Part Poulbot parisien part Weimar dandy is the natural blend of the new man imagined by Welsh designer Andrew McKenzie for this season's collection. But AMK was actually thinking about a modern day 'Lost generation', the followers of the 'Beat generation', because "The Beat Generation is a group of kids on a street corner talking about the end of the world" as Jack Kerouac wrote... Now anxiety, crisis and a lack of prospects send young people on a journey in the past, in search of history, references and certainty. So all Andrew Mckenzie’s clothes are aged and worn, with a sense of familiarity and belonging. The oversized tie, the boots in leather or crocodile, featuring metal details with a mountain look, a Royal Navy duffel coat that reaches down to the feet were probably the best pieces of the show. Main protagonist of the collection is the 3-piece suit in a "pulled apart" way to reach new proportions : the pants have a high waist and a loose fit, the jacket is drawn in and slender, the waistcoat is close-fitting. A new man is born in the Andrew Mckenzie's world, the collection is now more than just denim.
