scottish, decomposed and reprinted on nylon .