
This hasn’t stopped the high street, including Banana Republic, COS, and Marks and Spencer, from attempting its own version of the casual velvet equation. As Andy Rogers, brand director at British high street chain Reiss, says: “Velvet is a strong men’s wear look for us this winter and the velvet blazer is a distinct move towards a more luxury approach to tailoring。”
這并沒有阻止包括Banana Republic、COS,以及瑪莎(Marks and Spencer)等名牌在內的“高端服裝界”( high street)推出自己休閑系列服飾的努力。正如英國時裝連鎖店Reiss的品牌總監安迪·羅杰斯(Andy Rogers)所說的:“天鵝絨是今冬男裝的主打面料,運動夾克是成衣業走更加奢侈風格的標志性舉動。”
Just consider the testimony of one London-based financial services director, who admits: “My girlfriend bought me a grey velvet jacket from COS to smarten me up. The first time I wore it I felt a little too overdressed, a bit too try-hard, but now I throw it on with a T-shirt and jeans and don’t give it a second thought. I’ve had a few compliments too, which can’t be bad。”
聽聽倫敦金融服務業的某主管是如何評說的,對當前的時裝界風向就略知一二了,他坦承:“女友在COS給我買了一件灰色運動夾克,想讓我穿后帥氣十足。第一次穿的時候,自我感覺有點講究過頭了,有點太過造作了,但如今我就隨意配穿T恤和牛仔褲,并不太刻意追求該如何搭配。這樣的穿法也有人夸獎,他們是發自內心的說好。”